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DGA Statement Regarding Tonight's Virginia Governor's Debate

WASHINGTON, DC—Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, issued the following statement regarding tonight’s Virginia governor’s debate: “Tonight, Virginia voters saw Ken Cuccinelli for who he really is: a desperate candidate willing to say anything to rescue a political career that’s been devoted entirely to a radical ideological agenda. Between his false and flailing…

Schapiro: Women are the boot on Cuccinelli’s neck

Jeff E. Schapiro jschapiro@timesdispatch.com In endorsing fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Doug Wilder alluded to the demographic advantage they share in candidacies for governor separated by 24 years: hefty, if not decisive, support among women. In 1989, as in 2013, women make up the majority of the electorate. They provided a narrow cushion for Wilder, the nation’s…

Tea Party Shutdown Is Killing Ken Cuccinelli

“He’s Pretty Supportive of the House”… “Aligned with the Tea Party”… “Nothing But Bad News”… “Really Bad For the Cuccinelli Campaign”… “Brutal for Ken Cuccinelli”… “He’ll Be the One Who Pays the Price” As the government shutdown rolls on, it’s increasingly clear that House Republicans are killing Ken Cuccinelli’s campaign for governor. Cuccinelli has…

DGA Statement Regarding Virginia Governor's Debate

WASHINGTON, DC—Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Colm O’Comartun tonight issued the following statement regarding the Virginia gubernatorial debate: “In this debate, Terry McAuliffe showed once again that he will be a governor who works in a bipartisan fashion to create jobs, improve schools, and rebuild infrastructure across the Commonwealth. Flailing, whining, and launching false attacks…

McAuliffe Opens Up Lead In VA-Gov

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a slight lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the closely watched Virginia governor’s race. Read McAuliffe pollster Geoff Garin’s take on the state of the race. Virginia Gov Race Polling Memo

DGA Statement on Ken Cuccinelli's Star Scientific Gifts Scandal

WASHINGTON, DC—Democratic Governors Association Communications Director Danny Kanner today issued the following statement regarding Ken Cuccinelli’s ongoing Star Scientific gifts scandal: “For months, Ken Cuccinelli has said he can’t ‘unring the bell’ on the $18,000 in shady gifts he took from scandal-scarred Star Scientific and its CEO Jonnie Williams. But today, he proved that…

Terry McAuliffe Pulls Ahead in VA Governor's Race

By Stuart Rothenberg As the stretch run for the Virginia gubernatorial election begins, Democrat Terry McAuliffe has established himself as a narrow but clear front-runner over state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican. Polling generally shows the Democrat with a consistent mid-to-upper single digit lead, a significant advantage in a three-way race at this point in the…

VA Gov. Hopeful Shamelessly Panders to Rival College's Fan Base

Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ken Cuccinelli wants Virginia Tech fans to know he’s rooting for the Hokies–just don’t tell them Cuccinelli attended rival school UVA.

Terry McAuliffe Leads Ken Cuccinelli In New Poll

The Huffington Post | By Ariel Edwards-Levy Democrat Terry McAuliffe has a 6-point lead over Republican state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, with McAuliffe taking 48 percent to Cuccinelli’s 42 percent among Virginians likely to vote in this year’s election. Neither candidate is especially popular, and both have faced a spate…

Video: Cuccinelli Mocked On ABC's The View

The hosts of ABC’s The View mercilessly mock Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ken Cuccinelli for trying to regulate peoples’ sex lives:

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