Warner Doesn't Take Page Out of Groh's Playbook
This Saturday against Syracuse, when Al Groh went for it on fourth down and one from the 10 yard line with a minute left to kill the clock when he could have gone ahead and kicked a field goal to probably win the game, he took a calculated risk. After the game, he said that he made the decision while thinking about the movie Risky Business: "All we came for was to win ... You guys ever seen the movie 'Risky Business'? Sometimes, you've just gotta say, 'What the ... heck.' "
Patrick McSweeney's piece on Bacon's Rebellion is an excellent analysis of Warner's failure to do exactly what Groh did on Saturday: take a calculated risk. Despite Warner's superior ratings among Virginia voters, he is not bold enough to put his political future on the line in a campaign against Allen. If he won, his chances at being elected President would be greatly enhanced, but he is not willing to risk the ramifications of a defeat.
That's what separates George Allen and Mark Warner. When George Allen was redistricted out of a congressional seat, he decided to ante up and run for governor. Warner just doesn't have that kind of guts.
posted by Lighthorse Harry at 11:08 AM
2 Comments:
Well one other thing.
If Warner won the senate seat, he wouldnt be able to wun for pres 2 years later.
You need to be there a term before you leave.
Also, Allen running for governor against a challenger, not an imcumbent, is different from Warner not running against a well liked imcumbent.
Besides, everyone knows Warner would lose anyway.
2:33 PM
What hokie said: your analysis is without any context and therefore mroe a smear than a thought. Warner wants to run for President. He might be able to beat Allen, but at the cost of basically abandoning Virginia less than a year later: the one state he brings to the table on a Presidential run. Running for Allen's seat would be stupid and a waste for Virginia, not brave.
9:24 AM
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