Jim Gilmore presidential campaign, 2016

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Gilmore for America
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Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate Jim Gilmore
Governor of Virginia
Affiliation Republican Party
Status Announced: July 30, 2015
Headquarters PO Box 29322
Henrico, Virginia
Receipts US$105,807 (2015-09-30[1])
Website
www.GilmoreforAmerica.com

The 2016 presidential campaign of Jim Gilmore, the 68th Governor of Virginia, was officially launched on July 30, 2015 when Gilmore filed with the FEC and announced his candidacy through a variety of news outlets.[2]

Background[edit]

Gilmore, who served as Governor of Virginia from 1998-2002 and Chair of the Republican National Committee from January to December 2001, made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2008 election cycle. Gilmore later ran for the U.S Senate seat being vacated by Republican John Warner. He faced Democratic fellow former Governor Mark Warner, who was Gilmore's successor as Governor in 2002, and subsequently lost the election by a large margin.

Campaign[edit]

Gilmore formally announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination via an internet video clip on July 30, 2015,[2] a day after officially filing as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission.[3] The same evening, he appeared on Special Report with Bret Baier as the "center seat" where panelists Charles Krauthammer, Julie Pace, and Steve Hayes questioned him on a variety of issues.[4]

Gilmore has consistently been the lowest-polling candidate in the entire 2016 GOP field. He has rarely registered more than 1% in any national poll, often polling at 0%, and sometimes not even being offered as a choice. This resulted in Gilmore polling at an absolute 0.0% in the Huffington Post aggregate poll, and he is the only 2016 GOP candidate who does not even appear in the Real Clear Politics aggregate poll.[5][6] This nearly non-existent performance in the polls resulted in Gilmore failing to qualify for the second "undercard" lower-tier debate on September 16 (thus being the only commonly polled candidate not to do so).[7] Despite the significant lack of attention, Gilmore has insisted that he's "not going anywhere," and will continue to run.[8]

Endorsements[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Candidate (P80003379) Summary Reports – 2016 Cycle". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 16, 2015. 
  2. ^ a b Allen, Cooper (July 30, 2015). "Jim Gilmore formally joins GOP presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved July 30, 2015. 
  3. ^ Richinick, Michele (July 30, 2015). "Jim Gilmore Is GOP's 17th Presidential Candidate". Newsweek. Retrieved July 30, 2015. 
  4. ^ "Special Report". www.foxnews.com. Fox News. Retrieved 2015-07-30. 
  5. ^ "2016 National Republican Primary – Polls – HuffPost Pollster". Huffington Post. 
  6. ^ "2016 Republican Presidential Nomination". Retrieved September 20, 2015. 
  7. ^ "Gilmore campaign not concerned, despite not yet qualifying for next GOP debate". Fox News. 
  8. ^ "Jim Gilmore: Alive and Kicking". Bearing Drift.com. 
  9. ^ "Jim Gilmore Names State Senator Sam Cataldo Head of his New Hampshire Campaign". Blog.4president.org. October 16, 2015.