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Our "Countdown to Victory" is well underway.  We have already made stops in Bristol, Wise, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and Alexandria.  We are on the road again today starting with a stop here in Winchester.  There is a solid crowd at the Daily Grind and they love our newspaper the "Public Advocate."  One supporter said, "it's not pandering, it's substance and I like that."

 Onward to Harrisonburg!  More news to come. 

As the primary draws closer, Mike just released a radio ad, entitled "Not So Easy," to run statewide up until Tuesday, June 9.  Check out the ad below!

Yesterday, after the shocking decision by Liberty University to revoke recognition of the college Democrats, the Signer campaign put out a statement and offered the full resources of the campaign and to assist the Liberty University students as they work to form a coalition with other area Democrats.  Liberty University President, Brian Diaz was on The Rachel Maddow Show last night to talk about the situation more.  He said, "We have been in contact with the VA Young Democrats...and Mike Signer."

Today, the Signer campaign released a YouTube video that shows our online strength and overwhelming support from the netroots.  Much like the Obama campaign in 2008, our campaign has made online organizing a central part of the race. 

The video gives a side-by-side comparison of the numbers of YouTube videos, Twitter followers, Facebook fans of each campaign in the race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.  Netroots leaders endorsing Mike  include: Ken “Teacherken” Bernstein at Blue Commonwealth and The Daily Kos, Ben Tribbett at NotLarrySabato.com, Lowell Feld at Blue Virginia, Aimee Fauser at New Dominion Project, Adam Sharm at New Dominion Project, Riley Murray at Blue Ridge Data, Mark Brooks at Heartland of Virginia, and Eileen Levandoski at VB Dems. Check out what they're saying about us at www.mikesigner.com/netroots

Today, in recognition of Governor Tim Kaine’s designation of Military Appreciation Month, Mike announced his veterans’ policy plan and his Veterans Steering Commitee, which includes endorsements of retired general and flag officers from all four services of the military.   As a member of Barack Obama’s Veterans Policy Development Team, Mike is well versed in veterans’ issues.

With the release of his five-point plan, Mike again is leading the way on policy as the first candidate with a plan to improve services for Virginia’s veterans and their families.

“Fulfilling our sacred contract with our veterans and their families has been a central plank of my campaign from day one,” Mike said. “In Virginia, we have over 206,000 active military and civilian defense workers and over 35,000 Reservists and National Guards members. The problems facing these brave service members and their families highlights Virginia’s need for a lieutenant governor who is a public advocate, working to fix the systems that are failing working Virginians and shining a spotlight on the problems we’ve ignored for too long.”

Mike’s plan has five key goals: improve medical resources, assist returning veterans to reintegrate, increase veteran access to education, improves services for national guardsmen and reservists, and increase support for military families during deployment.   To read the full plan, go to www.mikesigner.com/veterans.
 

The next LG debate will be tomorrow (Sunday) at 6:30 PM.  This debate will be telelvised live and streamed online at www.ustream.tv.  You can submit a question at debate@NoVA.org. 

Mike has led in this campaign with policy and new ideas.  He proposed a debate with his opponents because he believes that voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates on the most critical issues facing our Commonwealth.

Don't miss it! 

Mike Signer was in Richmond tonight opening our new campaign office, which is located at 10 N Robinson Street in Richmond.

Almost 50 people came out tonight to meet Mike and check out the new space.  There was food, drinks, and just old fashioned politicking.  Mike spoke about how he is running to turn the office of Lieutenant Governor from a place holder to a public advocate to shine a spotlight on problems we've ignored for too long.  Our campaign is gaining more and more momentum everyday as we spread our message across the Commonwealth.  Check out the video from tonight's event.