Will Gary Bergosh Run For State Attorney?

A recent poll conducted over the 2nd and 3rd of February shows that in a hypothetical matchup between Gary Bergosh and Greg Marcile for the State Attorney position, Gary Bergosh has 65-35 support among all party respondents, and a commanding 75-25 advantage with Republicans Only.  Will he run for this office though?

More and more people are asking me this question.  Will he run?

Why wouldn't he run?  is another question I frequently get.

I discussed a lot of this in a previous post early last month.

First of all--the answer to the question of if he will run is entirely up to him.  I know he has considered it in the past, and I know he would do a hell of a great job if he sought the position and won it.

But the answer really is up to him.  I don't know what he will do, I do not presume to speak for him nor do I know his plans.  It is up to God,  him, and his family, --as I know he would pray on this if he even thought there was a chance he would run.

To the question of why wouldn't he run?  Well, again, that's up to him.  But the first consideration is that he has a job already, an important job, an all-consuming job, and a meaningful, worthwhile job as a Circuit Court Judge.

It is a job of prestige and honor that pays a good wage--one Gary worked very hard to win in an expensive, hard-fought race 14 years ago.

And he would have to voluntarily resign that job on the spot---- before he could even sign up to run in a partisan State Attorney's  race.  That's number one.  And that would mean he would not get a paycheck for up to a year during the campaign.

Number two is the risk factor.  It would be tremendously risky (and borderline financially irresponsible and reckless) to leave a set, secure job that pays well to run in a contested race (which will be hotly contested).

But here comes the wild card that throws all these considerations into the wind.  Numbers.

The numbers look good for Gary Bergosh in this race.

According to a recent poll of which I am aware, in the hypothetical race between Gary Bergosh and Greg Marcile for State Attorney--- among those who expressed a choice Gary came out ahead by a margin of 65-35 among registered voters of all parties.  Among Republicans only--the number is even wider  75-25 Bergosh among voters who were not "undecided."

So we get back to the original question of will Gary Bergosh run for State Attorney?

As his brother and someone that loves him--my advice to him is to stay where he is and wait a few years.  This would prudent, this would be intelligent.  This would be the path of least resistance.

But Gary is his own man, he's a Marine, and I know he has often times rejected the path of least resistance and instead taken the path of Maximum Resistance. 

And this has worked out well for him thus far.

So we shall see what he chooses to do on this issue...........meanwhile, to all those who have asked me if he will run---the answer is I don't know.