"You are going to be one heck of a president," said former Gov. Jim Hodges, who lost his re-election bid to Republican Mark Sanford in 2002.
"I believe like the rest of you that we have a real winner here tonight," added former Democratic Gov. and U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings.
Dick Harpootlian, a former state party chairman and vocal Warner supporter, took one step further: "I think the people in this room heard the next president of the United States. He was inspiring."
This led political pundit Tom Schaller, who was on hand for the event, to one conclusion: "He just won the South Carolina primary."
[Virginia's Warner wows S.C. Democrats - Post and Courier - 12-08-05]
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