So . . . turns out Mark Warner's
not running for president. The announcement leads, rather shockingly, to a
good point from J-Pod who I think is correct to believe that Virginia-based politicians attract disproportionate buzz due to their proximity to Washington, DC. In particular, a really large proportion of "Washington" insiders actually live in Virginia and are these guys' constituents.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2006/10/warner-out/40384/