Cuccinelli, mcauliffe debate past gifts the washington post. The two main virginia gubernatorial candidates, attorney general ken cuccinelli r and terry mcauliffe d, debated various issues. Second debate between cuccinelli, mcauliffe shows more of the same. The debate, held at capital one bank headquarters in mclean. See the latest estimates and poll results at huffpost pollster. Ken cuccinelli, terry mcauliffe trade blows in second debate. Mcauliffe, cuccinelli attack in first debate virginias candidates for governor focus on social issues, transportation, economy, gay rights saturday. Cuccinelli hammers mcauliffe in first va governors campaign. Cuccinelli said the state must choose between union terry or frugal ken. Sep 23, 20 cuccinelli, mcauliffe speak at university of richmond ken cuccinelli left, and terry mcauliffe richmond, va. Virginias gubernatorial sophies choice how do voters feel about the two scandalplagued candidates vying to rule in richmond. At a recent debate, democrat terry mcauliffe said gop rival ken cuccinelli tried to shut down virginia government in 2008 by introducing an unsuccessful budget amendment in the state senate that.
Mcauliffe, cuccinelli debate in mclean mud bath virginia governor candidates talk government shutdown, navy yard shootings, gay marriage and the washington redskins. Mcauliffe defeated republican and tea partier ken cuccinelli on tuesday. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe speak at university of richmond ken cuccinelli left, and terry mcauliffe richmond, va. But much of the debate saw cuccinelli work to broaden and soften his image.
Democrat terry mcauliffe and republican state attorney general ken cuccinelli wasted no time at their first formal virginia gubernatorial debate saturday morning. Mcauliffe made a false claim that night regarding a report relating to cuccinelli s failure to disclose gifts from star scientific. Republican ken the cooch cuccinelli against democrat terry the macker mcauliffe. Oct 25, 20 each looking for momentum after their final formal debate, republican ken cuccinelli and democrat terry mcauliffe planned their campaigns final days before a scheduled turn at the states naacp. In a heated debate tonight, virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli tried to wrest back the lead of the gubernatorial race from democrat terry mcauliffe, criticizing his rival for lacking ties to. Terry mcauliffe got into an argument about socialized medicine. Cuccinelli s taxcut proposal, likening it to riding into the debate on a unicorn a line he recycled from last months debate hosted by the. Republican ken cuccinelli and democrat terry mcauliffe squared off in their first primetime debate wednesday evening.
Oct 04, 20 ken cuccinelli is campaigning with the architect of the government shutdown, ted cruz, rather than condemning cruz and his tea party allies for putting virginias economy in danger. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe cast arguments in sharply personal. Marco rubio and republican national committee chairman reince priebus campaigned for cuccinelli. On october 30, mann introduced bill clinton at a campaign rally for terry mcauliffe in charlottesville, virginia. Aug 09, 20 ken cuccinelli and terry mcauliffe appeared at a candidate forum for the va. Watch the first 20 virginia gubernatorial debate youtube. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe asked about redskins name in va. Early in october, emerson college had found that cuccinelli was trailing mcauliffe by 5 points. In final virginia governor debate, ken cuccinelli hits. Libertarian robert sarvis is a thirdparty candidate in the 20 virginia governors race.
Terence richard mcauliffe born february 9, 1957 is an american politician and former. Cuccinelli pledged during a july debate that if he cant cap state spending and. Cuccinelli s challenge, kenney pointed out, is to bring mcauliffe s negatives to the attention of virginias voters. Virginia attorney general and 20 gubernatorial candidate ken cuccinelli r said in a saturday morning debate that his antigay views. In the debate, cuccinelli needs to make the case that a vote for sarvis is a vote for mcauliffe and could highlight some of the. Prior to the debate, cuccinelli agreed informally to participate, though his campaign asked questions about the rules, including to raise the threshold for a thirdparty. Skelley expects the two elections will tie into a gop national debate. Democratic gubernatorial candidate, terry mcauliffe and republican challenger virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli after a debate at virginia. He entered wednesdays debate trailing mcauliffe in most polls, suffering deficits among women voters and virginians.
