I was glad to see yesterday that a potential rift in the GOP for the 2009 Virginia races was avoided.  Lt. Governor Bill Bolling dropped his race for Governor and deferred to Attorney General Bob McDonnell for the GOP nomination for Governor.  It was fearful that Virginia Republicans would see a repeat of the Hager/Earley fiasco of 2001.

Bill Bolling is a super nice guy and I am glad to see he has announced his intention to run again for Lt. Governor next year.  McDonnell is the stronger candidate and the GOP ticket will do well being led by him and Bolling.  Now, the AG slot needs to be filled with a good strong conservative Republican.

Hopefully the RPV will make a comeback with the U.S. Senate race in November and will march on strong and unified for the 2009 races.

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