tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54146636477539043922011-07-08T06:13:18.142-04:00News from the Terry McAuliffe Campaign for Governor.McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-57734655133678213832009-06-08T12:22:00.001-04:002009-06-08T12:27:58.729-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a series of ads highlighting endorsements and coverage from newspapers throughout Virginia. The ads, which will air on radio and television, contain clips from the Richmond Voice, The Richmond Free Press, The New Journal &amp; Guide, The Washington Post and NPR which highlight Terry's experience and why he's the best candidate to beat Bob McDonnell in November.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Virginia's newspapers agree: Terry McAuliffe is the one Democrat who can win in November," the announcer states in the ad.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-ads-highlighting-state-newspapers-endorsements">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5773465513367821383?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-49961172675987904832009-06-05T17:41:00.001-04:002009-06-05T17:43:15.702-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">This afternoon, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell released a video discussing his support for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Rendell announced his support for McAuliffe this morning, citing his expereience creating jobs and his plan for getting Virginia's economy back on track.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/governor-rendell-releases-video-in-support-of-mcauliffe">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4996117267598790483?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-89418782598511489432009-06-05T17:11:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:12:55.989-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was today endorsed by the Lynchburg Voters League, a historically African American organization focused on voters' rights. Citing McAuliffe's grassroots campaign and his record or working to involve new and diverse groups in the electoral process, the group named McAuliffe the best candidate to represent the Democratic Party and beat Bob McDonnell in November.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/lynchburg-voters-league-virginia-democratic-activists-endorse-mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8941878259851148943?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-37766894283944171422009-06-05T16:09:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:11:44.423-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was endorsed today by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. Governor Rendell, who has created new jobs and championed higher wages for Pennsylvania's working families, cited McAuliffe's forward-looking Business Plan for Virginia as he announced his endorsement.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-endorsed-by-governor-ed-rendell">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3776689428394417142?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-32934145032481928732009-06-05T15:08:00.000-04:002009-06-08T12:12:31.940-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">There are only 4 days until Election Day, and the blogs are buzzing over who looks like the best candidate to win the Democratic primary. Bloggers are praising Terry for being the only candidate to take a bold stance against special interests. More have recently come out with endorsements of Terry, while other supporters have been discussing polls and recent news coverage.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">At <a href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/06/brian-schweitzer-to-endorse-terry.html">Blue Virginia</a>, Lowell reported on Terry's recent endorsement from Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, providing a post with commentary and a second post with video of the endorsement event.</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>A top-notch endorsement for Terry McAuliffe, following Ed Rendell's endorsement earlier today...Chris Cillizza adds that Schweitzer's endorsement "sends a message that not only does Schweitzer think McAuliffe will win next Tuesday's primary (otherwise, why fly in from Montana to stand with a potential loser) but also that McAuliffe represents the best chance for Democrats to keep the seat in the fall election." Nice.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-6509">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3293414503248192873?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-26959037239847556092009-06-05T15:07:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:09:06.278-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was endorsed today by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, who joined McAuliffe on the campaign trail. At a stop in Arlington this morning where they greeted voters, Governor Schweitzer cited McAuliffe's long history as an entrepreneur and his record of creating jobs.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />"As a businessman myself, I know that Terry's experience creating thousands of jobs and building successful businesses means he has the experience to get Virginia's economy moving again," said Governor Brian Schweitzer. "I know what it takes to be a successful governor. In Montana we have created more new jobs at the highest wages and built the largest surpluses in the history of the state. I am confident under Terry's leadership Virginia will see those kinds of results."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-endorsed-by-governor-brian-schweitzer">Click here to read more.</a></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2695903723984755609?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-27700805718962250332009-06-04T17:30:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:32:36.891-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Free Lance-Star</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">May 4, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Chelyen Davis</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Terry McAuliffe may be the first candidate for governor to ask Grady Spades to lift his shirt.<br />Spades, who works at Jack Brown's Tattoo Revival and has a number of tattoos, was at the bar in Sammy T's downtown restaurant yesterday when McAuliffe came in to do some campaigning.<br />"Did that hurt?" McAuliffe asked, pointing to the tattoos on Spades' arms. "You got the back, too? Stomach?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Within a minute, McAuliffe had Spades raising his shirt to show off the tattoos.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">He ended by pressing stickers and brochures into Spades' hands, arguing that even though Spades lives in Maryland, he could be a billboard for McAuliffe.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I'm running for governor. I need your help, brother," McAuliffe said. "Jobs!"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-visits-eateries-talking-about-jobs">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2770080571896225033?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-7171775662625575662009-06-04T17:24:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:28:05.048-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">New Journal and Guide<br />June 4, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Virginia Democrats will go to the polls next Tuesday, June 9th to vote for candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, among other offices. Next week's victors then will run against the Republicans in the November 3rd General Election. These early Democratic primaries, unfortunately, don't have a history of attracting a decent voter turn-out. It may be that citizens stay home because they discount the importance of the June Primary.<br /><br />Often the Black attitude has been that the June Primary is a vote between Twiddle-Dee Democrat or Twiddle-Dum Democrat, so it really doesn't matter who wins.<br /><br />Nothing could be further from the truth this year, although on too many occasions, that attitude has been justified.<br /><br />This year, three qualified men believe each can lead Virginia as the next governor during these critical times. However, only one will move full-steam ahead to challenge GOP candidate Bob McDonnell. That winner must be the strongest of the three.<br /><br />We believe that man is Terry McAuliffe.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-for-governor-new-journal-and-guide">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-717177566262557566?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-29683021937464219012009-06-03T19:24:00.000-04:002009-06-04T19:25:28.780-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Today, VETERANS' VISION released the following statement endorsing Terry McAuliffe for Governor:</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"The Electoral Board of the VETERANS' VISION publication announced their endorsement of Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia earlier today. Citing an ongoing commitment to military veterans, Mr. McAuliffe was commended for his vision to put over 100,000 of Virginia's unemployed veterans back to work.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"Chad Lego, spokesman for the VETERANS' VISION and an Iraq War veteran, said, "Terry McAuliffe will be a champion for American veterans in the Governors' office. Veterans in Virginia face an 11% unemployment rate and Terry has shown he has the vision, creativity and energy to lead the Commonwealth of Virginia and meet the many challenges that lie ahead for troops returning back home from Iraq and Afghanistan."</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/veterans-vision-endorses-mcauliffe-for-governor"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2968302193746421901?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-2656075946023252122009-06-03T19:23:00.000-04:002009-06-04T19:24:37.629-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement in response to the false personal attacks levied by opponents. The ad highlights McAuliffe's experience as a business owner and his documented record of creating jobs. It also points out his bold plans to grow Virginia's economy by focusing on green technologies.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-ad-to-respond-to-negative-attacks-and-highlight-call-for-lobbyist-reform"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-265607594602325212?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-663660770631520682009-06-03T17:22:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:23:46.943-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Washington Post</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">June 3rd, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Rosalind Helderman</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">From the annals of smart campaigning... Terry McAuliffe made a stop this afternoon at the GM plant in Fredericksburg that the company announced Monday it is shuttering as part of its bankruptcy filing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not a bad move for the candidate who has made job creation the centerpiece of his run for the governor's mansion. McAuliffe took a tour of the plant, which is scheduled to close in 2010, as a guest of local UAW leaders and Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Chairman Henry "Hap" Connors Jr, whose endorsed his campaign.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Melvin Carter, the local union political coordinator, said he'd welcome any of the candidates--he said he's invited everyone "all the way up to the White House" to visit the plant--but only McAuliffe had so far reached out to make it happen. The plant once employed 300--now only 68 people work at the mostly quiet factory that manufacturers torque converter clutch plants.<br />"It's good to know he's interested," Carter said. "You know what they always say, contact your congressman or senator. Well..."</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-consoles-campaigns-at-gm-plant">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-66366077063152068?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-30572730740903947612009-06-03T17:20:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:21:46.532-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Richmond Voice</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">June 3, 2009</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Virginia's next governor should be able to truthfully tell Virginians that he is doing everything he can to help them navigate these troubled economic waters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Only three of the four men running to be governor can be trusted to tell the truth on the issue. They include State Sen. Creigh Deeds, former Del. Brian Moran and former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe. All three are Democrats whose final face off for the governorship will take place during Tuesday's Democratic primary. The victor will go on to face the Republican nominee for governor, former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The VOICE editorial team met with Sen. Deeds and McAuliffe recently, and we like both their plans for bringing jobs for Virginia, focusing on green economy and energy renewability, sprucing up Virginia's education system and public transportation as well as ensuring that our teachers have incentives to stay put, among other things.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">While we believe that all three Democratic candidates will do a better job than McDonnell, we are confident that McAuliffe is the strongest candidate to beat McDonnell in November. In addition, we know that he will continue laying the groundwork for sensible spending and fairness that fellow Democrats, Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, have laid in Virginia over the last eight years.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to read more.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3057273074090394761?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-73279436111255542572009-06-02T18:12:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:13:37.215-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was joined at a press conference this morning by area ministers in Hampton as they discussed their support for his campaign. Citing his commitment to Virginia families and Virginia values, good jobs and a good salary for every hardworking Virginia, a quality education for every Virginia child, and protecting those who are vulnerable with policies, such as a proposed ban on predatory lending, that set him apart from every other candidate, the group offered their enthusiastic support of McAuliffe's candidacy.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"The job that Terry's involved in, he gives it all his heart, and that's what we need here in Virginia," said Bishop Rudolph Lewis. "That's why I've been supporting him because I feel the same way about reaching out and touching people. The people that I believe he helps most are the people that we are trying to help."</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/ministers-endorse-mcauliffe">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7327943611125554257?