McDonnell and Bolling seeking unity in GOP

“If we lose this race, Virginia will be blue…it will be hard to argue it any other way,” said Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to a group of bloggers in the LG’s conference room on Wednesday before the veto session convened.

Lt. Gov. Bolling hosted conservative bloggers from around the state to discuss policy and politics with his special guest – gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell. Both candidates focused primarily on one theme – unity.

“We are stronger working together than either of us working individually,” Bolling said. “It is the best ticket we’ve offered up as a party in a long time.”

Both McDonnell and Bolling were eager to point out that the issues they are campaigning on not only resonate well with conservative voters, but also with independents.

The message the McDonnell and Bolling team is taking across Virginia is to get the economy moving again by dealing with taxes and regulation and keeping Virginia as a right to work state; investing in all forms of energy, including green jobs and being first on the east coast to drill for natural gas and oil off-shore; investing in education – by getting more money in classroom vice the administration, introducing more accountability, and offering up alternatives for school choice; and strongly protecting the sanctity of life, the second amendment, and private property.

“If you read my speech and his speech, and you’re a conservative, there’s nothing in there you ought to have any concern about. You ought to look at that and say, ‘Man, I’ve been waiting for guys to come out and talk about this stuff,'” said Bolling. “We are determined to get our party back to issues and ideas and offering up a positive vision for the future that focuses on the things families and businesses care about — and we are determined to do that consistent with a conservative philosophy, principles, and values.”

That sentiment was echoed by McDonnell, who feels as long as the ticket communicates in a unified manner, it has the best message for voters.

“It’s a competitive state, but it is certainly not a blue state. I think the kind of issues Bill and I are talking about are going to be able to energize and motivate our conservative base, but it is also going to get those independents who might have left us,” said McDonnell. “We have to get independents back, particularly if we are going to win — and particularly in Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads.”

By discussing core issues like the economy, education, transportation and jobs, McDonnell and Bolling are confident they can attract independent voters.

In polling on a generic ballot, Republicans are currently supported 33% of the time, while Democrats are supported 38% of the time. This leaves 29% undecided. Within that category of independents are not only voters who do not share a particular right or left ideology, but also those who are deeply ideological and have splintered with the Republican brand recently.

“We can handle disagreements in this party, but we cannot handle divisions in this party,” stated Bolling. “Anybody who is promoting division within this party is putting their own personal interest ahead of the party’s interest — and I have no time for that.”

But Bolling added that “we’re smart enough to know that to win elections you have to build consensus and coalitions.”

Bolling went on defense regarding how his record is currently being portrayed by his convention opponent, Patrick Muldoon.

“They’re lying about my record and I take real exception to it.”

Bolling discussed what he called the Muldoon campaign’s lies about his preference for an AG candidate, support for mandatory vaccines for girls and HB 3202, and his taking of contributions from Barr Labs. He corrected the record by stating that he would be happy to run with any of the AG candidates, believes vaccines are between a patient and their doctor, was one of the few in Richmond to criticize HB 3202, and that he always voted against Barr’s position on the morning after pill.

“The government affairs division of my opponent’s law firm has Barr labs as a client,” said Bolling. “If my opponent were Pinocchio, his nose would be about three-feet long.”

McDonnell also stood by Bolling by stating that “I couldn’t have any better partner on policy and politics and carrying the message than Bill Bolling.”

Regarding the future of the party, McDonnell wants to have a strong, close working relationship with the RPV to help build the grassroots movement using the latest technology. He sees the next chairman as someone who should be more managerial.

“I think the grassroots of the party ought to decide who they think the next chairman will be,” said McDonnell. “But I think it’s got to be a strong conservative. Somebody who has a good proven record of being able to manage well. Bill and I have been saying this since we got elected – we want a good, positive, strong working relationship with the party; we want to be able to work closely together on building the grassroots.”

“Nuts and bolts stuff of party building is what we need,” McDonnell added.

Once again, unity was the name of the day.

“We can’t spend another two months fighting about [the RPV chairman],” said Bolling. “If we’re working hard and we’re working together, I think we have the best chance of winning in November in a really long time.”

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