There was an article in the Metro section of the Washington Post this thanksgiving that I thought was interesting. The headline:
2009 Governor's Race Will Be State's Litmus Test
...the election for governor will be the contest that will really decide whether Virginia is turning blue or if party gains this decade were largely because of President Bush's unpopularity.
uh huh.. anyway the bit that I'm just going to quote, because I'm the world's worst diarist.
For Republicans looking to stage a comeback in the commonwealth, the early jockeying centers on Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and former governor and U.S. senator George F. Allen.
Allen, governor from 1994 to 1998, has been sending strong signals in recent weeks that he might be about to reemerge onto the political stage.
At a news conference last week, Allen was affable and talkative, appearing as if he has put last year's U.S. Senate loss to James Webb (D-Va.) behind him.
Eleven days ago, Allen also penned an op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in which he talked about his record as governor and the future of the state GOP. Allen didn't say whether he plans to run for governor, but he wrote that Republicans need to "earn the privilege to serve and lead again."
If he runs, Republicans and Democrats say, he would be a formidable candidate and an early favorite to win the nomination.
Well wouldn't that be something. Personally, I don't see how he could not get the nomination. Virginia politics just got more fun.
Link here