U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Kaine Kicks Off Campaign in Northern Virginia
Addressed Fairfax County Democrats in McLean Sunday night
Former Virginia Governor and Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine asked hundreds of fellow Democrats to “Get their hands dirty,” in his first major speech since declaring his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, at the Fairfax County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in McLean last night. The rallying cry also kicked off the campaign season for many state and local elections in the county. “The reach of your ambition and your opportunity depends on your perseverance,” said Kaine. “At the national level, people are talking about Virginia like we’re the new Ohio or the new Florida. Virginia is the only true battleground state in the country that has massive elections all over the state in 2011.” Kaine left the …
