Since the presidential campaigns kicked off last year, candidates have quietly and publicly asked for the support of Virginia’s popular Republican governor.

But Gov. Bob McDonnell has remained coy about his intentions. For someone with higher political aspirations whose name often comes up in conversations about potential vice presidential candidates, it might not have been in McDonnell’s best interest to join a campaign early and hitch his rising star to an eventual loser.

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