Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Miller is Gracious And A Loyal Democrat

Lowell, at Raising Kaine, posted this very gracious concession from Harris Miller. (You'll need to scroll down a bit to find it) It goes beyond the obligatory pledge of unity that the defeated candidate makes on election night.

I disagreed with Miller on one issue, but it was a major one. However, in the end, despite the hot rhetoric of the campaign, I had decided that I would get behind whoever won the Democratic primary. I posted my plea for unity at the end of my rather long endorsement of Jim Webb.

Despite the reservations I had at the time, about the outsourcing issue, I'm very, very glad I was working my way toward supporting unity regardless of who won. And the reason is that Miller has proven to be a class act.

A heartfelt Thank You Harris Miller.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well said. We may set the record in Virginia for the fastest reconciliation in campaign history.

It is hard, very hard, to be gracious in defeat, and I have to agree with you that Miller is definitely a class act.

Anonymous said...

Miller supporters always knew Harris Miller was a class act. After all the bitterness that was inflicted it's going to take a while for this "unity" thing.