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Posted on 11/07/2013 2:14:37 PM PST by RKBA Democrat
So sayeth the DC Caller:
Conservative writer Quin Hillyer is the first person to openly make a full-throated case for Cuccinelli to throw his hat into the ring to take on incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, a popular Democrat in the Commonwealth.
“The best news from Ken Cuccinelli’s hugely disappointing loss in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest yesterday is that Cuccinelli is now free to run for U.S. Senate against Mark Warner,” Hillyer wrote.
“Not that Cuccinelli will want to hear this now,” Hillyer elaborated. “He has a large family, and his day job as state attorney general will end in the new year, and he will need to make money somehow. That’s tough to do while running statewide for office. And it’s even tougher when one is already exhausted and battered from a long and brutal statewide race. But Cuccinelli is actually well positioned, politically, to make a go of it, even against an incumbent as seemingly bulletproof as Warner has been.
Provided he NEVER HIRES HIS CURRENT CAMPAIGN TEAM TO RUN THIS SENATE RACE PERIOD UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PERIOD this could reasonably happen.
I’d be a full-throated supporter. Besides, Cuccinelli’s resources will be better, and this will be a campaign where his national issues converge with his Virginia reputation and boom — Mark Warner will have more on his hands quicker than he can say “no one will lose their health care because of Obamacare” — right?
Thoughts?
UPDATE: Jim Riley over at Virginia Virtucon thinks it’s not just a good idea, but a masterstroke:
Cuccinelli can argue that Obamacare is hurting the economy and destroying full-time job opportunities as a means to hammer Warner on jobs and his failure to do anything significant in the Senate. No wonder Warner was part of the meeting of 16 Democrat U.S. Senators who are up for reelection next year to visit the White House yesterday to talk about the problems with Obamacare.
Boom.
If he wants to run, he’ll need a lot of money, and a lot of Tea Party help. He needs to stay as far away as possible from leftist backstabbers like Rove and Priebus and their minions.
I’d love it! Go, Cooch, go!!
Take a lesson from Abe Lincoln and run again.
There you go! Why waste all the media exposure he has now?
I’d rather see Olly North run again.
“I’d rather see Olly North run again.”
And I’d like to see Ted Cruz or Sarah Palin move to VA and run....but that isn’t happening, either.
Get it while it’s hot! His name is out there.. shame not o push him over the top.. eh, e-GOP? He’s no Scott Brown, but hey..
Of course that is a given for a non-Dem...
On average a successful run for the Senate costs $10 million dollars. The average for a successful run at a House seat is $1.5 million dollars. If he can’t raise the money, and raising it was his problem here, then he can’t run.
His candidacy would continue the referendum against Obamacare.
Nope. Put someone else in. If Dems actually turn out, and nominate someone that everyone doesn’t hate, he stands zero chance. Wasn’t unimpressed with his credentials but horrible unimpressed with his ability to express then and his campaign acumen. Definitely a lightweight.
People HATED McCauliff and he still won.
I’m not patting myself on the back or anything, but I had a full-throated post suggesting this on Wednesday morning.
He was out raised by the master fund raiser TMac (with our of Commonwealth money), out advertised (due to money)and demonized, constantly nailed by the press, had to run against a third party candidate (financed in part by the Dems), and not supported by the GoPe and still almost won.
If you look at the numbers, TMacs advertising drove more people to hate Ken. It wasn't even close.
But don't get me started...
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