Bob Mcdonnell

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In a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, 35 percent of those surveyed viewed Gov. Bob McDonnell unfavorably. (associated press)

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The cumulative budget surplus under Gov. Bob McDonnell has been the largest for any administration in state history. (associated press)

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Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, center left, greets Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center right, with general manager Bruce Allen, left, and owner Dan Snyder, right, looking on at the football team training camp in Richmond, Va., Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Daniel Sangjib Min)

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is part of a delegation that traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan this week to visit troops (Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense)

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** FILE ** Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell this week stopped short of any wholesale changes to a transportation plan that will likely be his signature legislative achievement, but the under-fire Republican did propose a series of modifications. (Associated Press)

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Virginia’s roads and infrastructure has been an ongoing issue, but Gov. Bob McDonnell is taking heat for a bill that will hike the sales tax from 5 to 5.3 percent and allow an additional sales tax in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. (Associated Press)

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An Iowa TV ad rips Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for brokering a transportation deal that includes tax increases. Mr. McDonnell is a possible presidential candidate.