Richmond-Times Dispatch
April 27, 2009
By Jeff Schapiro
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.
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.
Clinton cited McAuliffe’s success as a businessman and investor, his leadership of the DNC and his ability to work with Republicans.
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
McAuliffe Praises Interior Department Announcement on Offshore Wind Energy
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).
"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.”
McAuliffe has pledged to build at least one wind farm off the coast of Virginia by the end of his term as Governor.
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"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.”
McAuliffe has pledged to build at least one wind farm off the coast of Virginia by the end of his term as Governor.
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McAuliffe Unveils Chapter 5 of Business Plan for Virginia
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.
"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."
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"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."
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Dorothy McAuliffe visits Prince William campaign office
Inside Nova
Tuesday, April 23, 2009
By Jonathan Hunley
Virginia won’t elect a governor until November, but the campaigning is going strong on the Prince William Parkway.
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.
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.
Fifteen loyalists came out on the rainy evening to see Dorothy McAuliffe, as she visited the campaign’s Prince William headquarters.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2009
By Jonathan Hunley
Virginia won’t elect a governor until November, but the campaigning is going strong on the Prince William Parkway.
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.
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.
Fifteen loyalists came out on the rainy evening to see Dorothy McAuliffe, as she visited the campaign’s Prince William headquarters.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Have No Historical Roadmap To Follow As They Navigate The Commonwealth
National Journal
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Amy Walter
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.
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.
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.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Amy Walter
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.
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.
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.
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Local 1 of Virginia, Maryland, and DC of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Endorses Terry McAuliffe for Governor
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.
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.
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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.
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A Chicken Heating Every Pot?
The Washington Post
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Sandhya Somashekhar
DAYTON, Va. -- Do not try to tell Oren Heatwole that chicken poop smells.
"Total myth," he said before a colleague, eager to prove the point, scooped up a mulchy handful and inhaled deeply.
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!"
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.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Sandhya Somashekhar
DAYTON, Va. -- Do not try to tell Oren Heatwole that chicken poop smells.
"Total myth," he said before a colleague, eager to prove the point, scooped up a mulchy handful and inhaled deeply.
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!"
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.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Va. Dems for governor spar at first debate
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 19, 2009
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.
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.
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April 19, 2009
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.
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.
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Campaign finances highlight Democrats’ debate
Richmond Times Dispatch
April 19, 2009
By Olympia Meola
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.
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).
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.
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.
Deeds asked McAuliffe whether those contributions violated federal campaign laws.
"You should refer that to the U.S. attorney's office," McAuliffe said.
Moran defended the contributions, saying: "These are Virginia companies with Virginia employees who are protecting Virginians overseas and here at home."
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.
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April 19, 2009
By Olympia Meola
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.
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).
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.
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.
Deeds asked McAuliffe whether those contributions violated federal campaign laws.
"You should refer that to the U.S. attorney's office," McAuliffe said.
Moran defended the contributions, saying: "These are Virginia companies with Virginia employees who are protecting Virginians overseas and here at home."
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.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Why I’m with Terry
Augusta Free Press
April 17, 2009
Chris Graham
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.”
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.
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April 17, 2009
Chris Graham
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.”
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.
Click here to read more.
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