Mcauliffe said cuccinelli s proposed tax cuts could result in an annual. The other memorable moment of the debate occurred on the topic of gun control, an emotional issue at the virginia tech campus where the debate was held. Sep 26, 20 bareknuckle boxing may be in ken cuccinelli s blood, but both he and rival terry mcauliffe took their gloves off wednesday night for a nasty debate at the capital one conference center in mclean. Jun 05, 20 cuccinelli is also crucial to mcauliffe because, as some of his supporters privately acknowledge, the democratic nominee has his own vulnerabilities and will need to campaign against cuccinelli more than for himself. Mcauliffe made an emotional plea after cuccinelli ripped him for being the national rifle. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe headed for televised debate wednesday. According to kenney, cuccinelli succeeded in the first debate, catching mcauliffe off guard and unprepared to respond to his attacks. Democrat terry mcauliffe and republican ken cuccinelli debated with judy woodruff as the moderator. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe trade blows on ethics, social views. With just over 40 days left until election day for virginia governor, democrat terry mcauliffe has a fivepoint edge over republican ken cuccinelli in a new nbc4nbc newsmarist poll, fueled by a. The northern virginia technology councils techpac endorsed ken cuccinelli over terry mcauliffe for governor this week. Cuccinelli hammers mcauliffe in first va governors.
Jul 20, 20 cuccinelli, mcauliffe spar at first debate in va. Ken cuccinelli and terry mcauliffe appeared at a candidate forum for the va. Cuccinelli %2c a republican%2c attacked mcauliffe %27s union ties and dug up old campaign finance scandals. Virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli r thanks supporters for their efforts on his behalf and congratulated his opponent, terry mcauliffe, for his. Two of the three candidates for governor, they appeared in a fairfax county. During the 2004 election cycle, the dnc hosted six presidential debates for the first time. In wednesdays virginia gubernatorial debate, candidates terry mcauliffe d and ken cuccinelli r clashed over cuccinelli s reported gifts from the ceo. Earlier in july, mcauliffe s campaign pulled him away from press following a poor debate performance with cuccinelli. Daily show correspondent al madrigal passed out airsickness bags to reporters at the final debate between virginia gubernatorial candidates terry mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli. Sep 25, 20 democrat terry mcauliffe sought to hone in on issues that might widen the polling gap between him and his opponent, virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli r, among women voters, during a.
He defeated republican ken cuccinelli and libertarian robert sarvis in the general. Hot springs gubernatorial hopefuls terry mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli battled in their first debate saturday, pushing their competing philosophies as job creators between attacks on topics ranging from social issues to the ongoing gifts scandal involving star scientific and ceo jonnie williams sr. A blow to conservatism a look at tuesdays elections. Terry mcauliffe beats ken cuccinelli in governors race. Mcauliffe hits cuccinelli on womens issues in virginia debate. It was a central question to this mornings town hall discussion between rival gubernatorial candidates terry mcauliffe and ken. Cuccinelli referenced it in his closing remarks by saying mr.
Bob mcdonnell r, who was barred by state law from running for reelection. This semester has partnered with vcus school of mass communications ipadjournos mobile and. Virginia tech and wdbj sponsored a debate between mcauliffe and cuccinelli on october 24, 20. Those issues are unique enough to warrant a debate in danville between cuccinelli and mcauliffe. Without a decisive victory for cuccinelli, mcauliffe seemingly remains in the gubernatorial drivers seat. Oct 16, 20 ken cuccinelli, the attorney general of virginia who is running for governor, says his opponent terry mcauliffe is running a deceitful campaign full of lies about him. Mcauliffe, cuccinelli tangle in 1st va gov debate news. Second debate between cuccinelli, mcauliffe shows more of. Democrat terry mcauliffe and republican ken cuccinelli could not be more different in their ideological views.
A blow to conservatism a look at tuesdays elections for governor in n. Cuccinelli %2c a republican%2c attacked mcauliffe %27s. In debate with mcauliffe, cuccinelli unable to shake the past. Meet the computer geek who took on ken cuccinelliand won. Jul 22, 20 the landscape of the virginia gubernatorial race is left virtually unchanged following the first debate between republican attorney general ken cuccinelli and democrat terry mcauliffe saturday. A quick look at the final cuccinelli mcauliffe debate virginia democrat terry mcauliffe, left, and republican ken cuccinelli shake hands before their final debate in the nov. Hot springs virginias normally sedate midsummer debate started out edgy, got downright nasty and saw the facts twisted at times as republican ken cuccinelli and democrat terry mcauliffe clashed. But thanks to the location of the debate, on the campus where a student killed 32 people and injured 17 in 2007, gun control was also a. Which gubernatorial candidate is most likely to shut down virginias government. Virginia gubernatorial candidates terry mcauliffe d and attorney general ken cuccinelli ii r squared off wednesday night in a debate in mclean, va six weeks before the election. Last night, the virginia gubernatorial candidates squared off again in their secondtolast debate before the november election. Cuccinelli challenged mcauliffe to a series of 15 debates around the state. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The virginia gubernatorial election of 20 took place on november 5, 20, to elect the.
