Politico is reporting that former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore has ended his 2008 bid for the Presidency. He was a good candidate that was near the top of my list for candidates I would support next year (Fred Thompson is first, followed by Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter, and Gilmore would have been fourth).
I expect, and hope, that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia next year. I expect, and hope, that John Warner will retire from that seat, Gilmore will enter the race, beat Tom Davis in a GOP primary, then go on to win the seat.
Gilmore may be hinting at such a move. He is going to work to elect Republicans to the Virginia General Assembly this year, and he will look to become more involved with the Virginia public service scene. He also says that he is keeping his options open in regards to running for the U.S. Senate, or for Governor again in 2009.
God bless ya Jim Gilmore, and please run for the U.S. Senate!
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