Jim Gilmore, We’ll Hardly Missed You
Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore dropped out the Republican Presidential race. Fundraising was the reason:
In the interview, Gilmore said the punishing financial requirements of the early-starting race caused him to decide it was “impractical” to continue. “Because of the front-loading of the primaries, I would have basically had to stop campaigning and spend full time organizing hundreds of people to raise money for me,” he said.
Gilmore’s campaign issued a statement in which he said: “I have come to believe that it takes more than a positive vision for our nation’s future to successfully compete for the presidency. I believe that it takes years of preparation to put in place both the political and financial infrastructure to contest what amounts to a one-day national primary in February.”
Gilmore said he made the decision in the past 48 hours on the basis of “an assessment of where I could do the most good for the country and the state of Virginia.” He said he has not made a decision about endorsing one of his rivals, but said he would not rule it out.
What took Gilmore so long to realize “it takes years of preparation” to run for President? Presidential campaigns are multi-million-dollar operations. They can’t be set up and run with the snap of the fingers. That’s the way it’s been for years. That Gilmore didn’t realize that makes me scratch my head.
It’s back to Virginia politics for him possible runs for governor or the U.S. Senate.
“Gilmore Drops out of the Race”
Somebody needs to tap TGT on the shoulder and show him the headlines that say, “Gilmore Who?”