From a Washington Post article this morning recounting the defeat in the state Senate of a Democratic-backed proposal to increase the state gasoline tax:
[Del. Brian Moran, D-Alexandria,] a likely Democratic candidate for governor next year, said he voted against the increase because it failed to garner support from Republicans. “Any effort to raise taxes has to be bipartisan,” Moran said. “This was an opportunity for rural legislators to take the lead, and they chose not to.”
Moran’s decision could become an issue in next year’s Democratic primary for governor. Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath), who also is running for governor, voted for [the] bill in the Senate.
Presumably, Morgan supports the idea of the gas tax — he just doesn’t want to take the heat for it. Hmm… Wonder what kind of governor he would be.