
Interesting turn: Dave ‘Mudcat’ Saunders backs Ken Cuccinelli
A report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch today has veteran Democratic strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders backing Republican Ken Cuccinelli for governor.

A report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch today has veteran Democratic strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders backing Republican Ken Cuccinelli for governor.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign released a new TV ad today, “As Governor,” highlighting McAuliffe’s plan to invest in Virginia’s community colleges and strengthen workforce development programs to prepare Virginians for the jobs of the future.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today issued a statement regarding the need to update the IRS code to allow the federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, passed on a bipartisan basis in 1986, to apply to local school modernization projects.

Virginia voters are divided 42-41 percent on whether Gov. Bob McDonnell is honest and trustworthy, compared to a July 17 survey when voters said 44-36 percent he was honest, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Four well-known leaders from Northern Virginia endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor this week, citing his commitment to finding mainstream, bipartisan solutions to growing and diversifying Virginia’s economy.

Public Policy Polling’s newest Virginia poll finds that Mark Warner as ever remains the most popular politician in the state and would have double-digit leads over a handful of high-profile Republicans for reelection.

Virginia women have turned on Gov. Bob McDonnell, pushing his job approval rating to a new low of 46-37 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters still say 44-36 percent that the governor is honest and trustworthy and only 16 percent of voters, most of whom are Democrats, think he should resign.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the procedures for automatically restoring, on an individualized basis, civil rights to non-violent felons. The process was established with the help of multiple recommendations by stakeholder groups and affected agencies.

I’m certainly not sure what chance Paula Deen might have had to avoid the lawsuit from a former employee that led to the overthrow of her cooking empire, but I’d be willing to bet that it was something that could have been avoided.

A pair of landmark 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court rulings handed down today have struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and affirmed the right of gay couples to marry in California.
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