McDonnell interviewed in WSJ

Brendan Miniter, an assistant features editor at the Wall Street Journal, sits down with Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell in this profile piece: “Back to GOP Basics“.

“I ran on Virginia issues,” Mr. McDonnell says, “which were jobs and the economy.” These were, he says, “far and away” the top issues. Virginia’s unemployment rate, 6.6%, is lower than the 10% national average, but it is up sharply from its low of below 3% in 2007.

“In the worst economy in 80 years,” says Mr. McDonnell, “it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what we ought to be talking about.” He adds: “I do think that talking about the excesses of the federal government is something you are going to hear Republican and Democratic candidates for statewide office talk about for a while because I think you’re going to see a resurgence of discussions of federalism, about the 10th Amendment, about limits on federal power, and federal spending.”

McDonnell goes on to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face his administration, including the budget, education reform, drilling in the OCS, among others.

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