Former senator John Warner crosses party lines to endorse Democrat Tim Kaine
In a statement, Warner, 91, cited Kaine’s leadership on the Senate Armed Services Committee as one of the reasons for supporting the Democrat. He also referred to the deep partisanship in Washington under Trump.
“Tim’s unquestioned integrity and moral character are sorely needed in the Senate at this most unusual time in our nation’s history,” said Warner, who also endorsed Hillary Clinton over Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
During Kaine’s first run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, Warner endorsed his Republican opponent, George Allen. And before that, when Kaine ran for governor in 2005, Warner endorsed his Republican opponent, Jerry Kilgore, serving as honorary co-chair of Kilgore’s campaign.
But in 2016, Warner cast his first vote for a Democrat in a presidential race, when he voted for Clinton and her running mate, Kaine, against Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
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