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As Ken Cuccinelli rebounds, Terry McAuliffe warns he could lose
Washington Examiner ^ | OCTOBER 31, 2013 | PAUL BEDARD

Posted on 10/31/2013 11:46:55 AM PDT by HokieMom

As the polls tighten in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Democrat Terry McAuliffe is dropping his front-runner swagger and warning that he could lose.

In an email to supporters meant to inspire them to vote, he said simply: “Ignore the polls.”

Some polls show that the race is getting close, with Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli getting to as close as three points in one poll, though most still show McAuliffe with a significant lead.

But the former Democratic Party chairman is worried about turnout in a year when voters are turned off by both candidates and there is no other headline-grabbing election dragging voters to the polls.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: cuccinelli; mcawful; virginiaelection
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1 posted on 10/31/2013 11:46:56 AM PDT by HokieMom
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To: HokieMom

The polls are showing the race tightening and he advises supporters to “ignore the polls”? Wouldn’t that be the time to encourage them to work harder and get out their [crooked] vote? Liberals are beyond understanding.


2 posted on 10/31/2013 11:50:15 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: HokieMom

Baraq and Biden coming in to campaign Sun and Mon.
God willing that will be the death star for McAwful.


3 posted on 10/31/2013 11:52:40 AM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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To: HokieMom

I suspected that the “real” polls were much closer when the Clintons swooped in to save the day. Hopefully BigEars will give the Flimflam man the kiss of death on Sunday.


4 posted on 10/31/2013 11:52:51 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: Still Thinking

‘Ignore the polls’ is dimocrat speak for ‘we’ve fraudulently got this covered.


5 posted on 10/31/2013 11:54:00 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: HokieMom

The Republican actually could win this. Popularity often builds then dissipates in waves. The momentum may be right for our side.


6 posted on 10/31/2013 11:55:44 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

The fact that Obama’s promises were all lies, bald-faced lies the whole time might actually have some effect on the opinion of voters?


7 posted on 10/31/2013 11:57:31 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Black Agnes

Expect at least 3-5% of the votes to be fraud


8 posted on 10/31/2013 11:58:14 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: lee martell

Exactly. At one point Harry Reid was far behind in Nevada but pulled out a win.


9 posted on 10/31/2013 11:58:18 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: HokieMom

Add $20 to their EBT card, that ought to do it!


10 posted on 10/31/2013 11:59:11 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ted Cruz/Sarah Palin 2016)
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To: HokieMom

If Cuccinelli wins, the media narrative is gonna take a severe beating.


11 posted on 10/31/2013 11:59:54 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: HokieMom

IDK, I’m not sure I want to fall for this. In the waning days of the 2012 Presidential Election, everything in the media was showing a floundering President. His campaign stops lacked any energy and he even seemed as if it was all lost. And then? He won.


12 posted on 10/31/2013 11:59:56 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Be the Enemy Within the Enemy Within...)
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To: HokieMom

Are you able to help Cuccinelli?

http://www.cuccinelli.com/


13 posted on 10/31/2013 12:00:45 PM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: Zhang Fei

If Cuccinelli loses, Karl Rove and the GOPe should take a severe beating for not helping the conservative candidate.


14 posted on 10/31/2013 12:03:09 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Or have McAuliffe thumb a hunnerd bucks on their card.

(Semi-obscure BTTF reference)


15 posted on 10/31/2013 12:06:40 PM PDT by Husker8877
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To: HokieMom
Perhaps we should spread around this article?

Top 3 Reasons Libertarians Should Vote Cuccinelli

Let’s face it. Rob Sarvis is a spoiler for Ken Cuccinelli. He will not win, nor will his campaign do anything to establish a permanently viable third party in Virginia. Unless those inclined to vote for him come to their senses, the only practical accomplishment Sarvis will have will be to elect Terry McAuliffe.

It doesn’t have to be this way. I’ll be the first to admit that the GOP has done precious little in recent years to live up to its stated principles–principles which are, with a few exceptions, largely in line with mainstream libertarian thought. Sarvis himself is a disillusioned former Republican.

