Posted on 01/03/2009 11:52:48 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe said on Saturday he intends to run for governor of Virginia.
After months of speculation over his plans, McAuliffe announced his intentions in a video posted on his Web site. In the video, McAuliffe said he will make his intention to run official on Wednesday as part of a week-long campaign kickoff.
The stops include town hall meetings in Hampton Roads, Bristol, Richmond and others, where McAuliffe will unveil plans for job creation, education and renewable energy.
"Over the coming months we will travel to every corner of the commonwealth to ask all Virginians to join our campaign to get the economy moving again," McAuliffe said in the video.
In November, the 51-year-old established his campaign committee, Friends of Terry McAuliffe, with the State Board of Elections, secured the services of strategist Mike Henry and began touring Virginia, but had not made his candidacy certain.
McAuliffe faces two other Democrats who have been active for nearly a year in an already contentious nomination fight to succeed Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
State Sen. Creigh Deeds narrowly lost the attorney general's race in 2005, and former House Democratic Caucus chairman Brian Moran is also in the race.
"We welcome Terry McAuliffe to the race and we're looking forward to an open and honest discussion of how we keep Virginia moving forward," said Peter Jackson, a spokesman for Deeds.
In a statement, Moran also welcomed McAuliffe to the campaign.
"I am more convinced than ever that Virginians want a governor with a proven record of fighting for Virginia families and a vision for the commonwealth," Moran said.
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I prediction that McDonnell will win.
You know the old Jell-O syaing.
same goes for corrupt dems.
Apparently so. Oh my heaven.
Thievery.
Terry M. should be campaigning for appointment to the open US Senate seat from NY. He IS a New Yorker, IIRC. Guess he realized he can’t compete with Caroline Kennedy for Gov. Paterson’s support......
If a corrupt liberal Clintonista twit like McAuliffe can get himself elected Gov. of Virginia then the country truly is lost. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen!
Let’s hope it doesn’t happen!
I know this doesn’t sound right, but I can’t even stand to look at his face, there is something icky about him. If we vote him in I’m gonna have to move to a “redder” state.
McAuliffe’s face is very...... reptilian.
Every time I see it I think of a venomous snake.
Oh good....we can talk about politicians and crooked mortgage pay-offs some more.
Sure he’s been elected to a statewide office, but name recognition? Never.
And Pace running? I don’t think he has the “fire in the belly,” the desire to move to Richmond or interested in taking a HUGE pay cut.
Global Crossing
Why not, they appear to have put that clown Franken in the Senate along with vacuum-for-brains Caroline. Why not Mr. Global Crossing in the governor’s seat?
Oh God, just shoot me now. Is he even FROM Virginia?
First Kaine, now this! The Old Dominion has really gone downhill. I’ve lived in VA all my life and the way it has changed is sad. VA is becoming more like MD or NJ.
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