This past Tuesday, January 15th, Governor Kaine was quoted in Politico suggesting that Senator Barack Obama has a better chance of carrying Northern Virginia:

"I happen to believe that Obama is the most electable, both in Virginia and elsewhere.  I really think to win you gotta get independent votes....Independent voters like people who they don't believe are defined by political orthodoxy."

This is certainly true in the 10th congressional district.  Having knocked on over a thousand doors for 22 candidates from eastern Dranesville district to Winchester in the runup to the the 2007 local elections, I can attest to the fact that the majority of voters in this district consider themselves Independents, regardless of how they vote.

Any candidate running in the 10th congressional district at any level must be convincing to a broad swath of Independents.  That means the ideal candidate will be a centrist candidate with a fresh, new approach and someone with a proven track record of building consensus among a very diverse demographic.  Barack Obama can do that.  Mark Warner can do that. 
And I believe I can do that.

Mike Turner