Brian Moran and former Gov. Mark Warner recently visited Roanoke to raise funds for 11 Democratic candidates for the House of Delegates. The Roanoke Times has the story today,

Moran said that while he considers none of the races to be “low-hanging fruit,” there is a good environment for Democrats in Virginia this year. He said that the unpopularity of the Iraq war, President Bush and congressional Republicans has contributed to that, but gave credit also to Warner and Gov. Tim Kaine for helping revitalize a party that had until the past decade dominated state politics.

“We really have a great environment: It began with Mark and is being continued by Tim Kaine, but we also have individuals who are able to take advantage of it,” Moran said.