Terry mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli go small in debate politico. Sep 25, 20 ken cuccinelli, terry mcauliffe trade blows in second debate. Jul 11, 2017 ken cuccinelli loses narrowly to terry mcauliffe for virginia governor virginia loss the margin was slimmer than expected, but the republican still lost in virginia. Virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli r thanks supporters for their efforts on his behalf and congratulated his opponent, terry mcauliffe, for his victory in the virginia gubernatorial race. Daily show creates sideshow at cuccinellimcauliffe debate. The two leading candidates in virginias gubernatorial race faced off wednesday night in a debate in fairfax. Wife increases pressure on cuccinelli, mcauliffe to debate sarvis editors note. Expect the race to be a bitter one, with mcauliffe trying to frame it around cuccinellis staunchly conservative social views and cuccinelli trying to peg mcauliffe as a slippery operator who. Politifact politifact virginias top 10 claims from the. Wife increases pressure on cuccinelli, mcauliffe to debate. Later in the debate, mcauliffe said that he would love to have put a plant in virginia but that companies have a. In the most obvious misstatement of the debate, mcauliffe attacked cuccinelli over the findings of.
Gubernatorial candidates ken cuccinelli and terry mcauliffe used the fairfax county chamber of commerces sept. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe speak at university of richmond. In virginia, votersincluding many republicanswere more repelled by ken cuccinellis farright crusades than they were by mcauliffes. Attorney general ken cuccinelli r and terry mcauliffe d, debated various issues at the virginia polytechnic institute and state university in blacksburg. Ken cuccinelli loses narrowly to terry mcauliffe for virginia. Mcauliffe would only respond, its a beautiful day out today, huh. Virginia gubernatorial candidate ken cuccinelli s abysmal and hateful position on gay people and gay rights were brought up by opponent terry mcauliffe in a debate. Cuccinelli first assumes that some aspirational goals mcauliffe has set such as eliminating student debt for college graduates, raising teachers pay to the national. We want and need the gubernatorial candidates to address our issues this year. Wtvr its not a debate, its a conversation, but they wont be talking to. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe face off in debate in fairfax county. Democrat terry mcauliffe and republican ken cuccinelli could not be more different in their ideological views and political personalities, as they battle for.
Cuccinelli, mcauliffe stay tame in final virginia debate. Jul 19, 20 eyes on the old dominion as mcauliffe, cuccinelli ready to face off in debate. Republican ken cuccinelli and democrat terry mcauliffe pointed fingers at each other during a sept. Unfortunately, he will get another chance to showcase his leadership skills in the upcoming debt ceiling debate. Eyes on the old dominion as mcauliffe, cuccinelli ready to face off in debate. Republican ken cuccinelli turned in a strong performance while democrat terry mcauliffe struggled to keep up. Oct 01, 20 ken cuccinelli takes on terry mcauliffe virginia gubernatorial debate september 25, 20. Virginia gubernatorial candidates terry mcauliffe d and ken cuccinelli r sparred over fundraising tactics. Virginia gubernatorial candidate ken cuccinellis abysmal and hateful position on gay people and gay rights were brought up by opponent terry mcauliffe in a debate last week at virginia tech, the. In 2009, mcauliffe ran for governor only to lose the democratic primary with just 26. The challenge to the vice president is the latest chapter in the cuccinelli camps persistent claims that his gubernatorial opponent, terry mcauliffe, wont engage in debates. Ken cuccinelli tried at a wednesday debate to present himself as the most reasonable candidate for virginia governor, distancing himself from sen. Cuccinelli, mcauliffe call on respective party stars ahead. Oct 20, 20 wife increases pressure on cuccinelli, mcauliffe to debate sarvis editors note.
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