My opinion of McDonnell is that if he’d actually stuck to his guns on privatizing the State ABC stores, and maybe picked a couple of other things to privatize (say, state parks) then he would have set the stage for a national platform for himself.
Afterall, at the federal level, assets will need to be sold and functions privatized to a high degree if we are ever going to have a prayer of denting our national debt. He didn’t care enough to get it done.
He has done little of note as Governor, more status quo than anything. His lack of zeal for challenging the status quo makes me think he’d be at best a “ho-hum” pick, though I must say the lack of personal charisma amongst the two would have humor value as a spectator.
I think he could do better - say Ryan or some other more high profile pick that appears to be willing to challenge established bureaucracy and spending.
We have ‘middle of the road’ serving conservatives in Va. They often start out ‘movement’ conservatives, but then hit the middle road. Don;t know why that is.
In fact our liberals are ‘middle of the road ‘ too!
That’s why Kaine will lose the Senate race to Allen.