Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, said endorsing Holder’s plan would be risky for Warner. He warned: “Why should Warner endorse it? It’s not going to pass. There would be an upside if somehow he could wave a magic wand and get all the rights restored because disproportionately these people are African American and therefore they would almost certainly vote Democratic. The downside is that it would re-enforce the view Republicans are pushing in the state that Mark Warner is no centrist, he’s just another Obama Democrat, quote unquote, tha...