Should Ken Cuccinelli beware the Ides of March?
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling | AP Photo
Everyone knows that Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, who has long awaited his own gubernatorial bid, felt stabbed in the back when Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli flip-flopped and announced he would go for Virginia’s top job.
Next, Cuccinelli engineered a party convention rather than a primary election which utterly sidelined Bolling and left him with no chance to get the Republican nomination.
Now Bolling has scheduled a big announcement for March 14, the Ides of March eve. Is Bolling going to stab back, and announce an independent run?
Potentially, that would split the Republicans (the hard-righties would vote for Cuccinelli; the others would go for Bolling) which could allow Democrat Terry McAuliffe to waltz into the governor’s mansion.
The AP notes that Bolling on Wednesday pimped his big announcement while he was guest speaker at a dinner where “Bolling offered barbed jokes at Cuccinelli’s expense.”
Could that be any kind of a clue? Did he suggest the attendees sidle up to the bar and grab themselves a Bloody Caesar?
Does anyone know what those jokes were? I don’t see any reports of specifics as to those.
What do you think Bolling’s going to do?
February 7, 2013 - 11:00 AM
One can only hope! Republican genocide is becoming more frequent and more likely each passing day.
If Bolling runs, I think he could also take votes from more moderate Dems, so I’m not sure this a slam-dunk good thing. I’m not exactly a huge McAuliffe fan, although I’ll certainly vote for him over the Cooch.
No way on earth I’d vote for Cuccinelli…but I’m also of a similar opinion toward McAuliffe. If Bolling got into the mix as an independent, I would have to give him a serious look to see where he differed from the rest of the field, and see if he was a pallatable choice, or just the 3rd wheel in a race of people I care not support.
I agree with gdad and Other John. While Bolling is not someone I’d normally vote for, I am uneasy about supporting a candidate who’s never held public office for governor. If he decides to run as an independent, I think Bolling has the better chance at stopping the Cuccinelli juggernaut, which for me is the crucial issue.
I want Bolling to run just to stick it to Cuccinelli. I’d even donate to his campaign!!
I’m with OJ & gdad…I’m not a big fan of Terry McAuliffe and I’d obviously never vote for Cuccinelli, so if Bolling entered the race I’d give him serious consideration.
I’m with gdad, OJ, Laura and Lori. Bolling is not crazy like the Cooch, but hasn’t assured me he’ll completely disassociate from that crowd, either, if it helps him win. McCauliffe has that oiliness about him, and it’s still not clear why he wants to be governor other than personal ambition.
But the recent redistricting attempt and electoral college monkey business along with all of the other nuttiness by Cooch, Taliban Bob, and the rest of the GOTP shows how crucial it is that there be a moderate Democrat or true independent as our next governor. I just question whether Bolling can be elected and govern as a true independent.
ABC. Anybody But Cuccinelli. Bolling may, in fact, be the best candidate. Interesting.
Whoaa, Wait, ain’t ya’ll forgettin’ sumthin’ Tareq Salahi is runnin’ for sumthin’ or maybe runnin’ away from sumthin’ Maybe he jus wants to get out of DC, after all not much good has come of him while he was there. That’s just what Virginia needs, another nothing leader and put ‘em all in a bowl, shake ‘em up and spill one out, makes no difference. Its every man, woman and child for his or her self. Boo Hoo Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Patrick Henry,out there rolling around in their graves,
Et tu Brute?
“McCauliffe has that oiliness about him, and it’s still not clear why he wants to be governor other than personal ambition.”
Comment by Warren — February 7, 2013 @ 1:30 pm
Bingo. That’s exactly why I don’t like him. Very Romney-esque.
Yikes, I find myself agreeing with gdad…lol (mostly)
I think any of these would be acceptable Gov’s. A three way race would be interesting in how they affect the down ballot races.
ABC!
Run Bill Run!
It would reaffirm my belief that there is justice in this world after all.
I hope to be saying “Governor Cuccinelli” in 2014. He has my vote.
If you’re good with Bob McDonnell’s philosophy of preternding to balance the budget, grabbing every federal nickel you can get your hands on while screaming that the federal govt. has to cut spending, borrowing money from the state employees retirement fund instead of meeting your obligation to fund it, and raising fees while pretending you aren’t raising taxes to deceive the voters, then you’ll love Bill Bolling.
If you’re attached to the insanity of the tea party, you’ll love Cuccinelli.
Before you condemn McCauliffe, you should wait and actually listen to what he has to say and what he would do differently. Most of you have not
listened to him at all yet. You’ve heard plenty from Cuccinelli and Bolling
“I hope to be saying “Governor Cuccinelli” in 2014. ”
The Cooch, protecting us from drawings of bare-breasted women while wasting our money tilting at windmills.
wayne, I will definitely give McAuliffe a listen. It’s absolutely essential for Virginia that the Cooch NOT win in November.
Proving once again, the only “freedom” and “right” that matters to John Wilburn is the one involving guns. Thanks for that proof.
Joe Scarborough – noted conservative, ex-politician and television host, said this about Cuccinelli:
“Cuccinelli, right, so here’s a guy – Tea Party favorite in Virginia – the guy is certifiable when it comes to mainstream political thought. This is a guy who attacks Medicare, he attacks Medicaid, he attacks Social Security, this is a guy who said he was thinking about not having his children get Social Security numbers because, quote, “that’s how they track you.” This is a guy that has said more things that will offend the voters that swing elections than is humanly possible.”
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/scarborough-cuccinelli-certifiable-when-it-
“I hope to be saying “Governor Cuccinelli” in 2014. ”
Personally, I’d rather chew glass. No offense John.
Hard to get excited about any of the gubernatorial candidates. It’s mostly damage control.
I appreciate Dan’s respectful use of Cuccinelli’s given name. Unfortunately, there are still a couple who can’t follow the blog’s rules. And one is the one who screams loudest about violations.
somehow, somewhere, someone said, “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” same applies to politicians who think their next office can be arranged, and not earned.
Maybe Alinsky, hay Frank.
Frank,
It actually comes from a play called the “The Mourning Bride” (1697) by William Congreve. The complete quote is “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
Glad to be of help.
Uh oh, Warren, suzie’s talking about you.