Endorsement Follies, Mark Warner Editon

The best reporter in Virginia has a post on Mark Warner’s on-off endorsement of former Strasburg Mayor Rich Orndorff, who has a few brushes with the law in his past and is now a candidate for Town Council:

Warner issued this statement on Saturday:

“Rich Orndorff has demonstrated a commitment to public service that is all too rare in public life today,” the statement reads. “Having served both on the council and as mayor of Strasburg, he has the ability to foster healthy community-based change that makes a difference in people’s lives.”

Spokesman Kevin Hall announced that the governor had changed his mind on Sunday:

“We don’t have all the facts, but we have enough for the governor to make the decision that he wants to rescind the endorsement,” said Kevin Hall, Warner’s spokesman.

But Orndorff did make a difference in people’s lives — if only for a day. Warner can’t take that away from him. At least until all the facts are in.

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Norman Leahy

Norm Leahy has written about Virginia and national politics online since 2002, beginning with One Man's Trash (OMT), and continuing through Bacon's Rebellion (both the blog and the e-zine), Sic Semper Tyrannis, NBC12's Decision Virginia, Richmond.com and Tertium Quids. He is the chief blogger at "The Score" and a producer of "The Score" radio show as well as being a Washington Examiner contributor.