McDonnell resigns
By Brian Kirwin | Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 | PoliticsUpdate: McDonnell will appear on WVTF’s “Evening Edition” at 7:30 p.m. The program can be heard live on-line and anyone can call in. We also just learned that he will be “live blogging” on his web-site at 3 p.m.
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The Republican candidate for Governor, as recent Attorneys General have done, has resigned his office to campaign statewide for Governor.
Democrat Creigh Deeds remains in the Virginia Senate, but is also vying for the job. Brian Moran gave up his seat, and Terry McAuliffe gave up wanting to be Governor of Florida.
McDonnell’s replacement will be chosen by the General Assembly, not the Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine, due to the timing of the resignation, said to be effective February 20th.
McDonnell’s video address is after the break.
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Not especially crazy about this announcement. Perhaps we should not be so quick to give Republicans a free pass after all. If this gentleman resigned the office he was elected to; to gain a higher office, then how can we be certain he will finish out his term as Governor if elected?
Will he then leave that office if a bigger and better position comes available?
A minor issue in the grand scheme of things, just a thought.
Steve:
1985 Dem GA Baliles resigns to run for Governor.
1993 Dem GA Mary Sue Terry resigns to run for Governor. In January. She wasn’t even around for session.
Actually, it’s a good thing that they resign rather than keep the job while campaigning. That way we have an AG that’s actually working every day. Unlike Senators, Delegates and LGs, AGs actually keep working after the GA session.
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