Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Reflections on Terry's Announcement Tour

I’ve been following Terry around Virginia with a camera, and some things have become pretty clear:

First: Terry is an impact candidate. Wherever he goes, Terry not only draws a crowd, but he engages that crowd in a real conversation about where this Commonwealth needs to go. When people leave a Terry McAuliffe event, they’re energized, they know they’ve met a candidate with the talent and drive to win, and they’re engaged in the fight we have in front of us in 2009 to keep Virginia on top.

We’re going to need that energy and that engagement. We’ve just had a huge election for Democrats, but the Virginia Governor’s race will be the only competitive top-of-the-ticket race for 2009, and there won’t be any national race to turn Democrats out. The Republicans are hungry – they’ve been losing and they have a strong candidate in Bob McDonnell. We need a candidate who can create his own energy and generate the kind of support we’ll need to drive strong Democratic turnout, win this race and keep Virginia heading in the right direction.

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