Virginia’s Tea Party True Believer Aims Higher
Activism Thursday, December 1st, 2011
By ALEX ALTMAN | Time.com
Republican sources say Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s crusading attorney general, is “highly likely” to announce a run for governor in 2013, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Washington Post report. A bid could set up an interesting contested Republican primary against the state’s lieutenant governor, Bill Bolling, who is expected to run to replace the state’s popular Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell.
The reports aren’t a surprise. In the commonwealth, where the chief executive can’t serve consecutive terms, the AG’s perch is a way station to the governor’s mansion, and Cuccinelli’s high profile and strong conservative support have spurred frequent rumors that he’s angling for a higher office run. Much of the speculation, however, has centered around a challenge to Democratic Senator Mark Warner in 2014. Cuccinelli told the Post in August that he was considering a Senate run.
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