Marshall Condemns Bolling, McDonnell
Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William) lashed out at Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling today over their decision to endorse James S. Gilmore's bid for Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Marshall, who is also running for the Senate, accused Bolling and McDonnell of condoning Gilmore's support for abortion rights up until the eighth week of a pregnancy.
"You've got basically the entire Republican establishment endorsing a candidate, Jim Gilmore, who wants to keep 60 percent of all abortions now being done legal," said Marshall, who noted both McDonnell and Bolling are likely GOP candidates for governor next year. "These guys have a political death wish for the party. How do they expect all the Reagan Democrats to work for them when they are running for office next year...They are ensuring a Democratic victory statewide next year."
Randy Marcus, a Bolling spokesman, declined comment. J. Tucker Martin, a McDonnell spokesman, said "the attorney general has the greatest respect for Bob Marshall and all his work defending traditional values in Virginia."
But Martin said McDonnell wants the GOP nominee to have experience with national security issues. "Of the candidates running, Jim Gilmore is head and shoulders above the others on those issues," Martin said.
The internal division within the GOP could be good news for former governor Mark R. Warner, the likely Democratic nominee. Kevin Hall, a Warner spokesman, released a statement today that said Warner was looking "forward to finding out who emerges from this Republican family feud with the nomination."
By TimCraig |
March 11, 2008; 6:22 PM ET
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Posted by: NOVA Watcher | March 12, 2008 9:38 AM
Bolling and McDonnell are both great leaders in the GOP. It is sad that a state delegate would lash out at them in the press in that way.
Posted by: NOVA | March 12, 2008 10:03 AM
It is almost inronic for former Gov. Gilmore that he is now facing an insurgency from his right.
After all it was he who demanded and secured a state convention and not a primary as the method of nomination.
Gilmore did this as a means of blocking Rep. Tom Davis' ability to secure the GOP nomination for US Senate.
A convention is limited to only die-hard party loyalists while a primary would have attracted a broader cross section of Republicans and Independents. Folks that are not able to take 2 days away from their businesses or families to participate in a convention in Richmond.
Posted by: Fairfax | March 12, 2008 11:26 AM
I'd like to hear Marshall's plan to end all abortions in a six year term in the Senate.
Posted by: | March 12, 2008 5:25 PM
This is hillarious!!!! Someone is finally called Gilmore out for his hypocrisy on the abortion issue. Gilmore's is getting what he deserves on this issue.
Posted by: | March 13, 2008 11:59 AM
How would Marshall and Gilmore vote any different on any abortion-related bill that would be likely to come up and pass in the next 50 years?
Posted by: | March 13, 2008 2:29 PM
no answer
figures
Posted by: | March 18, 2008 4:37 PM
abortion is a very important way to control the number of demoncrats
Posted by: | March 25, 2008 5:31 PM
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