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-65527284971078235152009-06-02T18:11:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:12:45.208-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement highlighting some of the main tenets of his business plan and his commitment to big ideas for Virginia's future.</p>"With Virginia families hurting, we need new ideas in Richmond. As Governor, I'll make Virginia a leader in renewable energy and create good jobs," McAuliffe says in the ad. "Some are afraid to think big, but President Kennedy didn't say we're going half way to the moon, he said we're going all the way. On June 9th I'd be honored to have your vote because are challenges our too big to think small."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-ad-highlighting-business-plan-and-big-ideas">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6552728497107823515?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-90148705476345271202009-06-02T17:17:00.001-04:002009-06-05T17:20:09.299-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Virginian Pilot</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">June 2nd, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Julian Walker<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Payday Pundit, a blog of the national trade group for payday lenders, has a post on its Web site urging readers to contact Democrat Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign about his criticisms of the industry.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">McAuliffe has said he will work to ban payday lenders from Virginia, which began regulating the industry earlier this decade.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Accomplishing that goal could be a challenge.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The state legislature has passed laws to further control the industry in recent years, but has not shown a willingness to completely banish it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/payday-lenders-target-terry">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-9014870547634527120?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-69622581472450736492009-06-02T17:15:00.000-04:002009-06-05T17:17:40.074-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Richmond Times-Dispatch</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">June 2nd, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Jeff Schapiro<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Terry McAuliffe, running for the Democratic nomination for governor, wants to run payday lenders out of Virginia.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Not so fast, says the high-cost, instant-loan industry.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Community Financial Services Association, a trade group for the nation's biggest payday lenders, is using its blog, http://www.paydaypundit.org, to mobilize its troops against McAuliffe.<br />McAuliffe, in Richmond today for a meet-and-greet with more than 40 staffers and volunteers, hinted that lenders have offered to contribute money to his campaign, but that he's not interested.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"The audacity of these people," said McAuliffe.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">McAuliffe wants to give the boot to car-title lenders, too. His beef with the fringe-credit business: That it profits at the expense of the poor and uneducated.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/you-can-tell-a-lot-about-a-candidate-by-the-enemies-he-makes">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6962258147245073649?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-79687456320942656242009-06-02T09:20:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:07:14.898-04:00<span style="font-family: arial;">WAMU ran this story on Terry's grassroots campaign and bold ideas to get Virginia's economy moving again.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/profile-of-terry-on-wamu"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7968745632094265624?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-48075812869186449982009-06-01T18:10:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:11:20.734-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">June 1st, 2009<br />Northern Virginia Daily<br />Garren Shipley</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Opponents may call Terry McAuliffe many things, but "inconsistent" and "lethargic" aren't among them.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">The former Democratic National Committee chairman turned gubernatorial candidate made the rounds of Virginia this past week, hammering on the same theme he's been on since December.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Jobs, jobs, jobs.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe, a latecomer to the race, has focused on economic issues since he began his "listening tour" last year.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe faces former Del. Brian Moran, D-Alexandria, and state Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath County, in an open June 9 Democratic primary.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/governor-hopeful-jobs-best-fix-for-va"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4807581286918644998?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-52473924360287770292009-06-01T15:57:00.001-04:002009-06-01T16:03:26.633-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry Mcauliffe was joined this morning by Commonwealth business owners as they announced the formation of Small Business Leaders for Terry. Citing his experiences as a businessman and entrepreneur, his record of job creation, and his support for Virginia's business owners, the group endorsed McAuliffe and pledged to campaign on his behalf.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Terry knows first-hand what it means to build a business from the ground up," said Tyreek Moore of AbsolutionsIT. "I know that we can count on him as governor to provide the support needed to grow our businesses and attract new wealth to Virginia. The Commonwealth can play a key role in helping new businesses to get off the ground and established businesses to expand in new ways. Terry will make sure we have the resources we need to innovate and grow."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/small-business-leaders-announce-support-for-mcauliffe">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5247392436028777029?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-26958186655787540522009-05-30T15:27:00.000-04:002009-06-01T15:30:31.513-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe this morning released the following statement on the official nomination of Bob McDonnell as the Republican candidate for governor:<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I want to congratulate Bob McDonnell on formally becoming the Republican nominee today. If I have the honor of becoming the Democratic nominee, I look forward to talking about the differences in our records - I am the only candidate for governor with experience creating thousands of jobs, the only one who hasn't been mired in the partisan bickering in Richmond, and the only one who will bring the same executive style leadership that Governors Warner and Kaine brought to the office.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"I'm proud of my experience and my record, but this weekend, Bob McDonnell, surrounded by Mitt Romney, Sean Hannity, and other Republicans has tried to reinvent his. They've all tried to hide his long divisive ideological record, and portray him as someone who now is a moderate.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-statement-on-the-nomination-of-bob-mcdonnell">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2695818665578754052?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-26736093707169107212009-05-29T17:28:00.000-04:002009-06-01T17:30:35.060-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">May 29th, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Politico</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Jonathan Martin</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Brian Moran served for 20 years as a local prosecutor and in the Virginia House. Creigh Deeds has been in the Virginia House and Senate for 17 years.<br /><br />But they’re both being outpaced in most polls by a man who has never served a day in public office and, until a few months ago, had few ties to Virginia besides his mailing address.<br /><br />What would have seemed implausible a year ago, maybe even laughable, doesn’t seem so far-fetched anymore: Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and Clinton First Friend, as Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee.<br /><br />That a son of Syracuse turned Washington operator might claim the party’s nomination in the June 9 primary speaks to the sea-change under way in Virginia.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-blazes-different-virginia-trail">Click here to read more.</a></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2673609370716910721?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-2905816075057614252009-05-29T15:24:00.000-04:002009-06-01T15:25:08.408-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new radio ad highlighting his experience and widespread support from Virginia organizations and Democratic leaders, including President Bill Clinton.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"It makes a difference who the Governor is. It makes a difference what the policies are and I am telling you Terry McAuliffe was made for this moment in history," President Clinton says in the ad. "He's got more energy than anybody I've ever met, he's relentlessly positive and he really cares about people like you.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-radio-ad-featuring-president-clinton">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-290581607505761425?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-16090811720607807062009-05-29T15:20:00.000-04:002009-06-01T15:22:57.442-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">This morning, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe highlighted his plans for increasing energy efficiency to help our environment, create jobs, and reduce the energy bills of Virginia families at an event with representatives from building company Bain-Waring. At a high-efficiency home construction project where recycled newspaper insulation was being installed, McAuliffe discussed his proposals to reduce Virginia's energy consumption and meet the energy needs of the Commonwealth with members of the League of Conservation Voters, whose organization endorsed McAuliffe in the gubernatorial primary.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest, and cleanest way for Virginia to meet its growing energy demands," said McAuliffe. "By investing in cost-effective energy efficiency measures, we can not only save Virginia families money, we can create efficiency sector jobs right here in the Commonwealth."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/terry-mcauliffe-highlights-energy-efficiency-proposals">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1609081172060780706?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-14815228110088980182009-05-28T17:18:00.000-04:002009-06-01T17:28:30.428-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Richmond Free Press</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">May 28, 2009<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In considering our endorsement for governor in the June 9 Democratic primary, our foremost objective is this: To keep up the Virginia momentum for President Obama’s audacious program of hope and change. In order to achieve that goal, we believe we must elect the strongest Democratic candidate with the ability to defeat the Republican candidate in the Nov. 3 General Election.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the presidential election, Virginia took a huge progressive step when it voted for Barack Obama and contributed to his historic win for the presidency. The president’s win in Virginia marked a phenomenal break with the past. It marked the first time in 44 years that a Democrat had won over a conservative Republican candidate. A more noteworthy fact: Virginia, with an indisputable awful history of pervasive racism voted for President Obama, signaling a convincing break with the past. That break sent an unbelievably welcome message – that all Virginians can be treated as equals.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We must keep up this momentum of hope and change: not only for Virginia, but for the future of the nation.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The General Election will be a referendum on the progressive policies of a president who, in just four months, has made awesome strides to clean up the mess created by former President Gorge W. Bush, with the fanatical support of the likes of Virginia Republicans Eric Cantor, Bob McDonnell and Bill Bolling. These are old Harry Byrd-type politicians who can see no good in the enlightened, effective performance of President Obama. They are servants of the rich. They are the cold, heartless opponents of the poor and average citizen.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1481522811008898018?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-34345472249682674062009-05-28T17:14:00.000-04:002009-06-01T17:16:25.189-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Washington Post</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thursday, May 28, 2009 </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Theresa Vargas</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Few eighth-graders hire attorneys, but after the class rings didn’t arrive at St. Ann’s School in Syracuse, N.Y., there was Terry McAuliffe, ringing the doorbell of one of the area’s most prominent litigators. That lawyer’s son, Duke Kinney, remembers opening the door to find his friend and class president wearing a suit, carrying a briefcase and asking, “Is Mr. Kinney home?”<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">“This guy thought he was messing with an eighth-grader, but he was messing with the wrong eighth-grader,” Kinney recalled recently of the salesman, who eventually delivered the rings. “The next thing you know, this eighth-grader has a letter being served to this guy from the biggest law firm in Syracuse.”<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Among Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates, McAuliffe, 52, has fallen into the easy description of carnival barker, shouting for one and all to come join the fun of creating jobs, embracing alternative energy and eliminating predatory lenders.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/democrat-a-mix-of-showmanship-political-savvy">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3434547224968267406?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-83533470555907722222009-05-28T15:17:00.000-04:002009-06-01T15:19:25.102-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new radio ad highlighting his support from Grammy award winning hip-hop artist and Democratic activist will.i.am. McAuliffe and will.i.am have known each other since 2004 and have worked together on many Democratic efforts.