Bob Goes Door-to-Door

12:50 PM - Bob keeps door knocking

12:40 PM - Bob talks to a supporter. Camera crews are all around.

12:30 PM - Here is Bob going door-to-door in his old neighborhood

Live Blogging from Annandale

View the Press Release of Today’s events and make sure to check out the text of Bob’s speech!

Slideshow of Bob’s Annandale Event:

Bob McDonnell in Annandale.

11:10 AM - “We must dream big, act nobly, and get results” - Bob announces his campaign for Governor

11:02 AM - Bob talking about bringing jobs to Virginia

11:00 AM - Bob just announced campaign’s text messaging program. To join please text VA to “GOBOB”(46262)

10:50 AM - Bob on stage with his entire family

10:37 AM - Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling on stage now

Picture below is Congressman Wolf introducing Lt. Gov. Bolling

10:05 AM - About to kick things off

9:55 AM - Packed room and good music

9:25 AM - Shot of the speaker’s podium

9:15 AM - We’re here live blogging in Annandale, our first stop in Bob’s campaign kickoff tour. Its early but people are already here.

Former Congressman Tom Davis is at the event as well.

Bob’s Campaign Starts Tomorrow

Bob’s campaign officially kicks-off tomorrow and he wants you to join him as he travels across the Commonwealth.  Here is where Bob will be throughout the weekend:

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 WITH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BILL BOLLING
(All events will be held indoors)

10:00 am Northern Virginia—Annandale Firehouse (7128 Columbia Pike. Annandale, 22003) GET TICKETS

3:00 pm Richmond—J.R. Tucker High School (2910 N Parham Rd. Richmond, 23294) GET TICKETS

5:30 pm Hampton Roads—Princess Anne High School (4400 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach, 23462) GET TICKETS

SUNDAY, MARCH 29

1:00 pm Martinsville—2009 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway (340 Speedway Rd. Ridgeway, VA 24148) 

6:00 pm Online Kickoff Night—Bob participates in conference call with bloggers and visits with Virginia and National blogs.

Romney to Campaign for Bob

Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, has informed Virginia GOP officials he will accompany Bob on the campaign trail in May.

Get the full story here

My Campaign Kickoff

Friends-

In just a couple of days my campaign will officially kickoff at events across the Commonwealth.

Will you join me at an event near you? Check out the map below to see where I am stopping across the state and please RSVP for an event here.

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Looking forward to seeing you out over the next week. Please check back to my campaign site and this blog for fresh content throughout the week.

McCain Stops by Campaign

Arizona Senator and former Republican Presidential nominee John McCain will be joining Bob at a fundraiser tonight in McLean. 

Bob Visits E.C Glass High School

Fresh off his speech at Liberty University, Bob made another surprise visit Tuesday morning, this time to E.C. Glass High School.  Spending more than an hour with high school students of an AP government class, Bob took student questions and discussed the importance of voting.  Find out what the students asked the Republican gubernatorial candidate by clicking here.

Bob Visits Liberty University

This afternoon Bob attended a convocation at Liberty University.  During this surprise appearance Bob discussed the need to serve others and encouraged the students of Liberty to take a more active interest in their government.

Read a full recap of the event here.

Blogger Round-Up

Check out SWAC Girl’s post detailing Bob’s support for worker’s rights.

Blogger for McDonnell Lee Vogler discusses a recent event he attended with Bob and gives insight into the campaign.

The McDonnell Minute

SWAC Girl Blog has posted an article discussing Bob’s decision not to answer the SEIU Questionnaire which supports the Card Check legislation.  Read the article in its entirety here.

McDonnell Bracket Madness has officially kicked-off, view Bob’s picks here.  Bob went 12 for 16 on the first day but one of these losses was VCU who Bob had going to the elite eight.  How’s your bracket looking?

Chris Beer’s Mason Conservative was the subject of a Blogger Highlight.  Learn more about Chris and why he started up Mason Conservative by clicking here.

Don’t forget to RSVP and reserve your tickets for the official McDonnell for Governor Campaign Kick-Off later this month.

Help the campaign reach its goal of 100 “Bloggers for McDonnell” by sending an e-mail to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with your blog address and URL.

Join Bob on Facebook and Twitter!

The McDonnell for Governor Campaign wants to thank all of its supporters for helping us reach our goal of 2,000 Facebook supporters.  Because of your support we have developed the largest Facebook support group of all four candidates.  Please continue inviting family and friends to support Bob on Facebook.

Bob has also set up a Twitter account which allows him to send tweets to his followers.  To find out what Bob’s doing, follow him on Twitter here.

Think You Know College Basketball?

Bob’s picks are in and he has Louisville winning it all.  Have a different opinion?  Well sign up for McDonnell Bracket Madness here and see who really knows their college basketball.  Tomorrow, Thursday, March 18 is the final day to sign up for the competition, so be sure to beat the noon deadline and get your picks in.

The winner gets either a dinner with Bob or a 3-on-3 game with Bob and his twin boys, Sean and Bobby.

The Shad Plank has written a great article highlighting the competition, check it out here.

PW’S Friendly Reminder

PW Conservative, one of the “Bloggers for McDonnell,” has written a reminder to its supporters about the upcoming McDonnell campaign kick-off which takes place Saturday, March 28.

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Find the location closest to you and RSVP here.

Also, remember to sign up for McDonnell Bracket Madness before registration closes! The winner gets a 3 on 3 game with Bob or a steak dinner.

Blogger Highlight: Mason Conservative

With the campaign set to officially kick-off at the end of March, we thought it would be beneficial to our supporters to provide a more detailed look at one of the “Bloggers for McDonnell.”  This week’s Blogger Highlight takes a closer look at one of the very first bloggers for the McDonnell campaign, Mason Conservative.

Started in 2005 by Fairfax resident Chris Beer, Chris felt he could bring something to the conservative cause by starting up Mason Conservative.  Born on the same day the great statesmen Ronald Reagan was sworn into office, Chris hopes to use his blog as a way to push the conservative agenda here in Virginia, and assist the GOP in the 21st century.

Check out Mason Conservative’s article highlighting Bob’s GoPAC speech here.

Check back later to see who the McDonnell campaign will highlight next week.

Take on Bob McDonnell in McDonnell Bracket Madness

Think you know your NCAA basketball teams?  Try your luck against the Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell.

Here’s how the game works.  Once the brackets are announced Bob will make his selections. If your online bracket accumulates more points than his, you can either have dinner with Bob or play in a 3-on-3 game with him and his twin boys, Bobby and Sean.

Check out the official rules and regulations here.  Good luck.