But the right way to fix that isn’t by electing liberal Democrats like Terry McAuliffe. Instead, as my colleague Brian Reynolds noted last week, libertarians should follow the example of Rand Paul and other libertarians who have worked to change the GOP from within. Clearly there is going to be a lot of diversity of opinion within a large political party, but together those who identify with the conservative party (i.e., the GOP) can defeat those who identify with the liberal party. When we’re divided, everyone loses.

So, here are the top three reasons libertarians should vote for Cuccinelli, not Rob Sarvis.

1. SARVIS DRAINS VOTES FROM CUCCINELLI

I’ve heard from some Sarvis supporters that Sarvis draws votes from across the political spectrum, and I’m sure that’s right. But what is more accurate to say is that Sarvis draws overwhelmingly from those people who are focused on limited government, individual liberty, and adherence to the Constitution.

This sense is borne out in recent polling. As visible in the snapshot below of poll averages from the Huffington Post, the gains made by Sarvis have a direct negative correlation with Cuccinelli’s poll numbers.

We know from past experiences that third party pre-election poll numbers always overstate support, as most voters ultimately decide in the voting booth not to waste their vote on a candidate who will lose. But still, this kind of a draw away from Cuccinelli’s core support could be very damaging. Which leads to reason number 2.

2. THE BUCKLEY RULE FOR LIBERTARIANS

William F. Buckley once famously said his rule in deciding for whom he should cast his vote was to vote for the most rightward viable candidate, the most conservative candidate who could win. I propose the Buckley Rule For Libertarians: vote in the general election for the most libertarian candidate who has a snowball’s chance of winning. After the election, work within the major parties to move their policies and focuses to become more in line with libertarian thinking, but at the voting booth don’t sacrifice your vote on the altar of ideological purity.

Ken Cuccinelli is the most libertarian candidate with a chance of winning. To be sure, there are some issues that some libertarians disagree with him on (e.g., marriage), but let’s not forget this is the man who was the first state-level plaintiff in federal court against Obamacare. He’s the guy who has a record of fighting against federal overreach, be it via HHS or EPA. He’s a conservative crime fighter who recognizes that our system puts too many people in jail for too long. He’s made a career out of seeking more limited government, and greater individual liberty. Is he the Italian-American Ron Paul? No, but he most certainly is the most libertarian-leaning major party candidate we’ve ever had in Virginia.

3. MCAULIFFE IS AWFUL

I won’t waste too much time on this one. I assume for a libertarian/conservative audience I needn’t do much to convince you that Terry McAuliffe is just about the American antithesis of the ideal libertarian candidate. But here’s another angle you may not have considered.

If McAuliffe wins, he strengthens Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the presidential race in 2016. Virginia would have a sitting governor who has, to date, raised over $400 million for Bill and Hillary Clinton, and who could as governor marshal significant resources for Hillary in Virginia.

So, in addition to being a partner of the Obama administration in overbearing environmental and economic regulations, including the expansion and entrenchment of Obamacare, a victory for McAuliffe means a tougher road to the White House for libertarian favorite Rand Paul.

Don’t waste your vote in protest.

16 posted on 10/31/2013 12:08:27 PM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Be the Enemy Within the Enemy Within...)
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To: nascarnation

Ron Paul is speaking on behalf of Cuccinelli, and most places, I think he’d carry more weight than The Won right now. Virginia might be different, since so many gummint employees aren’t feeling the Obamacare Oppression.


17 posted on 10/31/2013 12:11:34 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: HokieMom

I lied to the freak kid that came to my house asking who I supported in the upcoming election just to get him off my porch quietly. I don’t need some nutcase McAuliffe minion “in my face” and me using weapons will just cause more trouble for myself.


18 posted on 10/31/2013 12:12:56 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: mikey_hates_everything

I tell you, it’s getting bad for the socialist democrats when their scared even their CHEATING won’t be enough to win an election


19 posted on 10/31/2013 12:18:15 PM PDT by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: Still Thinking

When democrats say ignore the polls, that means “get me some more dead voters.”


20 posted on 10/31/2013 12:24:04 PM PDT by Defiant (GOPe Strategy: We have to fund Obamacare in order to see how bad it is. Good idea, guys!)
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