WaPo: Marshall Seeks Concessions From Gilmore
Not surprising:A few days before the convention, Gilmore sent out a mailing that questioned Marshall's conservative credentials. The Gilmore campaign said it was responding to three negative mail pieces that Marshall had sent out.
"Why would Jim want my endorsement?" Marshall asked. "He says I am dishonest, so why would an honorable man like Jim Gilmore want an endorsement from someone he says is dishonest?"
But Marshall, who based his campaign on his staunch opposition to abortion and tax increases, added he will throw his support behind Gilmore if the former governor comes out in favor of banning all abortions. Gilmore supports abortion rights until the 8th week of pregnancy, a stance that prompted Marshall to challenge him for the nomination.
"I would campaign harder for him than I would myself, if he comes out for life," said Marshall, adding he put 215,000 miles on his car during his Senate campaign this spring.
Gilmore appears unlikely to change his stance on abortion, but he still plans to reach out to Marshall and his supporters. At some point in time, Gilmore will have to reach out to value voters... quietly, and with a good deal of integrity that heals wounds without the "well, who else you gonna vote for?" mentality.
Until then, Gilmore has been handed a gem with Chichester's endorsement of Warner. Fiscal conservatives are galvanized.
The real question is whether Gilmore is being advised well enough to follow it up with an olive branch to social conservatives...
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Doug 
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The question is whether caving in to Marshall is worth more to Gilmore than not pissing off moderates in NoVa and elsewhere.
Frankly, Gilmore is going to need every vote he can get in November and pandering to the guy he lost too isn't necessarily the smart move.
should've said "pandering the guy who lost to him....."
Marshall's supporters made their point at the convention. We all know that including the Gilmore camp.
This is all fun and games until we lose the US Senate race to a candidate who has no illusions about placing pro abortion judges on the Supreme Court.
Then what has Bob Marshall achieved?
I am disagree with Gov. Gilmore's position on abortion but from judges to any key votes that come before the Senate I believe he will vote on the pro-life side.
I will gladly vote for Gov. Gilmore against the solidly pro-abortion Mark Warner.
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