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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:

Advantage Cuccinelli for First Debate of VA Governor's Race

MEMORANDUM TO: Interested Parties FROM: Danny Kanner, DGA Communications Director DATE: July 16, 2013 Re: Advantage Cuccinelli for First Debate of Virginia Governor’s Race Ken Cuccinelli has had a disastrous few weeks. He’s been embroiled in a scandal involving the gifts he and Governor Bob McDonnell took from Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, refused…

Virginia candidate E.W. Jackson: Yoga leads to Satan

By TAL KOPAN at Politico E.W. Jackson, the Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, suggested that yoga could open individuals to Satan, according to a report. Accompanying a profile of Jackson, who has been a thorn in the side of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ken Cuccinelli, the National Review’s Betsy Woodruff on Wednesday posted excerpts of Jackson’s 2008 book, “Ten Commandments…

E.W. Jackson: No daylight with Ken Cuccinelli

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS at Politico E.W. Jackson, the GOP lieutenant governor candidate in Virginia who’s made headlines since his selection earlier this month, said in a radio interview Friday that he and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli see eye-to-eye on the issues. “Look, we are in fundamental agreement,” Jackson said, when asked on the radio station WMAL whether he…

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