“Anytime you have a reelection campaign against an incumbent president and you’re the party out of power — on the one hand it’s wide open because there’s not an heir apparent — but people are also gauging how strong is that incumbent president and what are my chances.We’re going to have a very healthy field of candidates, just like we did four years ago. It will eventually come down to two or three that break away from the rest of the pack, but I think it’s an absolutely wide open race right now.” -Governor Bob McDonnell (R-Va) in an interview with Politico. McDonnell also concedes that the GOP is "not yet" ready to take on the President's election fundraising operation, but adds, "But we will be".
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