Up at Townhall today, I profiled Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia, Daniel Gade—a first-time candidate who is poised to secure the party’s nomination in the upcoming June 23rd primary.
Here’s an excerpt:
Should Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) worry about his seat come November?
In 2014, he barely cruised to re-election by under a percentage point against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie—a race that stunned political observers everywhere. Now, the self-described “radical centrist” and senior Virginia senator is banking on his political transformation to secure a third term.
Warner’s seat is listed as “Solid Democratic” by Cook Political Report and “Safe Democratic” by Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball. But he must answer for voting 84 percent of the time with Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and why he, previously the wealthiest U.S. Senator, believes capitalism doesn’t work anymore.
Warner, however, does appear to have a serious challenger in retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Gade. Gade is one of three listed Republican candidates voters can choose from on June 23rd, Virginia’s rescheduled Primary Day.
I recently visited the first-time candidate at his Mount Vernon-area home to learn about the campaign and his strategy to take Mark Warner head-on.