<br />"If you know Terry then you know how contagious his energy is, so when he asked me to join him and the Democratic party to reach out to young people, I didn't have to think twice," will.i.am says in the ad.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-radio-ad-featuring-william">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8353347055590772222?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-7119111327785406192009-05-28T14:45:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:08:39.991-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Just like Terry and all of our supporters, the blogosphere is gearing up for Election Day. This week bloggers have been talking about which candidates are looking good in the polls, Terry's latest endorsements, and events leading up to the final week. We're just as excited as bloggers are for the upcoming primary election, which is why we all agree we need to put every ounce of that energy into getting out the vote.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Terry has received numerous endorsements this week, including former Lieutenant Governor Candidate Jon Bowerbank and prominent Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett. Ben explains his reasons for endorsing Terry at his blog, <a href="http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2009/05/endorsement-for-governor.html"> Not Larry Sabato</a>.</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>This hasn't been an easy choice… But after a lot of thought, I'm going to support Terry McAuliffe for Governor. A few reasons: The national media has been salivating over this race since Terry got into it waiting for a gaffe that they could jump on and blow up. It hasn't happened, because Terry has researched the issues, learned local politics in every corner of the Commonwealth and surrounded himself with a first rate campaign team. I think that indicates that Terry is ready for the General Election... He can take on the toughest fights- and drive the General Assembly to solutions. …we need a Governor to shake things up in Richmond. Terry is the right man at this time to do so… More importantly, Terry is giving people a little bit of that hope we got in 2008 and that kind of optimistic attitude can do everyone a lot of good right now.</p></blockquote> <p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-52809">Click here to read more.</a></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-711911132778540619?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-10291822352640483502009-05-28T11:33:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:09:50.256-04:00<span style="font-family: arial;">There are two excellent stories out today - an endorsement from the state's leading African-American newspaper, the </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Richmond Free Press</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, and a great profile of Terry in </span><i style="font-family: arial;">The Washington Post</i><span style="font-family: arial;">. I'm not going to do much writing in this email; the articles speak for themselves. As the </span><i style="font-family: arial;">RFP</i> wrote, <b style="font-family: arial;">"We see Terry McAuliffe as the one who can win, keep up the momentum for hope and change and continue the tradition of smart, fair-minded resourceful leadership best exemplified by President Obama."</b> <p style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1029182235264048350?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-26274111409606470692009-05-27T17:12:00.000-04:002009-06-01T17:13:59.157-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Collegiate Times</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">May 27, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">by Mike Sage<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2009 Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has given the campaign a big name with considerable experience working at the highest levels of public affairs.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">He has accomplished much in both the business and political world, and his most obvious characteristic is one that seems quite appropriate for a potential governor of the commonwealth during these tough economic times: energy.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">One meeting with McAuliffe is all an observer needs to fully comprehend this contagious energy. I've had the chance to witness McAuliffe in action on two different occasions: first at the Collegiate Times' sponsored gubernatorial debate held in Blacksburg for this year's Democratic candidates, and a second time at a speech in Roanoke. In each instance, I left the experience thoroughly impressed with this very outgoing candidate.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-brings-energy-to-virginia-race">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2627411140960647069?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-76706648228112117662009-05-26T17:11:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:13:30.909-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement highlighting his ideas for getting all Virginia's children on a path to success.</p> <p>"Did you know we use the failure rate of third graders to help predict how many prison spots Virginia will need in 15 years?" says McAuliffe in the ad. "As Governor I'll invest in early education, reduce class sizes and invest in teacher pay because the future of our children and our Commonwealth start right here."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-ad-highlighting-education-plans">Click here to read more and watch the ad.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7670664822811211766?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-25722982063258561182009-05-26T17:10:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:11:28.606-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe received the endorsement of Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett and former lieutenant governor candidate Jon Bowerbank, as well as Democratic leaders from across the state.</p> <p>The McAuliffe campaign this morning released a video from Tribbett announcing his endorsement of McAuliffe's candidacy and discussing his support. That video can be found <a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/articles/not-larry-sabatos-ben-tribbett-endorses-terry-mcaulife">here</a>.</p> <p>Tribbett runs the blog Not Larry Sabato, the most widely read political blog in the Commonwealth. McAuliffe has previously been endorsed by the three co-founders of the Draft Jim Webb movement, bloggers Lee Diamond, Josh Chernila, and Lowell Feld.</p> <p>Former lieutenant governor candidate Jon Bowerbank, citing McAuliffe's experience and leadership, elaborated on his endorsement in a statement to the campaign. "Terry's got big ideas for Virginia's future and I believe he's got the experience to deliver-- on job creation and making our Commonwealth a leader on green technologies," said Bowerbank. "At a time when so many families across the Commonwealth are struggling, Terry can help bring people from across the Commonwealth together to get our economy back on track. I look forward to working with him, and I strongly endorse his candidacy for Governor."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-announces-endorsements-from-virginia-blogger-commonwealth-democratic-leaders">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2572298206325856118?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-8772392555156025682009-05-26T14:09:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:11:16.105-04:00<h2 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I've got some great news, and it's all thanks to your hard work. Some new polling shows we've got the lead, and today we're releasing a new TV ad to help keep our momentum going. But with just two weeks to go until Election Day, our opponents are ratcheting up the attacks, and we're counting on your help to pull us over the finish line.</span></h2><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/great-news"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-877239255515602568?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-50480435005598916762009-05-23T17:20:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:27:26.609-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">National Journal<br />May 23, 2009<br />by Jennifer Skalka</p> <span style="font-family:arial;">When he turned 52 early this year, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe -- glad-handing former rainmaker of the Democratic National Committee and permanent First Friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton -- fittingly celebrated with a fundraiser lightly disguised as a birthday party. Old pals, including such famous-for-Washington types as lawyer Richard Ben-Veniste and former Rep. Tom McMillen, turned out for the Macker, as he's known. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the middle of the room stood a five-tier confection -- bright blue and decorated with cardinals, the state bird. A McAuliffe-looking figurine, but blonder, stood atop the cake, which had the state's motto, Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants), draped across it. But when the time came for guests to dive in, a waiter instead delivered ready-to-eat slices of some other goodie from a back room. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Was the strange, towering creation for real? Without dragging a finger through the Technicolor frosting, it was impossible to tell. But as the irrepressible party pitchman-turned-candidate closes in on his first-ever primary, the mystery dessert makes an easy metaphor for what Old Dominion voters must decide about his gold-plated campaign. "If you're lookin' for the same old thing, I'm not your guy to go to Richmond," the transplanted New Yorker, who has developed a new habit of dropping his g's, told well-wishers.<br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/this-time-mcauliffe-is-selling-himself"><br />Click here to read more.</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5048043500559891676?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-46873428675093633322009-05-22T17:11:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:12:53.811-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">With 18 days until the primary, bloggers this week analyzed the recent events impacting the gubernatorial race, including celebrity rallies and endorsements, debates, campaign attacks, issues and polls.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">At <a href="http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/diary/361/another-view-of-todays-debate-mcauliffe-wins-mcauliffe-loses">Blue Commonwealth</a>, aznew provided a balanced look at the last Democratic gubernatorial debate, with some positive and negative reactions to each of the candidates.</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>My first impression at the debate was that Terry McAuliffe won. In the hall, at least, Creigh seemed a little flat and Moran seemed, well, lost in the sense that with three weeks left to go in a campaign that he has been waging for three years, he still hasn't seemed to find a consistent voice or message... First, let me cite the one winning McAuliffe moment that stood out as the debate's highlight. When it came time for his question, Creigh asked McAuliffe how he could promise so much to so many - building a gym, paying teachers mortgages, etc., when he knows budgets will be tight. The question was intended to put McAuliffe on the spot for pandering and over-promising. Before he was halfway done asking it, however, it was clear to everyone - even Creigh, I think -- that he'd made a mistake. McAuliffe thanked Creigh for the question, and took the opportunity to talk about his big ideas, about reaching for the stars. "Do you want me to get out of bed and say I'm gonna be 50th?" he said. "NO. You shoot for the moon. John Kennedy didn't say we're taking the rocket halfway to the moon, It goes all the way to the moon."</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-52209">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4687342867509363332?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-1582732333562397962009-05-21T17:26:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:27:13.570-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Richmond Free Press<br />By Jeremy M. Lazarus<br />May 21, 2009</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Terry McAuliffe has gained the backing of the Richmond Crusade for Voters for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for governor in the upcoming June 9 primary election.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">The city’s oldest and largest organized political group Tuesday night endorsed Mr. McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He won over his two rivals in the primary, Bath County state Sen. Creigh Deeds and former Alexandria Delegate Brian J. Moran.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Jeff Bourne, a Richmond attorney who chairs the Crusade’s research committee, announced the results after 80 members voted by secret ballot at the Letter Carriers Union building on Chamberlayne Avenue. The committee itself did not issue a recommendation to the membership in this race.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/crusade-backs-mcauliffe"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-158273233356239796?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-16483665176396286432009-05-20T17:13:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:14:02.191-04:00<h2 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This race is getting heated - and it's moving at lightning speed. While Terry continued to communicate his positive vision for growing Virginia's economy at yesterday's final debate in Annandale, Brian Moran launched the first TV attack ad of the race, and a firestorm of criticism erupted in the aftermath of his false radio spot.</span></h2> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">You've built this campaign from the ground up. And with just 20 days to go, I want to make sure you don't miss a beat.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/all-the-way-to-the-moon">Click here to read more.</a><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1648366517639628643?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-77734700852872088342009-05-20T16:18:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:20:06.344-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">The Washington Post<br />May 20, 2009<br />By Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Virginia Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls R. Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran sought to isolate rival Terry McAuliffe in the final debate of the primary campaign yesterday by trying to portray him as someone who has exaggerated his business record, inflated his campaign promises and dissembled about his campaign contributors.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"Tell me, Terry, how is this a credible, positive campaign? And how will Virginia voters trust that you'll care about their jobs and creating any new jobs?" Moran asked pointedly.