Gilmore Pulls Out of Presidential Race

On saturday, July 14, 2007, Virginia Governor, Jim Gilmore dropped out of the 2008 Presidential Race. On Gilmore's website, he proclaimed: "It has become apparent to me that the combination of my late start, and the front-loaded nature of the primary schedule, have made it impractical to continue to pursue this path towards further public service. I believe that it takes years of preparation to put in place both the political and financial infrastructure to contest what now amounts to a one-day national primary in February." Because of Gilmore's withdrawal from this election chase, the number of Republicans in the field, has decreased down to 9 candidates.

I think that there really is no opinion to draw from this article just because it only informs the people of a candidate dropping out of the race. However, as Gilmore stated on his website, I do believe that in order to run in a Presidential Race, or any type of election whatsoever, you must have the knowledge of what you must do and fulfill in order to display yourself as a candidate, ready and willing to work. It does take years of preparation to prepare both politically and financially, and without that preparation, one might come across as irresolute and unqualified for the job.