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As of December 2006, Gilmore felt that the declared candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination for President were insufficiently [[conservative]] and launched an exploratory committee, enabling him to start raising money for his run.  Despite a disappointing showing in the first quarter of 2007's [[money primary]] (he even came in behind [[Dennis Kucinich]]), Gilmore pressed on, officially declaring his candidacy on April 26, 2007, which entitled him to participate in all three of the televised [[debates]] that spring.  In his campaign speeches, Gilmore has continued to emphasize that he is more conservative than the [[first tier]], which he dismisses with the phrase "Rudy McRomney," a clever conflation of their names.

As of December 2006, Gilmore felt that the declared candidates for the 2008 Republican nomination for President were insufficiently [[conservative]] and launched an exploratory committee, enabling him to start raising money for his run.  Despite a disappointing showing in the first quarter of 2007's [[money primary]] (he even came in behind [[Dennis Kucinich]]), Gilmore pressed on, officially declaring his candidacy on April 26, 2007, which entitled him to participate in all three of the televised [[debates]] that spring.  In his campaign speeches, Gilmore has continued to emphasize that he is more conservative than the [[first tier]], which he dismisses with the phrase "Rudy McRomney," a clever conflation of their names.