I've known him for over 20 years, I can tell you personally, he's not a schmuck. He ran a bad campaign. He took some bad advice. That's the extent of it.
The Joe Glovers of the world wouldn't be happy if the Apostle Paul was the candidate.
I've known him for over 20 years, I can tell you personally, he's not a schmuck. He ran a bad campaign. He took some bad advice. That's the extent of it.
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Well, the gist of the article was that he started going mushy from the moment he set his sights on the governor's office. I would like to know who he has had advising him. I know it wouldn't be the first time campaign managers and publicity flacks have been damned for ruining their candidates.
I'll go one step further. Jerry Kilgore is a great guy, and would have made a great Governor. I do NOT blame Jerry for any of this. I TOTALLY blame the idiots who ran the campaign.
Corin, I respect you and what you're trying to do, but is there anything your guy did not screw up on? I don't throw the word I used in a previous post -- "coward" -- around with abandon, but Kilgore ran a cowardly campaign.
Now his career is in the dumpster, which for a career politician is probably worse than having a daughter in a cathouse. Especially for one like Kilgore who doesn't seem to stand for anything but getting himself elected. That's not a rare or irreplaceable trait among the swollen heads of politics.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F
I only met him once, and I had this feeling then that his SW Virginia accent would not go over well in Northern Va, or even in Tidewater. Aside from the thick drawl, his manner of speaking was somehow very different.
I voted for him, I liked his conservative views, but in the back of my mind I worried about his ability to "connect". Also, it is always a mistake for a Republican to do personal attack ads. We just can't pull these things off like Dems do.