Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Campaign Kickoff in Norfolk

It’s finally here. The big campaign kickoff! We finished up our first town hall of the day, and I wanted to drop you a line.

We woke up very early in order to get to the National Maritime Center in Norfolk. It couldn’t have been better. The views out of the windows at Nauticus were amazing. The USS Wisconsin, one of the largest battleships ever built by the U.S. Navy, was berthed just outside. And even though it was bright and early, the crowd was pumped up and ready to go.

I told everyone who came that I’m running for governor because I believe we need to think bigger. Instead of just focusing on how to get through the next month, the next year, or the next election, we need to think more imaginatively about how to make our Commonwealth run better. Not every good idea comes from Richmond. And in the coming weeks, I’m going to lay out a detailed business plan for Virginia – big ideas that will put people to work and grow our economy

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