McAuliffe Watch

Full Flop for The Macker
Terry McAuliffe / AP

The Richmond Times-Dispatch put Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s evolving position on offshore oil drilling to the test with its Flip-O-Meter. The result: a Full Flop.

McAuliffe’s Complicated Labor History

Union-backed Dem has fought right-to-work laws elsewhere
Terry McAuliffe / AP

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has been proclaiming that he wants Virginia to remain a right-to-work state, a hard-to-believe stance given his cozy relationship with some of the country’s largest unions.

Occupy’s Millionaire Lobbyist Friend

Roanoke branch of activist group protests for Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Terry McAuliffe / AP

The gubernatorial campaign of Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe recruited local “Occupy” demonstrators to protest a campaign event by his Republican opponent on Monday, but only about ten protesters showed up.

McAuliffe Watch

Rough stretch for McAuliffe gives Cuccinelli big lead in new poll
Terry McAuliffe / AP

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe by 10 points among likely voters in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Washington Post poll.

The Union Label

Unions back McAuliffe in Va. governor race
Terry McAuliffe / AP

Unions are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to elect Democrat Terry McAuliffe as Virginia governor in the hopes he will roll back secret ballot protections during union elections and steer lucrative contracts to labor unions, observers say.