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Terry McAuliffe suddenly all about the offshore drilling in Virginia

Erika Johnsen — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:41:35 +0000

One-eighty.

The commonwealth of Virginia has a lot to gain from offshore oil and gas drilling, and way back when, the Obama administration was all set to allow Virginians access to their own natural resources — but then the BP oil spill happened, and the Interior Department put the whole idea on lock down. The White [...]

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Chris Christie’s challenger is going for it with a million-dollar ad buy in New Jersey

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:10 +0000

Fighting.

Well, if we could categorize this year’s New Jersey gubernatorial as a ‘competitive’ race at the moment, I’d say this is would probably be a pretty effective move in terms of increasing her visibility and bringin’ it to Christie without coming across as too negative: Via ABC: The ad begins running this week and is [...]

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Chris Christie: “I’m a damn good Republican”

Erika Johnsen — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:21:10 +0000

Yesterday, Ed predicted that, if/when Christie decides to throw his hat into the 2016 presidential ring, it’s definitely not going to be a cake walk for him. His gubernatorial election this November looks like it’s going to be a blowout, barring any crazy incidents, but all of that northeastern, oh-so-moderate centrism may be a tougher [...]

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NBC/Marist poll: Dead heat in Virginia, but Cuccinelli still winning the “intensity advantage”

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:41:58 +0000

A new NBC/Marist poll on Virginia’s gubernatorial race — a.k.a., the only competitive governor’s race in the country in 2013 — released this morning has some slightly different findings than the WaPo poll from last weekend, which had Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli edging Democrat Terry McAuliffe with a five-point lead among Virginia voters; the NBC [...]

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WaPo poll: Cuccinelli pulling into an early lead in Virginia

Erika Johnsen — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:31:20 +0000

It’s still early yet, but at the last count, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe were basically neck-and-neck in 2013′s only competitive gubernatorial contest, with a lot of Virginians still pretty much unfamiliar with/uninterested in the race so far. In the latest Washington Post poll, however, things might be starting [...]

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Christie’s first ad: “Compromise isn’t a dirty word”

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:39 +0000

"The governor."

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is launching his first television ad buy of his reelection campaign with a 60-second spot focusing on — you guessed it — Gov. Christie’s bipartisan leadership prowess. With the 32-point lead he’s got going over his challenger, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, he isn’t exactly in dire campaign straits, but [...]

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Cuccinelli launches the first Virginia gubernatorial TV ad

Erika Johnsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:21:49 +0000

Kicking things off.

The television-ad portion of the campaign will be officially up and running starting this Monday; there will certainly be many more between now and what’s shaping up to be a close Virginia gubernatorial race this November, but I’m thinking that this is probably a pretty darn good start for Cuccinelli’s campaign. The McAuliffe Democrats are [...]

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Virginia poll: McAuliffe, Cuccinelli still pretty much tied

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:41:04 +0000

Undecided.

Ah, dear ol’ Virginia. The now-purplish commonwealth has gone from swinging blue for Obama in 2008, to electing Gov. McDonnell in a landslide just one year later, and then right back to supporting Obama in 2012 — and it’s so far looking like the 2013 gubernatorial is very much up for grabs. This is the [...]

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Chris Christie raising record cash

Erika Johnsen — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:21:44 +0000

War chest.

In case there was any doubt about Christie’s insane level of popularity in New Jersey or his prospects for reelection this November, just take a look at the man’s fundraising tallies so far. Can’t touch this: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is raising record cash for his re-election bid. … In December, before Democrats had [...]

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Bolling decides to skip an indie run in the Virginia gubernatorial race

Erika Johnsen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:01:30 +0000

And then there were two.

After, in his view, getting elbowed out of the Virginia Republican nomination last November with the switchover from a primary to a convention nomination process, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling has been flirting with the idea of running as an independent. Last month, he sent out a missive to test the waters, asking for voters’ opinions [...]

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Cuccinelli: It’s time to pivot back to conservative principles

Erika Johnsen — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:01:55 +0000

Fierce.

As Virginia’s Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Ken Cuccinelli attested on Ed’s show on Wednesday, a big theme of his gubernatorial campaign is going to be about the importance of beating back the brazen overreach of the federal government and the virtues of relying more heavily on federalism as an efficient policy problem-solver. [...]

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In New Jersey, Christie’s potential Democratic challengers have been dropping like flies

Erika Johnsen — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:01:27 +0000

Smooth sailing.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may not be quite so nationally popular right now, and he’ll likely have a job repairing his brand on the road to 2016 if/after he wins gubernatorial reelection, but everything that has grated against the conservative base has apparently totally worked for blue-leaning New Jersey. His state approval ratings and [...]

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Booker shifting focus to Senate?

Ed Morrissey — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:01:20 +0000

A smooth ride for Christie in 2013?

A little over a week ago, Cory Booker told CBS’ Face the Nation that he was considering a run against Chris Christie in next year’s New Jersey gubernatorial election, while offering a few qualifications on commitment to it. “I’ve got to… be a part of my party’s push forward,” Booker told Bob Schieffer, “whether it’s [...]

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