I need new reading glasses. Thought you asked about Gooch’s proposal, that being an OLD VA name.
Let’s not write off Bolling as irrelevant. Only days before the RPV verification, he won a suit filed by Dems about his being the tie-breaking vote in the evenly divided State Senate. So he will remain a key figure in VA politics for the next few years.
In the last general election for Gov/Lt Gov/AG, IIRC, Cuccinelli got the highest vote of the 3, tho all did well. Cuccinelli also managed to survive a virtual sweep by Dems of Northern VA some years back. He will get more attention (or notoriety) in March when he argues the VA case against Obamacare at the Supreme Court. So, he is well positioned to win the GOP nomination for governor in ‘13. But it won’t be pretty.
Before Cuccinelli’s announcement about this route to a resolution, the Gov said he would be interested in viable alternatives; the state party chair said he would work with the legislature to change the law, so I would imagine he’d be on board. I’m not sure how ANY wing of the GOP in VA stands to gain by not changing the statute.
I just meant irrelevant on this particular issue.
Though, come to think of it, he may find a way to get in on it in the Senate.
Cuccinelli’s proposal might be amended.
Personally I’d prefer to include a requirement of at least some petitions.
I think a number of establishment Rs in the state feel Romney is the safest candidate. If the Dems weren’t to go along with the push for this change they’d block it IMO.
This requires an 80% vote in both Houses of the General Assembly (not the 2/3rds I thought).