Posted on 11/03/2009 5:31:35 PM PST by bigred08
Fox News just called the Virginia gubernatorial race for Republican Bob McDonnell. Exit polls show him defeating Democrat Creigh Deeds in a landslide. Republicans also have captured the Lt. Governor and Attorney General spots, making it a clean sweep.
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The GOP didn’t “capture” Lt Gov & AG, since we already hold them, so we’re just retaining them.
0-bummer!
Acorn just died in VA.
Naah, they just took a vacation to New Jersey for the day.
Larry Sabato is talking up McDonnell as a potential Veep for 2012. While I do see potential in McDonnell, I’d like to see how he governs first. The media likes to prop up Va politicans as potential Presidential candidates. In the 80’s Doug Wilder and Chuck Robb were touted. In 2005, George Allen. Last year, Kaine was mentioned as a Veep to Obama.
Yes, it’s absurd at the moment. 5 minutes after somebody wins the Governorship they talk ‘em up for the Presidency. Like you said, let’s see how he does in the Gov chair. It’s been 8 years since Gilmore left office, and McDonnell has the Mark Warner-Tim Kaine mess to clean up.
what I hope does not happen though is for smugness or arrogance or complacency to set in.....
Bush the Elder had his 2nd term locked up and then he was crushed.....things happen....
we must keep working hard....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2377886/posts?page=5
Analysis of some of the VA House of Delegates races.
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