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If a former Governor whom has never lost an election (Gilmore) is a “weak” candidate, I wonder what you consider a “strong” candidate to be ? Tom Davis would’ve lost by an even wider margin, and we have no idea how General Pace would perform.

13 posted on 11/04/2007 5:18:13 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))

As a native born Virginian (before moving to Pennsylvania because of job), I think that I'm qualified to say that Gilmore was a complete disaster as governor. He got elected on an "Anti-Car Tax" platform, and then tried to weasel out of his promises once he got elected. He pretty much mismanaged the entire Commonwealth during his tenure and no one was sorry to see him go after his term was up.

He may be "right" on the issues today, but most Virginians are not going to be so forgiving, based upon his prior performance as governor. That's what makes him weak.

15 posted on 11/04/2007 5:36:51 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (“We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!” --Duncan Hunter)