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">With three weeks to the June 9 primary, the debate mirrored the closing themes of a hard-fought campaign, with McAuliffe maintaining his role as the center of attention as he wages an outsider bid to become the Democratic standard-bearer in a general election race against Republican Robert F. McDonnell.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">After absorbing repeated jabs, McAuliffe dismissed the critiques as "divisive politics of destruction that people are sick and tired of," and he asked his opponents to redouble their efforts to focus on ideas so the party can emerge from the primary united.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"That's what Democratic primaries are all about," he said.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/va-candidates-clash-in-final-debate-of-democratic-primary-deeds-moran-go-after-mcauliffe-as-campaign-enters-homestretch"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7773470085287208834?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-81291936512623103182009-05-19T19:16:00.000-04:002009-05-26T17:17:49.628-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Virginia Tomorrow<br />May 19, 2009<br />By Bob Holsworth</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">That’s the message that Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran are sending about Terry McAuliffe’s ideas in a Democratic primary contest that is becoming increasingly personal.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe has portrayed himself as an outsider who wants to bring “big ideas” to Virginia and shake up the political system.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Change the Dillon rule. Develop a more aggressive strategy and incentive structure for pursuing major business relocations. Make Virginia into a leader for renewable energy. More jobs will be produced in Virginia than anywhere else.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">It’s an idea a day. And McAuliffe’s the hopemonger-in-chief.</p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8129193651262310318?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-59725177529925570192009-05-19T18:41:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:42:29.877-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>May 19th, 2009<br />The Washington Post<br />Anita Kumar</p> <p>Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls R. Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran sought to isolate Terry McAuliffe in the final debate among the three primary candidates today by repeatedly and vigorously attacking him on his credibility.</p> <p>Deeds and Moran accused McAuliffe of promising too much to too many, charged that he exaggerated claims about his business record and suggested he had hidden the truth about his campaign donations.</p> <p>"These are the divisive politics of destruction that people are sick and tired of," McAuliffe said. "We need a healthy discussion on the issues," he added, defending his record and calling the charges untrue.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/rivals-take-aim-at-mcauliffe-in-final-primary-debate">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5972517752992557019?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-77885347110188310022009-05-19T18:24:00.001-04:002009-05-19T18:26:48.041-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new ad emphasizing his record of saving and creating jobs in response to a negative ad from the Moran campaign.</p> <p>"It's very telling that Brian Moran is once again relying on negative and misleading attacks against Terry in his first television ad," McAuliffe spokeswoman Lis Smith said. "Terry is running on his strong record of creating thousands of jobs-a record verified by the Washington Post today. In these troubling economic times, Virginians are looking for a governor with the right experience to create jobs and get our economy back on track - someone with a positive vision for Virginia's future - not someone focused making misleading and negative attacks." The Washington Post story can be found at <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/mcauliffe_i_created_thousands.html">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/mcauliffe_i_created_thousands.html</a>.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-releases-new-ad-defending-record-of-saving-and-creating-jobs">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7788534711018831002?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-63656820267155454852009-05-18T18:22:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:23:58.194-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new ad highlighting his record as an advocate for President Obama during last year's General Election campaign.</p> <p>"I campaigned hard for Hillary Clinton," says McAuliffe in the ad. "But when the primaries ended I campaigned just as hard to help elect Barack Obama. My opponents know that. Brian Moran is a good democrat; so it's sad to see him use the same kind of attack politics against me that the Republicans used against President Obama."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-releases-response-ad-highlighting-his-campaign-work-on-behalf-of-president-obama">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6365682026715545485?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-45349363527402902132009-05-18T17:21:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:22:50.410-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who served as a National Campaign Co-Chair for President Barack Obama, issued the following statement in support of gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe:</p> <p>"As the national co-chair of Barack Obama's presidential campaign and one of his earliest supporters, I was impressed by the time and energy Terry put into traveling across Virginia and the country on Barack Obama's behalf during the general election.</p> <p>"From the day Hillary Clinton ended her historic bid for president, Terry worked tirelessly to unify our party around Barack Obama and get him elected President. His energy and enthusiasm were tremendous assets on the campaign trail and we were grateful to have him on our side.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/obama-national-co-chair-and-former-senate-majority-leader-tom-daschle-releases-statement-in-support-of-terry-mcauliffe">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4534936352740290213?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-85183963880710743362009-05-18T17:15:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:16:33.910-04:00<h2 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Brian Moran's campaign has reached a new low. Last night they unveiled a false attack ad, set to air on African-American radio stations, that's deliberately designed to deceive voters into believing Terry opposed Barack Obama's candidacy last November.</span></h2> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. Immediately after the primary, Terry led the charge for Democrats to unite behind Barack Obama. The Obama campaign asked Terry to campaign on its behalf and Terry held dozens and dozens of events in Virginia and across the country - making the case that President Obama was the right person to turn the page on eight devastating years of Republican rule and restore the promise of America. The Obama campaign trumpeted Terry's support -- releasing professional web videos of Terry's campaign stops in Virginia and other swing states.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/setting-the-record-straight">Click here to read more.</a><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8518396388071074336?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-30148943286633647922009-05-18T16:30:00.001-04:002009-05-19T18:21:30.017-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith released the following statement on Brian Moran's negative radio ads:</p> <p>"Negative attacks like this one are nothing new from Brian Moran, who continues to run false and misleading ads. The fact is that Terry fought tirelessly after the presidential primaries to get Barack Obama elected.</p> <p>"Terry is proud to have held dozens and dozens of events across Virginia and the country on President Obama's behalf. And he's proud to have worked with leaders like President Obama and Governor Kaine to establish unity in the Democratic Party after the presidential primary. It's sad that Brian Moran is trying to divide Democrats again, especially at a time when we all need to come together to help President Obama get the economy back on track.</p> <p>"With a strong record of creating thousands of jobs and turning around struggling businesses, Terry doesn't need to rely on negative and misleading attacks. It's unfortunate that Brian Moran does."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-statement-on-moran-campaigns-negative-and-misleading-radio-advertisements">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3014894328663364792?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-53397971173087717002009-05-18T13:16:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:17:37.917-04:00<h2 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/saved"><span style="font-size:100%;">Click here to watch our new Ad.</span></a></h2><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5339797117308771700?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-73252935712631737232009-05-16T17:17:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:18:42.060-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to this week's installment of the Weekly Blog Roundup. Bloggers have been talking about Terry's recent endorsements, events, and reasons why it's not too late to become a Terry supporter.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">As we head down the home stretch, we've seen some people switch their support from Brian Moran to Terry. Neal Osborne explained at <a href="http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/diary/294/why-moran-lost-my-vote-and-mcauliffe-won-it">Blue Commonwealth</a> why Terry’s positive campaign has affected his decison.</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>Terry will be a happy warrior going into the fall campaign against Bob McDonnell and that is what we need. He can convey his plans to the voters in an enthusiastic way that will guarantee him independent (and yes, even Republican) votes. Some belittle Terry by saying he'll be a "cheerleader." Well, in these grave economic times, Virginia could use a cheerleader, especially one with progressive plans and ideas to fix Virginia's economy and get people back to work. Mark Warner brought fresh ideas to the governor's mansion. So did Tim Kaine. Now it's time to do it again and send Terry McAuliffe to Richmond.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-51509">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7325293571263173723?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-71846380178210606952009-05-15T18:18:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:19:45.763-04:00<span style="font-family: arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement highlighting his business leadership experience turning the Federal City National Bank around. Within a year of being elected Chairman of FCNB in 1988, McAuliffe brought the bank out of the red, turned a profit and saved employees' jobs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">"Terry came in, put a team together, resolved the problems," Former FCNB Bank President Clyde Smith says in the ad. "He really cared about the people that worked at this bank."</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-releases-new-ad-highlighting-business-leadership"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7184638017821060695?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-5845259813093596362009-05-14T18:39:00.001-04:002009-05-19T18:41:06.358-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Associated Press<br />May 14, 2009<br />by Bob Lewis</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">With former President Bill Clinton in tow, Democrat Terry McAuliffe pitched his business experience as a stronger asset in this fall’s governor’s race than his two rivals’ legislative background.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">In the third campaign swing across Virginia with the former president known for a record peacetime economic expansion, McAuliffe focused on experience in a strategy to define the rest of the field as part of a legislature that too often impeded progress.</p><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/with-clinton-in-tow-mcauliffe-stumps-in-virginia">Click here to read more.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-584525981309359636?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-35039285084264018852009-05-14T18:39:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:39:39.793-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Salon<br />May 14, 2009<br />By Mike Madden</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">It was getting late Monday night, and Biz Markie had been playing hit after hit from his laptop at a nightclub in the D.C. suburbs, running through different sounds from the ’80s and ’90s — a little “Livin’ on a Prayer” here, a little “The Freaks Come Out at Night” there, then the first verse or two of “The Choice Is Yours.” Suddenly the club’s lights went down all the way, and a spotlight shone out onto the stage. Biz stopped DJing and started singing “Just a Friend,” the single that shot him up the rap charts 20 years ago — but with a strange new twist in the lyrics. Instead of, “But you say he’s just a friend,” the song’s chorus became, “Because Terry is our friend.”</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">That’s “Terry” as in Terry McAuliffe. And this has been, for most of 2009, how McAuliffe rolls. The consummate Democratic Party insider — and the single most loyal supporter of both Bill and Hillary Clinton over the years — is now running in Virginia’s gubernatorial campaign, trying to become the state’s very own Barack Obama. Polls show he’s got the lead, and the momentum, with less than a month before the Democratic primary on June 9. McAuliffe says stepping up from campaign chairman to candidate was a natural fit. “It’s fun doing it for yourself,” he told Salon Wednesday. “You got control.”</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">If he wins the nomination, the general election that would follow might give the political world the first hint of an answer to two questions: One, just how blue is Virginia these days? The state’s demographics have shifted; this isn’t the same Virginia that Clinton lost twice in the 1990s. But it still isn’t reliably in the Democratic column. How well a nationally prominent fundraiser who’s never so much as run for dogcatcher will do seeking to become chief executive of a purple state remains to be seen. The second question — which a McAuliffe loss in the primary might help settle, too — is, can the Obama campaign’s strategy and grass-roots tactics work with a rich white guy at the top of the ticket instead of Barack Obama?</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-is-barack-obama">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3503928508426401885?