BOB MARSHALL VS. JIM GILMORE

Bob Marshall was on the politics program- and announced he has already started the paperwork to challenge Jim Gilmore for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. 

Bob Marshall vs. Jim Gilmore to take on Mark Warner? Some things in politics are just not predictable.

(Hat Tip, RWL)

Comments

[PWConservative]

it's all going to come down to the downdrafts from the Presidential race

PW you are an idiot Warner will crush either one no matter who the nominee is.

[t]

Praise God!

t endorses Marshall - a genuine hero for the pro-life movement.

[ZB]

t,

You praise God for Marshall running.

What will you do if he loses to Gilmore or Warner?

2008 Predictions

Mark Warner: 75%
Bob Marshall: 25%

or

Mark Warner: 65%
Jim Gilmore: 35%

The hilarious thing is the comment from anon8:24 was planted by Gilmore's people. "Vote for our candidate: he's not going to lose to Warner by nearly as much!" ;-)

[The Richmond Democrat]

Ben, are the Republicans requiring Gilmore and Marshall to gather the 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot before their convention, or does the convention process supercede that process?

Richmond Democrat, you only need to collect signatures to get on the ballot if you're running in a Primary, or as an Independent in the general election. You do not need to collect petition signatures to run in a Convention. The petition requirements are set by state law, not by the political parties, although sometimes parties will require candidates who are running in a party canvass to collect a small number of petition signatures.

Anything can happen once a candidate reaches the general.

I am not a Bob Marshall fan by any stretch but I also think Gilmore is lousy. I do think Marshall could potentially cause Gilmore all kinds of problems in a convention setting, especially if Gilmore does not come to the convention with a majority. Marshall will have the prolife and homeschool communities backing him 100%. This is huge in a grassroots effort. People within the GOP are just not sold on Gilmore. Marshall will run into problems when folks start talking about party unity because he caused more than one Republican in the General Assembly plenty of heartburn and really campaigned against them. I really can't see many state delegates or senators backing Marshall because he is essentailly an "independent" in the state house.

[A Voter]

I'm gonna have to go with PW on this. There's no doubting that Warner is popular, but an unpopular person at the top of the ticket can hurt him badly. (Although the same can be said for the republican candidate as well.)

Despite Allen's many campaign blunders he lost by less than 10k votes.

Bottom Line: Neither side can afford an unpopular presidential candidate this year.

I'd tell you what body aperture these two guys resemble but I do not wish to inappropriately stigmatize a useful body part.

[Doug in Mount Vernon]

I guess the RPV doesn't mind that it's image for the foreseeable future could be one of merciless and unhinged right-wing-bat-ery, American-dream crushing, electoral oblivion?

[Phil Chroniger]

Anon 12:15, don't talk about your appendix like that! ;)

[A Voter]

Phil, can the appendix be described as a useful body part? :-)

What does the Englin crying at the side of the sreen mean?? Did I miss something?

a quote when leslie byrne ran against MARK Warner for senate
"Byrne said Thursday that the Virginia Democratic Party and Warner supporters strong-armed would-be Byrne voters during the party caucuses, and committed outright voter fraud in some cases."
hat tip MC and Virginia Pilot
SO BEN. isn't it leslie byrne's duty to support the GOP Candidate next year considering Mark Warner engaged in "OUTRIGHT VOTER FRAUD" ???

Phil & Voter:

Gosh,the appendix is not an aperture nor what I had in mind...although it does begin with an "a". :-)

Phil & Voter:

To help you understand what I meant...Anon 1:59 seems to fit the description quite aptly.

What is predictable is that, sadly, Mark Warner will win in a walk with either of these two jerks as opponents.

[NoVA Scout]

This should be pretty amusing and holds prospect for making Gilmore look like the voice of reason. Imagine that.

[Brian Byrne]

Reading a mailing this morning from Marshall's campaign (learning about his candidacy for the first time) my wife and I are sufficiently moved to seek to become delegates to advance his effort over Gilmore, then Warner. Finally, a truly pro-life candidate...

Pax et bonum