VA 2013 Gubernatorial Race -Who Do You Support?

[Skill and Chance]

Bolling is now siding with Democrats on the Voter ID measure before the General Assembly.

I'm liking this guy more and more.  

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I'm hoping for a sharp turn to the left. Makes it even easier for Cuccinelli.

The big wildcard is if McAuliffe goes down in the Melgen scandal.  I don't think we're at the point where Bolling has more left appeal than right appeal, but he could become the de facto left candidate if McAuliffe is completely unpalatable.  Then again, D's can still primary McAuliffe as of now if something really bad comes up. 

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

"mark your calendars for March 14" - Bill Bolling

http://www.nbc29.com/story/21079144/independent-candidate-for-governor-bill-bolling-drops-hint
(LOL at channel 29 for mixing up their Huntsman and McAuliffe stock footage)

[Frodo]

By the time any scandals hit Terry, he will already be governor. 

Perhaps Republicans are banking on McAuliffe winning this year to shore up their chances of winning back control of the Senate in 2015, before winning back the governor's mansion in 2017 just in time for the 2020 redistricting cycle. 

[sg0508]

Just a feeling, but I think this one turns into a race, similar to Kaine vs. Kilgore.  Kilgore campaigned as if it was VA in 1985 and not 2005.  He led throughout the summer and then the moderates came home to Kaine, partly due to Warner's popularity.

The demographics have shifted even more towards the democrats since then. I think we see the same thing this time.  The race may be tight over the summer, but the democrats break it open in the end.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

"mark your calendars for March 14" - Bill Bolling

http://www.nbc29.com/story/21079144/independent-candidate-for-governor-bill-bolling-drops-hint
(LOL at channel 29 for mixing up their Huntsman and McAuliffe stock footage)

He's coming to speak to my class on Monday, so that'll be interesting.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I would probably vote for Bolling...

[tmthforu94]

For strategic reasons, I think I would vote for McAuliffe if I lived in VA.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

For strategic reasons, I think I would vote for McAuliffe if I lived in VA.

[Miles]

This may seem random, but is anyone keeping tabs on the LG race?

I just happened to see in my Facebook feed that Tom Perriello is endorsing Aneesh Chopra.

[tmthforu94]

For strategic reasons, I think I would vote for McAuliffe if I lived in VA.

If the GOP stays in control now, I find it pretty unlikely they can win a third consecutive term in 2017 - I'd rather have it then so that we can control redistricting.

[Skill and Chance]

For strategic reasons, I think I would vote for McAuliffe if I lived in VA.

If the GOP stays in control now, I find it pretty unlikely they can win a third consecutive term in 2017 - I'd rather have it then so that we can control redistricting.

That's a long way off.  Cuccinelli could have 65% approval by 2017.  Alternatively, if Warner isn't the President in 2017, there's a very good chance he runs for Governor and wins 6X/3X, which would even put the House of Delegates in play...

D's only need to flip LG to take back the State Senate, so it's likely to be a court map in 2021 regardless of who is governor.  There are more suburban Obama district R's than rural McCain D's in the state senate now that the mid-decade map was shot down.

A court map in VA with today's demographics would be either 6R/6D or 7R/5D with one of the R districts being very marginal.  R's can easily do 8R/4D and D's can narrowly do an 8D/4R if they have control.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I would probably vote for Bolling...

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

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[Kaine for Senate '18]

When he spoke to my class on Monday, I got the sense he was going to run.  He seems very irritated with Cuccinelli, and I could see him being our version of Lieberman, or Murkowski.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

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What does he mean by that?  If he's not running as a Republican, then what would an "Independent Republican" be (other than the former name of the GOP in Minnesota, of course )?

[RogueBeaver]

Natch, he'd be a Dem tool and McAuliffe has hinted as much. Would only play spoiler- even his own internals (leaked to POLITICO recently) have him in low double digits with T-Mac and KC tied in the high 30s.

[Frodo]

With Lt. Governor Bill Bolling having made the announcement not to run, I have reset the poll options. 

 

[Donerail]

Salahi, of course.

[Morning in Atlas]

It's times like these when I wish Periello ran.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

With Lt. Governor Bill Bolling having made the announcement not to run, I have reset the poll options. 

 

darn.

there were some people trying to get Tom Davis to run, but I wouldn't count on it.

[publicunofficial]

A partisan hack vs. a far-right extremist. Sucks to be a Virginian right now.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

With Lt. Governor Bill Bolling having made the announcement not to run, I have reset the poll options. 

 

How do you reset polls? I didn't know it could be done!