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-44497988539473368222009-05-14T18:37:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:38:44.081-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>The Washington Post<br />May 14, 2009<br />By Marc Fisher</p> <p>The regular weekday visitors at Frying Pan Park come for the tractor ride and a look at the goats and the pigs. Yesterday, immediately next to the pigsty, there was a bonus attraction: the former president of the United States and his buddy, who is running for governor of Virginia.</p> <p>Most of the park's visitors chose the pigs. (A helpful sign assured all that you can't catch swine flu from visiting Porky.)</p> <p>The farm park just east of Dulles International Airport in Herndon is a magnet for young mothers looking for a diversion for their preschoolers. The campaign visit by Bill Clinton and Terry McAuliffe was certainly the buzz of the afternoon, but most mothers weren't sticking around to see the politicians. </p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/at-the-farm-park-a-small-crop-of-interest">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4449798853947336822?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-63422865335258161902009-05-14T17:18:00.000-04:002009-06-02T17:20:02.772-04:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7SR1Oe4fbKM&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7SR1Oe4fbKM&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/terry-campaigns-with-president-clinton-in-norfolk">Click here to read more.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6342286533525816190?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-61725828213470126452009-05-13T18:36:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:37:37.471-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Washington Examiner<br />May 13, 2009<br />By William C. Flook</p> <p>Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe across Fairfax County on Wednesday, striking a fiscally hawkish tone as he described his close friend and longtime adviser.</p> <p>Clinton, arriving characteristically late to a rally at Herndon’s Frying Pan Park, framed McAuliffe as the man to balance spending and restraint in the governor’s mansion, and who would “tell you the truth when something can’t be done and money can’t be spent.”</p> <p>It was a clear overture to independent voters who haven’t made up their minds which, if any, of the three Democratic hopefuls they will vote for. McAuliffe faces former Del. Brian Moran of Alexandria and State Sen. Creigh Deeds of Bath County in a June 9 primary.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/bill-clinton-rejoins-mcauliffe-for-virginia-campaign-encore">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6172582821347012645?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-26214835509177408612009-05-13T18:24:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:27:26.689-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">We've got just 27 days until the primary, and our campaign's momentum is growing daily. We're preparing to launch our Get-Out-the-Vote operation, which will be the largest, most sophisticated, and most targeted effort ever organized by a Virginia gubernatorial campaign. And I wanted to drop you a line and give you a quick update. </p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><strong>On the road with Terry</strong></p> <p style="font-family: arial;">On Monday, the campaign got an injection of star power as Terry made four stops around the Commonwealth with his good friend, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who created the "Yes We Can" video for Barack Obama that was viewed by millions. Terry and will talked about the importance of bringing new voters into the political process, and the need to have a governor who can partner with President Obama to create the jobs of the future.</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/you-got-what-i-need">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2621483550917740861?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-6295402395940668552009-05-13T17:35:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:36:43.270-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>May 13th, 2009<br />Connection Newspapers<br />Julia O'Donoghue</p> <p>While political opponents criticize Terry McAuliffe for accepting political donations from wealthy Californians, the Virginia gubernatorial candidate appears to be running toward, not away from, his West Coast connections. </p> <p>Hip-hop artist will.i.am took an overnight plane from Los Angeles to Dulles International Airport to spend the day campaigning with McAuliffe in Virginia May 11.</p> <p>The celebrity tour included an evening event at the Clarendon Ballroom in Arlington County, where those willing to donate $20 to the McAuliffe campaign could see will.i.am perform in front of a small crowd. People willing to give $500 got the opportunity to meet the music producer at a VIP reception before the short concert.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-receives-celebrity-endorsement">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-629540239594066855?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-3384649583474521632009-05-13T16:34:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:35:26.146-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Loudoun Independent<br />May 13, 2009<br />By John L. Geddie</p> <p>For Democrats of a certain age, there is nothing closer to a quasi-religious experience than getting to hear Bill Clinton speak in person. That is at least partially why Terry McAuliffe, one of three Democrats vying for the gubernatorial nomination, brought out the big guns in the closing weeks of the primary campaign.</p> <p>Even from a distance there is an obvious easy comfort between McAuliffe and Clinton, breed from a close working relationship between the two—most notably McAuliffe’s management of Clinton’s ’96 re-election campaign and strong support of Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/clinton-and-mcauliffe-stand-together-in-herndon">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-338464958347452163?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-78678133062485682872009-05-12T18:33:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:34:12.303-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Richmond Times Dispatch<br />May 12, 2009<br />By Jeff E. Schapiro</p> <p>Pitching for the youth vote with will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas fame, Democrat Terry McAuliffe is unloading some boom, boom, pow on his would-be Republican opponent for governor.</p> <p>While campaigning yesterday with the hip-hop star whose group's latest tune, "Boom, Boom, Pow," is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, McAuliffe attacked former Attorney General Bob McDonnell for defending House of Delegates Republicans' vote to block $125 million in federal funds for expanded jobless benefits.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-slams-gop-candidate-on-jobs">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7867813306248568287?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-59378407470802974592009-05-12T18:32:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:33:16.457-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p style="font-family: arial;">Hotline On Call<br />May 12, 2009</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">A local chapter of the labor organization SEIU today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for VA GOV, citing the strength of his jobs plan in a release issued by McAuliffe's campaign.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">The chapter -- 32BJ of the SEIU, which has over 3,500 members in VA -- also stressed McAuliffe's proposals to improve VA's health care, education and the state's transportation systems.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"Terry McAuliffe will be a strong advocate for working families that make our economy run but struggle to make ends meet," said Mike Fishman, 32BJ president. "He understands that improving wage and benefit standards is a top priority for workers and key to jump-starting our economy."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/va-gov-seiu-for-mcauliffe"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5937840747080297459?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-12259666229499884662009-05-12T17:31:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:32:20.017-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Loudoun Independent<br />May 12, 2009<br />By John L. Geddie</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">It’s been a good couple weeks for Terry McAuliffe, one of the Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for Governor. There have been several significant statewide endorsements, but most notably for Loudoun was a group of six Loudoun Democrats including party vice-chairs Bob Moses and Ellen Heald; Communications Chair Erinn Becker; District Chairs Mari Ann Bowen and Pravin Gandhi; and Robert Latham, President of the Loudoun Young Democrats. There’s a popular joke in both parties “that about 50 people do all the work in the county.” While six endorsements may not look like much, it carries some weight when it’s those six people.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/coming-up-mcauliffe"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1225966622949988466?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-61911087919921852202009-05-12T16:29:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:31:12.719-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;"><span class="caps">NBC</span> 29<br /> May 12, 2009<br /></p> <div style="padding-left: 10px; float: right; display: inline; font-family: arial;" align="right"><script type="text/javascript" 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src="http://content.worldnow.com/global/tools/video/Namespace_VideoReporting_WebTrends.js?ver=20090418"></script></div><span style="font-family: arial;">When you talk to Terry McAuliffe, it doesn’t take long to figure out the theme of his gubernatorial campaign. </span><p style="font-family: arial;">“I’m about jobs, jobs, jobs,” he said during an interview at his Charlottesville field office.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe is running as a Richmond outsider. This is his first bid for office, although his political connections — from an extremely close friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton, to time as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee — are well documented.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/gov-candidate-profile-terry-mcauliffe"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6191108791992185220?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-72644906993609705952009-05-12T13:50:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:51:25.243-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p style="font-family: arial;">32BJ of the SEIU today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor, citing his plans to get hard-working Virginians back to work in high-quality, sustainable jobs. 32BJ of the SEIU, which has over 3,500 members in Virginia, emphasized their belief that McAuliffe's comprehensive approach to economic growth, including proposals to improve Virginia's health care, education, and transportation systems, was the best approach to improving the lives of their members and of all Virginians.</p><p style="font-family: arial;"> </p><p style="font-family: arial;">"Terry McAuliffe will be a strong advocate for working families that make our economy run but struggle to make ends meet," said Mike Fishman, 32BJ President. "He understands that improving wage and benefit standards is a top priority for workers and key to jump-starting our economy."</p><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/32bj-of-the-services-employees-international-union-endorses-mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7264490699360970595?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-88227677753348884292009-05-10T15:29:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:29:53.602-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>The Free Lance-Star<br />May 10, 2009<br />By Dan Telvock</p> <p>As soon as he stepped out of his black Tahoe hybrid yesterday, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe told about 35 supporters that he hears a lot of jokes about his chicken-waste idea.</p> <p>"We can turn not only chicken waste, but all agricultural waste, into renewable energy," the Democrat said from a small office on Lafayette Boulevard in Fredericksburg.</p> <p>The idea is a prominent component of his campaign. McAuliffe, who will face Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran in the June 9 primary, had canvasses from Fredericksburg to Leesburg yesterday. Whoever wins the primary will face Republican Bob McDonnell, the former state attorney general.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-touts-green-energy">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8822767775334888429?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-90086426344703409132009-05-10T12:00:00.000-04:002009-05-19T18:28:54.194-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Richmond-Times Dispatch<br />May 10, 2009<br />By Terry McAuliffe</p> <p>Across the commonwealth, folks are worried about jobs, about our energy future, about the quality of their children's education, and the value of their homes. We've been lucky here in Virginia -- we've had two great governors in Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and they have worked hard to put Virginia in a place to weather the economic downturn much better than other states. But our next governor is still going to have some serious economic challenges to address, and that's why I'm running for governor: I believe I have the right experience and the best vision to get our economy moving again.</p> <p>For nearly 20 years, Virginia's been my home. My wife, Dorothy, and I are raising five children, and I want to make sure Virginia continues to be a great place for them to find opportunities when they're adults. That's what I want for all of Virginia's families.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-makes-his-case">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-9008642634470340913?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-62969280618635369572009-05-08T18:31:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:32:21.260-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">I can hardly believe it. But at midnight tomorrow, we'll only have one month to go until Primary Day on June 9th. We've worked incredibly hard, and this is no time to let up.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Everywhere I go, when I talk about Terry's Business Plan for Virginia and the way he proposes to lead our Commonwealth through these tough economic times, people are eager to support his candidacy. But there are only so many places that Terry and I can be at once. With just 32 days until the election, we need your help to communicate Terry's message all over the Commonwealth. As a part of that effort, even I am taking to the airwaves to share a little bit of our personal story and why Terry has chosen to run.