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McDonnell's Would be National Political Future

One local analyst says he could be on the 2012 GOP ticket.

Deirdre Blake
WFLS News

Date published: 11/4/2009

Now that voters have returned a republican to the governor's mansion, speculation abounds over Bob McDonnell's possible place beyond state politics.

George Mason University Political Analyst Dr. Steven Farnsworth says the republican party has had a rough run over the past few years.

The win is a big motivator to turn on the pressure.

Farnsworth says McDonnell could bode better with voters that past picks like Sarah Palin and Governor Bobby Jindal who both had various personal and professional problems arise. McDonnell could be a strong candidate to be tapped by the GOP for the presidential ticket in 2012.

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