[nickcarraway]

There is no one to the right of center to run in Virginia?

[screaminsunshine]

Dems are out of OPM.

[Rearden]

I thought that Allen ran a very poor campaign the last time, allowing himself to get scuttled by that maccaca nonsense was one of the dumbest political stunts in recent memory.

If Cuccinelli runs, he’s my man.

[samtheman]

We’ve gone from a Macaca Moment to a Macaca Era.

[RoadTest]

Go! Go! Cuccinelli!

[matginzac]

Well, first, I think spending time defining how leftie Webb is and not letting him go right in the next two years is number one on the agenda...no quarter for Webbie.
Second, while I like the immigration fight in Pr Wm Co, and know from personal experience how this has been fought, I’m not a fan of Stewart.
Last, Cooch would be great, love his positions but he and all better “man up” or the WaPo will make mincemeat of him and No Va will drink the kool aid more than usual.
Allen’s crappy campaign as well as the lousy leadership VA Pubbys had and Allen staying “inside the Beltway” afterward makes him an unattractive, has-been kind of candidate...
IMHO!!!!!!

[Corin Stormhands]

In full disclosure, I am an Allen loyalist. He has my support as long as he’s in the race.

Others considering, as listed are Bob Marshall, Corey Stewart, Brigadier General Bert Mizusawa (who lost in the primary against Scott Rigell), Tea Party Chair Jamie Radtke and on an outside chance, Tom Davis. It’s a crowded field.

I don’t think Cuccinelli will go for the Senate. Not this time anyway.

[ken5050]

I'd like to see a GOP primary. Makes the candidates clearly state their position on the issues, and also shows if they are ready for a general election. Allen, after the terribel campaing he ran last time, has to show that he's still got game.

I don't think that Webb runs again. Here's why. He's never liked campaigning, and the endless fund raising associated with it. He hasn't done much of it..his war chest is small. At best, it'd be a difficult campaign, and even if he manages to win, he'd more than likely be in the minority in the Senate, and the Dem caucus after 2012 will be much more liberal. He won't feel comfortable.

So, if he decided NOT to run, you're probably lookign at a Dem primary..which will force the Dem candidates further to the left, thus making it far more likely that the GOP picks up the seat.

[ReagansRaiders]

Cooch is *NOT* running.

Tea Party leaders will be meeting next month to determine who they should rally behind as the anti-Allen (and anti-Bolling in 2013.)