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">I recorded a special TV ad for Terry that is set to air on Mother's Day. And if you make a contribution of $5 or more, you'll get to preview the ad before it hits the airwaves.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/sneak-preview"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6296928061863536957?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-45004278969318228652009-05-08T18:27:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:30:43.595-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">This week in the blogosphere, there were reports on Terry's many recent endorsements, including local leaders, unions, organizations, and a famous hip-hop artist. Bloggers also talked about Terry's events and determination to improve Virginia's economy.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Lowell at <a href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/05/mcauliffe-campaign-statement-on-lcv.html">Blue Virginia</a> reported on Terry’s endorsement from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, saying:</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>As of today, Terry is THE environmentalist candidate in this race. Rock and roll!</p></blockquote> <p style="font-family: arial;">Others agreed, like commenter Tom Counts...</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-5809">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4500427896931822865?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-20263070001500754572009-05-08T14:07:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:10:12.866-04:00<span style="font-family: arial;">May 8th, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The New York Times</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Adam Nagourney</span> <p style="font-family: arial;">The Virginia Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, held at Richmond’s sprawl of a convention center on a mild Saturday night in February, was particularly festive this year. The Democratic Party is enjoying a resurgence in Virginia, propelled first by the November victory of Barack Obama — the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since Lyndon Johnson — and now by a lively battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. There are three men who want the nomination, but on this weekend, you could be forgiven for thinking that there was only one, and that his name was Terry McAuliffe.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">There were McAuliffe signs everywhere, an exhausting blur of blue and yellow starting at the airport and rolling for nine miles to the entrance of the Greater Richmond Convention Center. There, bustling McAuliffe campaign workers, rolling around on electric carts, hoisted a McAuliffe for Governor banner over the street. A marching band stepped in place, before accompanying McAuliffe and his supporters as they paraded around the center, grandly announcing his arrival. Inside, volunteers scattered the hall with 2,500 McAuliffe fortune cookies, which crumbled open to reveal fortunes like high speed rail is in your future. The fortune-cookie count came courtesy of the McAuliffe campaign, which also reported that the campaign had purchased 39 dinner tables, printed 1,000 McAuliffe for Governor signs, issued 300 glow sticks to wave at the dinner and was paying for two after-dinner parties, with open bars. It was a display of political money and muscle that was quite unlike anything anyone had ever seen at the annual dinner. “When I decide to do something,” McAuliffe said as he marched along with his band, “I do it.”</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/on-the-campaign-trail-with-terry-mcauliffe"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2026307000150075457?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-86330725518629262172009-05-07T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:48:21.953-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Following his endorsement yesterday by the League of Conservation Voters, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe today unveiled an ad on the internet and a campaign mailer touting his support for clean, chicken waste-to-energy technology.</p> <p>In the ad, McAuliffe notes that chicken waste-to-energy techology has the potential to power 40,000 Virginia homes as well as, "The power to create jobs right here, clean up the environment, and the power to help make us energy independent. Visit my website and read my plan."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-releases-new-web-ad-mail-piece-focusing-on-chicken-waste-to-energy">Click here to read more and view the ad.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8633072551862926217?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-62151657094621283662009-05-07T16:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:45:56.339-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new ad highlighting the predatory lending problems plaguing families across the Commonwealth and his plan to ban predatory lenders.</p> <p>"Every day Virginia families struggle to make ends meet and sometimes they need a small loan to get by. But some loans come at too high [of] a price because legislation that was passed in Richmond in 2002 allowed predatory payday lenders to do business in Virginia," says a female announcer in the ad. "For Terry McAuliffe the solution is simple. He is the only candidate for Governor who proposed doing the right thing - ban all predatory lending in Virginia."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-radio-ad-highlighting-plan-to-ban-predatory-lenders">Click here to read more and listen to the ad.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6215165709462128366?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-38836365808165921622009-05-07T14:02:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:05:54.910-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">May 7th, 2009<br />The Progress-Index<br />Markus Schmidt</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">PRINCE GEORGE — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe believes that a interstate high-speed rail would create 176,000 new jobs in Virginia. “We ought to have high speed rail from Washington to Richmond to the Hampton Roads area,” McAuliffe said in an interview with The Progress-Index in Prince George County, where he was campaigning yesterday.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe added that the rail could have a stop in Petersburg.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">He also pointed out the environmental benefits of such a project. “You’d get rid of tens of thousands of tons of CO2 emissions and we’d get a million cars off the road,” he said.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-travels-this-part-of-campaign-trail-in-algae-fueled-car"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3883636580816592162?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-71812590742722370252009-05-06T18:32:00.000-04:002009-06-02T18:34:29.969-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">All of the hard work you've done is starting to make a big difference, according to the latest public polling. After showing Brian Moran in the lead last month, yesterday Public Policy Polling confirmed that Terry McAuliffe has a double digit lead.</span> <p style="font-family: arial;">PPP noted that, "This is the fourth time PPP has polled this contest and the first time one of the candidates has broken away from the pack." These numbers come just after last week's Survey USA poll, which also showed Terry with a double-digit lead.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/the-only-poll-that-matters"><span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7181259074272237025?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-55971869887234671862009-05-06T15:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:41:03.574-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, the Arlington Coalition of Police Union and elected officials from across the Commonwealth announced their support for gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, citing his plan to create jobs and his engagement with local leaders and elected officials throughout the campaign.</p> <p> "Our police officers and other front-line public servants are feeling the strain of this recession," said Union President Ken Dennis. "We need a governor who is not only going to work to improve our economy here in Virginia, but who will partner with local police and government officials to tailor our path forward to the needs of individual local communities. Terry has not only demonstrated that he will be our partner in the governor's office, but that he will take seriously our input and ideas, and in doing so, will improve all of Virginia's communities."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/virginia-elected-officials-local-police-union-endorse-mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5597186988723467186?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-51392680420305863112009-05-06T13:54:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:59:23.211-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>May 6th, 2009<br />Associated Press<br />Bob Lewis</p> <p>RICHMOND, Va. - Terry McAuliffe got the endorsement of a national environmental advocacy group in Virginia's three-man Democratic gubernatorial primary.</p> <p>The League of Conservation Voters endorsed the former Democratic National Committee chairman Wednesday even though his rival, Brian Moran, is more outspoken against new coal-fired power plants.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/green-group-endorses-mcauliffe-in-va-race">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5139268042030586311?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-9069614901680952962009-05-06T13:41:00.001-04:002009-05-12T13:43:21.180-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters announced their endorsement of Terry McAuliffe for Governor in the Democratic Primary, citing his emphasis on renewable energy and efficiency proposals.</p> <p>"We feel that the dynamics of government in Virginia need to change dramatically in order to safeguard our environment; our Board is convinced that Terry McAuliffe has the broad vision and the contacts and requisite skills to meet challenges directly," said Executive Director Lisa Guthrie. "McAuliffe has a clear and complete understanding of the interconnections between land use, transportation, and energy generation and transmission."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/virginia-league-of-conservation-voters-endorses-terry-mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-906961490168095296?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-3008861003988240622009-05-04T18:34:00.001-04:002009-06-02T18:38:11.541-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Terry has a long, successful career as an entrepreneur with 13 years experience running large organizations. This morning the Washington Post examined some of the work Terry's done -- creating thousands of jobs and turning around struggling institutions. I want to make sure you've had a chance to read it.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">When Terry sees opportunities, he finds ways to make them happen. He started his first business when he was just 14 years old, paving driveways so he could pay for college. At age 30, he was elected one of the youngest people to ever serve as Chairman of a federally chartered bank, which had fallen on some hard times. Terry came in, replaced the leadership team, brought in new capital, and turned things around. At a time when the federal government has had to rescue so many banks that couldn't sustain themselves, we've got a candidate who saved one from failure.</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/the-record-to-create-jobs">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-300886100398824062?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-67542403561985230772009-05-04T16:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:37:40.909-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p style="font-family: arial;">Today, more than two dozen Democratic leaders from Loudoun and across the Commonwealth endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor, citing his strong grassroots campaign and his ideas for getting the economy back on track.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;"> "Over the past eight years, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have shown what Democrats can accomplish in Virginia," said Bob Moses, Loudoun County Democrats Vice Chair. "Now, as we work through these difficult times, we're going to need another leader who can infuse new ideas into Richmond and get our economy back on track. Not only does Terry have the experience to lead us, he has the energy to put ideas into action. I saw that energy just this past weekend at the Loudoun Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, and I look forward to seeing that energy behind the governor's desk."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/virginia-democrats-endorse-terry-mcauliffe-for-governor"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6754240356198523077?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-57184164741534167372009-05-04T13:39:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:41:06.713-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">By Amy Gardner<br />Washington Post Staff Writer<br />Sunday, May 3, 2009</p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/facts"><img src="https://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/o/8102/images/LEARNMORE.jpg" style="padding-left: 10px; float: right; display: inline;" align="right" /></a>Terry McAuliffe has a simple message for Virginia: Elect him governor this year and he will bring jobs, because he has more business experience than anyone else in the race.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Yet McAuliffe's business pedigree is not so simple. He is a dealmaker who made millions from investments. And many of his biggest deals came in partnership with prominent donors and politicians, creating a portrait over the years of a Washington insider who got rich as he rose to power within the Democratic Party.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/va-candidate-mcauliffe-has-history-of-mixing-business-politics"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5718416474153416737?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-89245899149236192442009-05-03T16:37:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:38:33.670-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p>Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star<br />Op-Ed<br />May 3, 2009<br />Edward Bentz</p> <p>Terry McAuliffe, candidate for governor of Virginia, has recently released his comprehensive energy plan for Virginia. It is directed at job development through green energy development.</p> <p>As McAuliffe puts it, "My business plan for Virginia is really a jobs plan."</p> <p>The other Democratic candidates for governor are also offering green energy initiatives: For example, state Sen. Creigh Deeds sponsored bills in the most recent session of the General Assembly to help homeowners and localities finance the purchase of solar panels, and former Del. Brian Moran has likewise promised to boost incentives for solar power.