I can’t disagree with you; Gillespie is sleep-walking through the campaign and is acting more like a sacrificial lamb instead of a serious candidate. Apparently, someone promised Ed a senior level post or an ambassadorship in the next GOP administration, if he agreed to run—and lose—to Warner.
The internecine warfare in the Virginia GOP is sickening. The GOP-E turned its back on Ken Cuccinelli last year and this time around, the Tea Party is returning the favor by ignoring Ed Gillespie. The party needs to find someone (perhaps Congressman Randy Forbes) who can bridge the gap and win a statewide race. Forbes is an expert on maritime issues and naval shipbuilding, which in critically important in Virginia. Unfortunately, I don’t think Forbes has any ambitions beyond his Congressional seat.
Considering the current statewide political atmosphere in VA, the state is more like WV was in the 1960s-1990s.
Gillespie is running an awful, vanilla me too campaign. Stupid.