If elected to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 4, Democrat Mark R. Warner promises to establish a bipartisan coalition of like-minded moderate lawmakers that he calls the “Radical Centrists.”

Shame on Mark Warner.

Charlottesville’s consumer electronics mogul — and lifelong Republican — Bill Crutchfield is backing former Gov. Mark R. Warner’s bid for the U.S. Senate because he says the Democrat has a record of success in government, understands business and technology, and is willing to work across the aisle.