No really, just shoot me:
The Virginia Democratic State Central Committee voted yesterday to hold a primary next year to choose the party’s candidate for governor amid growing indications that there could be a three-way fight for the nomination.
Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee who has been mentioned as a possible candidate for governor, said yesterday that he plans to start a 30-locality tour of the state this month to campaign for Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Senate candidate Mark R. Warner. But the tour could also serve as a test of McAuliffe’s appeal with the Democratic activists who play a crucial role in electing the party’s nominee for governor.
“Clearly, I won’t rule it out,” McAuliffe, a McLean resident, said of a bid for governor. “A lot of people have talked to me about it, but I said let’s just focus on this year. . . . By Election Day, I will have traveled to every corner of the state for Obama and Mark Warner.”
And Chris Matthews wants to run for Arlen Specter’s senate seat.
