Posted on 05/15/2016 6:52:40 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, who also once ran the RNC, was one of the original candidates running against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
Now, Gilmore has a major announcement to make: He is officially endorsing Donald Trump for President!
While Gilmore’s campaign never gained traction, he is popular in the key state of Virginia and could be helpful with working with the Republican establishment to help bring them on board during these critical weeks before the RNC convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Appearing on “CNN Newsroom” With Brooke Baldwin, Gilmore said that part of Trump’s appeal has been “a feeling of strength, a feeling of decisiveness, [and] a commitment to change which the American people absolutely people want.”
Trump is “very different from Hillary Clinton and that’s the Republican advantage in the race so I think right now what we need to do is focus on unifying the Republican Party and not try to overthink all this too much as we go forward,” Gilmore said.
The former governor of Virginia said, “I think that the American people are beginning to rally behind the guy they voted for in the primaries.” Via The Daily Caller
After his CNN interview (below) he Tweeted the following out:
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Methinks they want to be part of the revolution instead of left on the sidelines.
Wonder if he is on the VP list ????
I wonder if his voter will follow suit....
I don’t think even Gilmore’s family knew he was running.
Good for Jim
Not that it means much.
Still he is a better man than Cruz
Fair enough. If they have something to contribute, let them bring it. If this guy can help carry Virginia, great. Welcome aboard.
What would be his area of expertise ——beside governor of Virginia?
Did he do anything special when in office ?
It seems to me that Gilmore’s area of expertise is remaining anonymous.
I am sure he was thought about since Virginia is a swing state. I am sure he will be part of the campaign in some capacity.
It just keeps getting better.
~~Vote Trump 2016~~ ~~Vote Trump 2016~~ ~~Vote Trump 2016~~
Wondered the same
That would comfort the conservatives and lock up the south
Not sure how it would play to,the ethnic gender and millennial,special interests
Never heard of him.
Gilmore...? Gilmore...? Doesn’t he play guitar for that guy Pink Floyd.
TTTT!
Sometimes anonymity is not a bad thing.
Newt lives in Virginia Are they friends. Many other candidates are/were including Trump , Kasich, Carson,
We seem to have a kitchen cabinet that ran for president on the GOP ticket.
Remember one of the talking heads talking about placing each of the ones not getting the nomination on the cabinet
That’s why I asked his area of expertise. Which cabinet position would be best qualify ?
“James Stuart “Jim” Gilmore III is an American politician who was the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. A native Virginian, Gilmore graduated as a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, and then served in the U.S. Army as a counterintelligence agent. He was later elected to public office as a county prosecutor, as the Attorney General of Virginia, and as Governor of Virginia. On July 30, 2015, Gilmore announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, in the 2016 election. On February 12, 2016, he suspended his campaign.,,,”
Jimmy Stuart goes to Washington .....
Looks like there’s military experience and another candidate for AG
GOOD!
Looks like trump is setting him up to take his old job as RNC. Chair?
Or at least let ryan know he is not irreplaceable
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