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I hope he wins the nomination.  Imagine how entertaining a Marshall/Warner debate would be.  I'm laughing just thinking about it.  I heard a little of him on WTOP this afternoon and was left thinking what I always think when I hear him:  exactly what planet does he live on?

let this happen.

Quick, someone start a raisingidiotermarshall.com site.  Please please.

Marshall probably thinks he deserves it, too, running for national office, I mean.  Only, Marshall seems to have no sense of (intentional) humor. What an embarrassment for Virginia.

When it looked like it would be Tom Davis facing Gilmore, the VA GOP chose a convention rather than primary which would usually favor the more conservative candidate (Gilmore).  With Marshall entering the fray, should make for an interesting convention if he can motivate some of the party whackjo...I mean...faithful to rally for him.

As for resigning his seat, since he doesn't get anything of substance passed now, it's not like running for Senate would make him any less effective as a legislator.

My first impression is that Marshall will get whipped by Gilmore at the convention. However, I wonder if he might actually have a shot. As a sitting legislator with significant seniority in the House majority party, Marshall has some influence to sell. Gilmore has been on the sidelines for so long that he doesn't have much in the way of even residual power or influence.

This will surely be fun to watch.

Lately, Marshall has been raising the GOP hackles.  He's fought some Republican initiatives and raised a stink about who should hold party leadership.  So, while he is a sitting legislator and has some seniority, he's not necessarily a favorite of the party.

But a convention makes things interesting.  If he can rally his supporters and those who share his socially conservative views, he may be able to use his strong small government (as long as its still in your bedroom) and anti-tax stands to draw in other conservatives not completely at ease with Gilmore.  He shouldn't be underestimated.

The unfortunate side effect if he does get the nod is not that he will win (I really don't see that happening once his past statements and inanities see the light of day), but that he will build a huge campaign war chest making him basically a permanent fixture in the 13th HOD or a very viable candidate for Colgan's Senate seat in four years.