If Warner could catch on, he would have a good chance of capturing the White House.

Today's Political Insider reports:

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner seems to be gaining early ground among the Democrats Who Write Checks hereabouts.

Kirk Dornbush, a major fundraiser for Sen. John Edwards in 2004 and Vice President Al Gore in 2000, is hosting a fundraiser for Warner’s PAC, Forward Together, at his home later this month. The general reception is $1,000 a head, and the host reception is a “give five or raise 10” – thousand, that is – event.

The host committee includes others who were with Edwards four years ago, including former House Speaker Terry Coleman and attorney Steve Leeds, as well as Kristen Oblander, who was no small shakes raising money for Sen. John Kerry last time.

It’s early, early, early, and some of the names on this host list may well show up on another candidate’s as time goes on. But Dornbush is sold. He likes Warner’s Southern appeal and entrepreneurial background, and says his campaign is growing at a scale “logarithmically different than anything I’ve seen.”
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At the 2005 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner held on March 15, 2005, Gov. Warner did a fastantic job as keynote speaker. A write-up on his speech can be found at this post.