Tyee N. Davenport, political director for the U.S. Senate campaign of former Gov. Tim Kaine, told the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club July 19 that the more voters get to see Gov. Kaine and his opponent side by side the more likely they are to vote Democratic.
“We will take advantage of every opportunity to get Tim Kaine and George Allen in the same room,” she said. “The more that happens, the better it is for us. We know we have the better candidate.”
Ms. Davenport said the governor is committed to at least eight face-to-face debates, though Allen, a one-term ex-senator closely aligned to the politics of Georg W. Bush, has shown little enthusiasm for joint appearances.
Ms. Davenport said Gov. Kaine has already conducted 67 roundtable conversations with Virginians throughout the Commonwealth, listening to their concerns and responding to questions.
“We can’t let big money buy this election,” Ms. Davenport told club members. She said that the Senate election in Virginia is one of the first tests of the effect of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and that special interest PACs are spending millions of dollars on false television advertising in their attempt to elect a compliant Virginia senator.
She said she looks forward to working with volunteers in Lake of the Woods to spread the governor’s message here.