</p> <p>McAuliffe's energy plan is unique in its business-oriented focus on green jobs, especially in two often-overlooked areas of potential job creation: investments in increased efficiency, and exploitation of biomass energy alternatives that match Virginia's indigenous capabilities and resources.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/blue-candidate-has-green-plan-for-virginia">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8924589914923619244?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-2663194380382825732009-05-03T15:52:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:53:35.617-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">By Amy Gardner<br />Washington Post Staff Writer<br />Sunday, May 3, 2009</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Terry McAuliffe has a simple message for Virginia: Elect him governor this year and he will bring jobs, because he has more business experience than anyone else in the race.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Yet McAuliffe's business pedigree is not so simple. He is a dealmaker who made millions from investments. And many of his biggest deals came in partnership with prominent donors and politicians, creating a portrait over the years of a Washington insider who got rich as he rose to power within the Democratic Party.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">McAuliffe is, at his core, a salesman -- and even called himself a "huckster" in his autobiography. In his bid for governor this year, McAuliffe is selling the idea that his uncanny knack for making money can bring prosperity to all Virginia. But at a time when public mistrust of millionaires and politicians is high, that strategy could backfire.</p><p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/va-candidate-mcauliffe-has-history-of-mixing-business-politics"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-266319438038282573?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-8583991612613086732009-05-01T18:38:00.001-04:002009-06-02T18:40:34.680-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to this week's installment of the Weekly Blog Roundup. Bloggers wrote about the wide variety of gubernatorial events this week, including multiple debates, Terry's support from Bill Clinton, and reflecting on Terry's Business Plan for Virginia.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">At his blog <a href="http://dailydogwood.blogspot.com/2009/04/few-thoughts-on-tonights-debate.html">The Daily Dogwood</a>, Josh Chernila provided some afterthoughts on Thursday’s debate in Lyric, the first statewide debate sponsored by and for the netroots community.</p> <blockquote style="font-family: arial;"><p>Finally, McAuliffe is definitely the one to beat in this race. He is in the best position to take on McDonnell, has very strong and well-considered positions, and is really running by far the best campaign in Virginia politics this year. His common sense solutions will draw a stark contrast against McDonnell's radical ideology in the fall.</p></blockquote> <p style="font-family: arial;">In a post at <a href="http://virginiatomorrow.com/2009/04/27/made-for-the-moment-well-maybe/">Virginia Tomorrow</a>, Bob Holsworth commented on the two rallies held in Richmond and Roanoke on Monday at which President Bill Clinton came out to support Terry.</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog/weekly-blog-roundup-43009">Click here to read more.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-858399161261308673?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-88859536139148726192009-05-01T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:30:10.207-04:00<div style="font-family: arial;" class="fullPost"> <p>Martinsville Vice Mayor Kimble Reynolds Jr. today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor, citing his decades of experience creating jobs and turning businesses around. As Vice Mayor, Reynolds has helped to lead a city with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, today a daunting 20.2 percent, and has served in the city government since 2004.</p> <p>"As Vice Mayor, I've seen first-hand what happens when jobs disappear and the unemployment rate climbs," said Reynolds. "I've called Martinsville home for a long time, and Virginians here are looking for a leader who will bring economic opportunities back to our city and open up new avenues of growth throughout the Commonwealth. I firmly believe that Terry McAuliffe will be that leader."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/martinsville-vice-mayor-kimble-reynolds-jr-endorses-mcauliffe-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8885953613914872619?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-59541187875758304622009-05-01T13:34:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:37:28.243-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p style="font-family: arial;">May 1st, 2009<br />The Roanoke Times<br />Mason Adams and Michael Sluss</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Bill Clinton came to Roanoke twice last year, campaigning first for his wife and then for Barack Obama.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">On Monday, he was back in Roanoke again -- this time at downtown's Fire Station No. 1 in an appearance for his longtime friend and fundraiser Terry McAuliffe, who's running for governor.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">While Hillary Clinton and Obama needed no introduction, McAuliffe is running as a candidate for the first time after years of high-power fundraising and strategizing for Democrats such as the Clintons.</p><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/clinton-touts-mcauliffe-at-downtown-roanoke-rally">Click here to read more.</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5954118787575830462?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-90350886887974380822009-04-29T16:32:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:34:04.643-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">April 29th, 2009<br />The Martinsville Bulletin<br />Debbie Hall</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Jobs — and the candidate best qualified to create them — will drive both the Democratic primary in June and the election in November, according to Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">“It’s all about jobs,” McAuliffe said during a campaign stop at the Binding Time in Martinsville on Tuesday. Consistently in his campaign, “I’m focused on one thing: jobs.”</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">And that focus would not change if he is elected governor, he said.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/mcauliffe-on-race-its-all-about-jobs"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-9035088688797438082?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-12969496260046399772009-04-28T17:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:28:55.846-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement highlighting his ideas for investing in green energy, education, and quality health care.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"People across Virginia are asking – how do we create good paying jobs? What's the next big idea that helps middle class families?" says McAuliffe in the ad. "Here's three: Take wind energy off our cost to power homes. Invest more in Pre-K, so our children start school ready to learn. Create an emergency health insurance plan so people who've lost their jobs are covered."</p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-campaign-releases-new-ad-highlighting-big-ideas">Click here to read more and view the ad.</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1296949626004639977?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-3969794453505997962009-04-28T16:49:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:50:49.641-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Virginian-Pilot</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 28, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Warren Fiske<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">RICHMOND -- Yes, he does owe Terry McAuliffe a huge political debt, former President Bill Clinton said Monday.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">But that's not the sole reason he came to Richmond to endorse McAuliffe's bid for governor, Clinton added.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Look, everyone knows he's one of my closest friends," the 42nd president said at a rally at a downtown farmer's market. "So look, I'd be here regardless. Everyone knows that.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"The press says, 'Oh well, Terry McAuliffe has raised millions of dollars for Bill Clinton. He has to show up.' And that's absolutely true," Clinton told the crowd.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"... But here's what I really want to tell you," he said. "I am here today for reasons that go way, way beyond that."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/clinton-lends-political-clout-to-mcauliffes-bid-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-396979445350599796?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-73365186541245245492009-04-28T16:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:32:16.459-04:00<p style="font-family: arial;">April 28th, 2009<br />The Free-Lance Star<br />Chelyen Davis</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Former president Bill Clinton hit the campaign trail for old friend Terry McAuliffe yesterday, telling a crowd of several hundred in Richmond that McAuliffe's business experience makes him "made for this moment."</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Clinton, who made stops with McAuliffe at Richmond's Farmers Market and in Roanoke, said McAuliffe has experience creating and saving jobs, and that's what is needed in the next governor.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">"It matters who the governor is," Clinton said. "He was made for this moment to be the governor in Virginia It matters if you're creative, it matters if you know how to work with people."</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/ex-president-clinton-campaigning-in-virginia-for-his-longtime-friend"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-7336518654124524549?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-16211175878579344342009-04-27T16:48:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:49:31.580-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Associated Press</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 27, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Bob Lewis<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton told Democrats that if they liked the way America grew jobs under his watch, they'll love what Terry McAuliffe does as Virginia governor.<br />In the first of two stops Monday, longtime friends and political comrades Clinton and McAuliffe defined energy and jobs as the dominant issues in the campaign.<br />Clinton told about 350 people at a Richmond rally that McAuliffe was right to push offshore wind energy and technologies to turn poultry waste into power.<br />Later in Roanoke, he told about 250 people that the only way to put Virginians to work with a good wage over the next 10 years is to change the way the nation produces and consumes power. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/gov-candidate-bill-clinton-hit-energy-jobs-theme">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1621117587857934434?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-28777748688462591882009-04-27T16:31:00.001-04:002009-04-29T16:36:43.294-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Roanoke Times</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 27, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Michael Sluss and Mason Adams</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Former president Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe spoke to a crowd of about 250 in downtown Roanoke this afternoon, asking for support and touting McAuliffe's job and energy plans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The pair spoke for a little less than 30 minutes in front of Fire Station 1 on Church Avenue Southwest. The stop was their second after a morning rally in Richmond. Clinton, who was clearly the draw for most of the Roanoke crowd, said McAuliffe would move aggressively on job creation and new energy development to put the state on the front edge of the nation's economic recovery. Clinton also said McAuliffe could keep the governor's mansion in Democratic hands in an election that will have national political implications.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/bill-clinton-terry-mcauliffe-make-roanoke-campaign-stop-in-race-for-governor">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2877774868846259188?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-20279717601101632212009-04-27T16:27:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:29:12.585-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Richmond-Times Dispatch</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 27, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Jeff Schapiro<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Former President Bill Clinton is campaigning across Virginia today for his political ally and top fund-raiser, Terry McAuliffe, who is standing for the Democratic nomination for governor in the June 9 primary.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Clinton joined McAuliffe for a mid-morning rally in Richmond’s Farmer’s Market, telling a crowd the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee is ideally suited to be Virginia’s next governor. McAuliffe’s campaign said about 600 signed in for the event, but Richmond police this afternoon estimated that 350 had attended.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Clinton cited McAuliffe’s success as a businessman and investor, his leadership of the DNC and his ability to work with Republicans.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/bill-clinton-campaigns-in-richmond-for-mcauliffe">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-2027971760110163221?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-37384987022776386282009-04-24T16:07:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:08:36.497-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s action to finalize the rules for renewable energy production on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />"I was thrilled to see President Obama and Secretary Salazar clear the way for renewable energy development along the Atlantic coast. Wind power off Virginia’s coast has the potential to power of millions of homes and generate thousands of new jobs. I look forward to working with the Obama Administration to make Virginia a leader in off-shore wind technology.”<br />McAuliffe has pledged to build at least one wind farm off the coast of Virginia by the end of his term as Governor.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-praises-interior-department-announcement-on-offshore-wind-energy">Click here to read more.</a></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3738498702277638628?