Frank Wagner has the most political experience of any Republican running to be Governor of Virginia, 25 years in the state legislature to be exact. But in a time where Donald Trump got elected President, Wagner knows his political resume is not a selling point.
So for one of Wagner's first ads, he soft-shoes his political background and plays up his business background. Wagner owned a ship repair company for 20 years.
Speaking at a shipyard, over the crunch of electric guitars, a gravely voiced Wagner breezes past his legislative record – "I'm the only candidate with the experience in Richmond to know what's going on" – before harping on his private sector experience, "More importantly, I'm the only candidate that's owned and operated small businesses."
Wagner doesn't bother sharing what he would actually do as governor to create businesses, but arguably, the lesson of the Trump campaign is that policy specifics matter less than establishing a reputation and fostering a connection with voters. Wagner, a career politician, can only hope Virginia Republicans will see him as a Trump disciple, instead of the man who ran the Trump campaign in his state.
Virginia State Senator Frank Wagner Touts Private Sector Experience
Hoping to run in between them is Frank Wagner, whose 25 years experience in the state legislature may not hold the best resume item to tout in today's populist GOP.So for one of Wagner's first ads, he soft-shoes his political background and plays up his business background. Wagner owned a ship repair company for 20 years.
Speaking at a shipyard, over the crunch of electric guitars, a gravely voiced Wagner breezes past his legislative record – "I'm the only candidate with the experience in Richmond to know what's going on" – before harping on his private sector experience, "More importantly, I'm the only candidate that's owned and operated small businesses."
Frank Wagner Skips The Policy Specifics
Over images of workers building ships, Wagner assures, "I know what the employees need. I know what it's like to over-regulated. I know what it takes to create businesses."Wagner doesn't bother sharing what he would actually do as governor to create businesses, but arguably, the lesson of the Trump campaign is that policy specifics matter less than establishing a reputation and fostering a connection with voters. Wagner, a career politician, can only hope Virginia Republicans will see him as a Trump disciple, instead of the man who ran the Trump campaign in his state.