“McDonnell had endorsed Bolling as the nominee for Governor. McDonnell had his scandal that tainted him and the GOP. McDonnell worked with the Dems to get a huge tax bill passed to fund transportation angering many Reps. McDonnell was tainted goods”
You completely missed point. I was referring to McDonnell’s campaign in 2009, NOT his term as governor. That’s a different matter altogether.
I understand. I was trying to compare the different circumstances between 2009 and 2013. In 2009 McDonnell was running against Kaine’s record during the Great Recession and a down economy. Cuccinelli was running uphill in 2013 for the reasons I provided. The GOPe in VA and nationally were not supporting him, And McDonnell’s scandal hurt him as well.