SC NATIVE WORKING TO LEAD GOP NOMINEE THROUGH ANOTHER UPHILL BATTLE

He was an instrumental part of the team that delivered GOP presidential nominee John McCain a pivotal come-from-behind Palmetto State primary win and now South Carolina’s Trey Walker is fighting to replicate that success in Virginia, a key swing state where McCain faces a similar uphill battle.

This morning Walker, who is now serving as McCain’s regional campaign manager for the mid-Atlantic, took to the notoriously liberal National Public Radio to preach the good word in this interview (Hear Walker around the 3 minute mark): [audio:npr_clip.mp3]

With NPR obviously in the bag for Obama, it’s shocking they even let him talk it all. Especially when the news is that McCain is doing quite well in Virginia.

That said, he still has a fight on his hands. Not only are NPR and the rest of the media shilling for the Illinois Senator, but Obama is pouring money and resources into the commonwealth and Gov. Tim Kaine is even being mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick. Beyond that, the state Republican Party is incredibly weak and, with former Democrat Gov. Mark Warner enjoying an overwhelming lead in his Senate bid, they have few, if any, resources in reserve.

The Real Clear Politics polling average has an exact tie between McCain and Obama at 46.7 percent each.

But if Walker could help take McCain from dead in the water to six months later winning a miraculous upset in a state he lost in 2000, then I wouldn’t bet against the man in the mid-Atlantic.