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Exchange of the Day

May 5, 2016 · 9:29 am ET · 23 Comments

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) to Molly Ball: “What a nightmare, what a nightmare.”

Ball: “Are you going to vote for him?”

Gilmore: “Sure.”

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Gilmore Couldn’t Even Get Elected as a Delegate

May 3, 2016 · 7:00 am ET · 9 Comments

“Jim Gilmore may be a former governor, state attorney general, Republican National Committee chairman and presidential candidate. But he couldn’t get elected as a delegate to his party’s national convention,” the Washington Post reports.

“When delegates were selected at Virginia’s state convention in Harrisonburg this past weekend, Gilmore, 66, put his name forward and was shut out.”

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Gilmore Ends Presidential Bid

February 12, 2016 · 6:40 pm ET · 36 Comments

Jim Gilmore is ending his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination, USA Today reports.

“Gilmore suspended his campaign following a poor performance in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, which followed an even worse showing Feb. 1 in Iowa, where he barely campaigned and was the choice of only 12 caucusgoers. Fewer than a dozen people showed up at his New Hampshire election night party.”

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Gilmore Admits He Won’t Win

February 10, 2016 · 6:54 am ET · 14 Comments

Jim Gilmore conceded he won’t win the Republican presidential nomination, USA Today reports.

Said Gilmore: “I entered the race having been out of office for a considerable amount of time. I wasn’t a sitting governor, my father wasn’t president, and my brother wasn’t president.”

He told one supporter: “I don’t think we’ll win this thing, but let’s see if we can get some recognition.”

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Gilmore Got 12 Votes In Iowa

February 2, 2016 · 2:27 pm ET · 25 Comments

On Iowa caucus night, former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore got twelve votes, National Review reports.

“That’s only twelve votes ahead of you, and you weren’t even running. He finished 107 votes behind ‘other.'”

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Bonus Quote of the Day

January 28, 2016 · 3:10 pm ET · 59 Comments

“I will be president of the United States.”

— Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, in an interview on MSNBC.

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Bonus Quote of the Day

December 1, 2015 · 2:33 pm ET · 32 Comments

“He’s really not a factor at this point.”

— GOP presidential candidate Jim Gilmore (R), quoted by BuzzFeed, on Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) presidential campaign.

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Gilmore Is Running But Not Campaigning

September 8, 2015 · 6:39 am ET · 9 Comments

“Jim Gilmore is running for president. He’s just not campaigning for president. That’s what sets him apart,” the Washington Post reports.

“In fact, since Gilmore — a former governor of Virginia — officially got into the presidential race on July 30, he has not held a single formal campaign event with actual voters present. No handshakes in Iowa. No rallies in New Hampshire. Nothing.”

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Gilmore Is Running for President

July 29, 2015 · 5:08 pm ET · 37 Comments

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president of the United States, NBC News reports.

His entry into the 2016 race makes him the 17th major Republican candidate for president.

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Gilmore Will Run for President

July 7, 2015 · 9:47 pm ET · 57 Comments

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) told the Richmond Times Dispatch that he is running for president and plans a formal announcement in the first week of August.

“He said he does not think any other Republican candidates have addressed what he considers the vital national security and economic concerns facing the nation.”

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Gilmore Says He’d Be Better

March 29, 2015 · 6:52 am ET · 27 Comments

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) said his party’s likely candidates for the next presidential election “look lost on two key issues — foreign policy and the economy,” The Hill reports.

Said Gilmore:”What makes me different? As the former governor of Virginia, I actually ran one of the major states in this country. Secondly, none of the other potential candidates knows anything about foreign policy, whereas I do.”

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Conversation with Jim Gilmore

November 22, 2014 · 11:10 am ET · Leave a Comment

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) joins us on the Political Wire podcast for a discussion of changed political landscape after the 2014 midterm elections.

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