Actually, I stole that line from John Ward, the long-time voice of the Tennessee Volunteer football broadcast team (he used to say, "It's football time in Tennessee!") so it's not original.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has the races for the top three Constitutional officers in the Commonwealth in off years, like 2005. Since most of the other States have declined to follow our lead, they are locked into a crowded media market, competing with a Presidential campaign for news attention. Too bad. A quick preview of the race(s):
Governor: The leading---and perhaps only---candidate for the Republican nomination (and subsequent election as) for Governor is current Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore. Mr. Kilgore is a good man, and I support him enthusiastically and without reservation. He has managed to be the only candidate who I've given financial contributions to in the last while, and I think he will make an excellent governor.
Lieutenant Governor: According to the Virginia Public Access Project, the lineup consists of Senator Bill Bolling of Hanover, Mr. Gil Davis (late of the Paula Jones litigation effort), Delegate Joe May of Loudon, and Mr. Sean Connaughton of Prince William County. I know nothing of these men (other than Mr. Davis, who I saw back during his abortive run for the Attorney General's nomination in the mid-1990s) so I will have to learn more about them in order to communicate clearly to you, the readership, about this race. Obviously, I have no endorsement as of yet.
Attorney General: There are two known candidates, a Mr. Steve Baril of Richmond, and Delegate Robert F. McDonnell of Virginia Beach. I don't know either of these men, but brief research indicates that I would probably be happy with either of them as the candidate. Mr. Baril has never held public office, and Delegate McDonnell (obviously) has.
That's your basic Republican electoral primer. If and when I understand more about the Democrats, I will pass along that information as well.
Posted by Country Pundit at December 3, 2004 11:37 AM