The election to decide the next Virginia governor is less than two weeks away, and most polls show that Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has a strong lead. Already Republicans in the state are preparing for a possible loss and criticizing the campaign waged by their candidate, Ken Cuccinelli. The contest […] Read more »
Ratings Change: A Democratic Tide in Virginia
Some history is being made in Virginia. The statehouse battle was supposed to be close. But as we look at Virginia’s gubernatorial contest in the stretch, just about everything is moving in a Democratic direction. … This has the makings of a donnybrook for the Republicans, even in the face of […] Read more »
Republicans rise in states, even as the national GOP sinks
Washington Republicans are in a disarray of sorts. Republicans lost the shutdown fight. They have, for now, lost ground in the race for the House of Representatives in 2014. It’s not clear that Republicans have found the sixth truly competitive Democratic Senate seat necessary to take control of that body […] Read more »
To save the Republican Party, look to the states
The latest round of the budget and debt-ceiling fight went decidedly to the Democrats. While there’s a certain “pox on both their houses” aspect to the fallout from the government shutdown, Republicans clearly absorbed a bigger hit in public opinion. And the episode bitterly divided established conservatives and the tea […] Read more »
How to Win in Virginia as a Liberal Democrat
No one would confuse Terry McAuliffe with a policy wonk. The Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Virginia is more likely to be found slapping backs than cracking books. He has ascended in the political world through prodigious fundraising, not breakthrough thinking. All of which makes it even more telling that in […] Read more »
Amid shutdown, Republican falls further behind in race for Va. governor
National Republicans may be glad the midterm elections are a year away after polls have shown the party’s favorability at all-time lows because of the federal government shutdown. But one Republican – in a swing state – is caught in the buzz saw. A new NBC4/NBC News/Marist poll finds Republican […] Read more »