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-37532619782691081612009-04-24T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:05:33.607-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released the fifth chapter of his Business Plan for Virginia, which highlights his plans to modernize Virginia's transportation system. Discussing the need for expanded rail, including high-speed, and modernizing the Port of Virginia, McAuliffe said improved transportation would be critical to Virginia's economic growth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />"A 21st Century transportation system is essential to growing Virginia's economy," McAuliffe said. "We cannot attract new industries and the good jobs they would create without the guarantee that business will be able to move goods and services quickly. That's why I'm proposing a different approach - one that is focused on getting cars off the roads and encouraging intermodal forms of transportation."<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/mcauliffe-unveils-chapter-5-of-business-plan-for-virginia"><span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3753261978269108161?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-40663683477243171492009-04-23T16:20:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:23:26.815-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Inside Nova</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tuesday, April 23, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Jonathan Hunley<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Virginia won’t elect a governor until November, but the campaigning is going strong on the Prince William Parkway.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has opened a campaign office in the Ridgewood Center, an office park that’s right next to the longtime home of the Prince William County Republican Committee on the parkway.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Being so close to the opposition, however, didn’t quell any of the enthusiasm of McAuliffe’s supporters as they welcomed the candidate’s wife to Woodbridge on Tuesday.<br />Fifteen loyalists came out on the rainy evening to see Dorothy McAuliffe, as she visited the campaign’s Prince William headquarters.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/dorothy-mcauliffe-visits-prince-william-campaign-office">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4066368347724317149?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-2934048047094959792009-04-21T16:10:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:20:06.241-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">National Journal</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tuesday, April 21, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Amy Walter<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What can a rainy day with some bony fish in Wakefield, Va., tell you about the state of the Democrats in the Virginia governor's race? More than you would expect.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There was probably a time when the spring Shad Planking was the political event of the year. How candidates did among this southern Virginia crowd could tell you something about their chances in the fall campaign. Today, it feels pretty insignificant. The average age at this year's edition on April 15 was probably 60 (not counting the candidates' volunteers). There were few undecided voters there, and reporters almost outnumbered them.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And, most important, a muddy field in the middle of Sussex County in Southeast Virginia where beer's served up in cups adorned with a confederate flag isn't exactly the kind of venue where Virginia's suburban residents -- the true swing voters in the commonwealth -- or Democratic primary voters in general would feel at home.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/gubernatorial-primary-candidates-have-no-historical-roadmap-to-follow-as-they-navigate-the-commonwealth">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-293404804709495979?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-84614667101700605162009-04-21T16:02:00.001-04:002009-04-28T16:05:59.237-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, Local 1 of Virginia, Maryland, and DC of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers announced that it and its over 700 members in the state of Virginia have endorsed Terry McAuliffe's campaign for Governor.<br /><br />Citing his decades of experience creating jobs and turning around struggling businesses, BAC Local 1 said McAuliffe is the gubernatorial candidate best suited to get Virginia's economy back on track.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/local-1-of-virginia-maryland-and-dc-of-the-international-union-of-bricklayers-and-allied-craftworkers-endorses-terry-mcauliffe-for-governor"><span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8461466710170060516?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-83619114602300274232009-04-21T15:56:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:59:06.573-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">The Washington Post</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tuesday, April 21, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Sandhya Somashekhar<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">DAYTON, Va. -- Do not try to tell Oren Heatwole that chicken poop smells.<br />"Total myth," he said before a colleague, eager to prove the point, scooped up a mulchy handful and inhaled deeply.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Heatwole, a former chicken farmer, might be biased. But he isn't the only fan of the stuff. Scientists at Virginia Tech are experimenting with technology that would convert what you might call an abundant resource here in the Shenandoah Valley into energy. The effort so jazzed Terry McAuliffe, a candidate for Virginia governor, that he declared, "I love chicken waste!"<br />But what in any other year would have been an amusing blip in a heated political contest has taken on a unique significance because of the emphasis the candidates have placed on energy and the environment.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/a-chicken-heating-every-pot">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-8361911460230027423?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-60819000645010964382009-04-19T15:54:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:56:03.545-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Bluefield Daily Telegraph</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 19, 2009<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s three Democratic candidates for governor traded barbs over campaign fundraising Sunday and differed on who is best qualified to build on the legacies of Gov. Tim Kaine and his predecessor, Mark Warner.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Brian Moran, Creigh Deeds and Terry McAuliffe touched on the economy, the death penalty, the state’s gay marriage ban and gun control during a 90-minute debate at the College of William and Mary. The debate is the first of five before the June 9 primary.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/va-dems-for-governor-spar-at-first-debate">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-6081900064501096438?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-393035689872444752009-04-19T15:48:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:53:11.979-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Richmond Times Dispatch</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 19, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">By Olympia Meola</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />WILLIAMSBURG -- Campaign contributions sparked the most pointed jabs today as the three Democratic gubernatorial candidates did little to highlight their policy differences in their first debate.<br /><br />Former Del. Brian J. Moran of Alexandria, state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds of Bath County and Terry McAuliffe of McLean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, hit on a wide range of issues from the state's ban on gay marriage (they all oppose it) to teacher salaries (they all want to raise them).<br /><br />During the largely civil 90-minute debate before an audience of 500 people at the College of William and Mary, some of the most heated discussion surrounded campaign finances.<br />Moran's fundraising report for the first quarter included $80,000 he collected from 18 contractors that are longtime backers of his brother, Rep. James P. Moran, D-8th, a member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.<br /><br />Deeds asked McAuliffe whether those contributions violated federal campaign laws.<br />"You should refer that to the U.S. attorney's office," McAuliffe said.<br />Moran defended the contributions, saying: "These are Virginia companies with Virginia employees who are protecting Virginians overseas and here at home."<br /><br />McAuliffe brought in cash from big names in the first quarter, including former President Bill Clinton and real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/campaign-finances-highlight-democrats-debate">Click here to read more.</a></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-39303568987244475?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-11969958152945459312009-04-17T16:09:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:12:58.631-04:00Augusta Free Press<br />April 17, 2009<br />Chris Graham<br /><br />You want to know where Terry McAuliffe had me? You could say at hello. “You can’t keep cutting, and you can’t raise taxes. So we’ve got to get a new economic engine going here in Virginia, and we’ve got to get a plan going. Where do we want to be 10, 20, 30 years from today in our economic strategy? We can’t just think, We’ve got to get through this current crisis.”<br />That was McAuliffe at a stop on his statewide announcement tour back in January in Harrisonburg. Since then he’s been rolling out his Business Plan for Virginia, detailing how Virginia needs to approach its energy future, transportation and public education with economic development and growth in mind.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/why-im-with-terry">Click here to read more.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-1196995815294545931?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-36346228096086051782009-04-17T15:57:00.001-04:002009-04-28T16:06:40.833-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, over a dozen community activists and leaders from across Virginia announced their support for Terry McAuliffe's campaign for governor, citing his strong grassroots campaign and his ideas for getting Virginia's economy back on track.<br /><br />"I'm supporting Terry because I believe he is the candidate best able to carry on the Warner-Kaine tradition of Democratic leadership," said Walter Fore, Retired President of the Central Virginia Labor Council and Former President of the Lynchburg Voters League. "Terry has the right experience to get the job done as governor and grow our economy. He knows that not all good ideas come from Richmond, and he has already demonstrated his commitment to listening to Virginians from every corner of the Commonwealth. He won't just be a good governor; he will be our partner in moving Virginia forward."<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/press/virginia-democratic-leaders-endorse-mcauliffe-for-governor"><span style="font-family:arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-3634622809608605178?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-52510071493958240842009-04-17T15:56:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:57:12.722-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today, gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released a new television advertisement highlighting his ideas for harnessing new energy technology to create jobs and promote a cleaner environment throughout the Commonwealth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />"As Governor, I'll put my experience investing in the alternative energy field to work for all of Virginia," says McAuliffe in the ad. "We'll attract new business, create thousands of renewable energy jobs, and together we can build a stronger economy and a clearner environment."<br />The television ad will run on stations in the Richmond and Hampton Roads media markets. The ad can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/articles/new-tv-spot-highlights-new-energy-ideas"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/articles/new-tv-spot-highlights-new-energy-ideas</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5251007149395824084?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-43082782009037604662009-04-17T15:46:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:48:08.437-04:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Augusta Free Press</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">April 17, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Chris Graham<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">You want to know where Terry McAuliffe had me? You could say at hello. “You can’t keep cutting, and you can’t raise taxes. So we’ve got to get a new economic engine going here in Virginia, and we’ve got to get a plan going. Where do we want to be 10, 20, 30 years from today in our economic strategy? We can’t just think, We’ve got to get through this current crisis.”<br />That was McAuliffe at a stop on his statewide announcement tour back in January in Harrisonburg. Since then he’s been rolling out his Business Plan for Virginia, detailing how Virginia needs to approach its energy future, transportation and public education with economic development and growth in mind.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/why-im-with-terry">Click here to read more.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-4308278200903760466?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414663647753904392.post-53818411402556822962009-04-16T17:51:00.000-04:002009-04-17T17:53:38.368-04:00<div class="fullPost"> <p style="font-family: arial;">Daily Press<br />April 16, 2009<br />By Kimball Payne</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">Cloudy skies and the occasional drop did little to dampen the atmosphere at the 61st annual Shad Planking Wednesday as three gubernatorial candidates finished up speeches just before a wall of rain moved over Wakefield.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">The rural, political festival is an annual rite of spring in Virginia, where candidates past, present and future glad hand with the partisan faithful and woo voters with free beer trucks, ham biscuits, bumper stickers and cigars. Former Republican governors Jim Gilmore and George Allen were both working the crowd Wednesday, along with state lawmakers and a handful folks running for Lt. governor and attorney general.</p><a href="http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/news/shad-planking-moran-mcauliffe-and-mcdonnell-woo-voters-in-wakefield"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click here to read more.</span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5414663647753904392-5381841140255682296?l=mcauliffenews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McAuliffe Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975753638265774866noreply@blogger.com0