February 25th, 2009
The Daily Progress
Brian McNeill
Terry McAuliffe stopped by the University of Virginia on Tuesday to listen to the Charlottesville region’s ideas for creating jobs and boosting the state’s economy.
McAuliffe, one of three Democrats running for governor, is on a 14-city roundtable discussion tour focused on the economy. Once it wraps up, McAuliffe will incorporate what he deems as the worthiest ideas into his economic growth platform.
Adam’s Question: You do not have any experience in any area of actual political office such as city mayor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, or state senator. How can you believe you can ascend to gubernatorial office only on the merits of your DNC chairmanship, adept political fundraising and networking? Shouldn’t you work your
way up first? I am asking you to explain what experience or personal insights would make you a great candidate for Virginia Governor.
Adam: I think I bring a fresh perspective to state government – one grounded in my experience of turning around failing businesses and rebuilding struggling organizations like the DNC, where I was Chair when we erased the debt, built the first national voter file, built a new headquarters, and left the incoming chair and his team with a clean balance sheet for the first time anyone can remember.
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