What part of my managing my family substantial homestead and paying taxes in Virginia did you not understand?
I know exactly what's going on---Cuccinelli surrounded himself with former state-level Romney staffers and is running a mushy, ill-coordinated, sloppy, campaign, and is getting steamrolled by McAuliffe.
Everything that is wrong with Cuccinelli's campaign is summed up in these stories:
CURL: Wake up, Virginia! You’re about to suffer four horrible years
Cuccinelli pays the price for the GOP’s ‘truce strategy’ on abortion
Cuccinelli shuns Cruz limelight
Trailing McAuliffe, Cuccinelli changes staff, focus (Virginia)
And bub, having grown up and lived in the Commonwealth for over thirty years, and having traveled the U.S. 460 East-West/I-81 North-South corridors extensively, I know far more about it than you ever will. Have you even been out of Northern Virginia?
What part of the fact that I LIVE IN VA NOW and have for the past 34 years do you not understand? I pay taxes in VA including property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, etc.
I have been engaged in the political activity of the GOP in the Commonwealth for many years. I vote in every election. I am a member of the FCRC. I provide my time and money to elect Reps. I have been a Fairfax County delegate to several GOP conventions. I have been a poll watcher and election officer. I lobby in Richmond on immigration issues.
You have the temerity and hubris to pretend to know more than I do about what is happening in VA politically. You don't have a clue and instead Google a few articles that really don't explain why McAwful is winning. You don't accept the political reality of the changing demographics of VA and its electoral consequences. Beyond that, you don't seem to understand internal GOP politics in VA. Here are the basic reasons why Ken is losing and why the GOP is losing in the state:
Changing Demographics: The political center of gravity has shifted to NoVA where more than one-third of the voters live. And as Tom Davis says of NoVA, "“It votes more like New Jersey than the rest of Virginia....” The Dems have built a huge and effective political machine in NoVA to get out the vote. The Dems build up huge cushion of votes that more than offsets the Rep dominance in the southern part of the state. And add to that the fact that 20% of the population of the state is black. NoVA is the fastest growing part of the state.
Internal GOP division: Bill Bolling was supposed to be the heir-apparent to McDonnell. Bolling had stepped aside in 2009 to allow AG McDonnell to run. In return McDonnell endorsed Bolling for governor in 2013. When Cuccinelli entered the race, he started a food fight--first over whether we would have a primary or a convention to select the nominee. The Cuccinelli supporters controlled the Central Committee and the decision was made to go to a convention, which essentially assured Cuccinelli the nomination. I was a delegate who voted for him. Bolling has been a sore loser who at one point ruminated in public that he might run as an independent. Many of the Bolling supporters may stay home or not vote for Cuccinelli.
The convention also produced a surprise with EW Jackson winning the nomination for Lt Gov after many rounds of balloting. Without going into detail, Jackson is a poor candidate and a drag on the ticket. He has made some controversial statements about women, abortion, gays, and other things that have galvanized the opposition and caused Cuccinelli and Obanshain to distance themselves from Jackson. It is not the unified ticket of McDonnell, Bolling, and Cuccinelli of 2009.
Scandal: Bob McDonnell accepted gifts from a lobbyist that helped pay for his daughter's wedding. The scandal has spilled over to Cuccinelli who also admitted voluntarily that he also received some personal gifts from a lobbyist. It was investigated and Cuccinelli was found not guilty of wrongdoing (legally), but Cuccinelli is paying back what he received.
Social Issues: The Dems have used their standard playbook against Cuccinelli on abortion, gay rights, and women's issues to portray Cuccinelli as a right wing extremist along the lines of Todd Akin. The War on Women has been a main theme of the political ads, especially those showing in NoVA. This has galvanized the Dem women voters in very liberal NoVA and energized them to vote. This helps explain why Cuccinelli is trailing McAwful by 20 percent among women/
Other issues: Cuccinelli was against the tax increase that McDonnell brokered to pay for transportation, which is a major issue in NoVA. Ken also said he was not in favor of expanding the Silver Metro line to Dulles based on the costs. Ken is against Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. McAwful is for it and his populist appeal to the "poor" especially children will help get his supporters to the polls. Here in NoVA, expansion of Medicaid to an additional 400,000 people has become something of a Crusade.
Campaign Funding McAwful has a two to one edge in campaign funding. It has enabled him to run more ads. By the way, have you with your substantial property interests in VA contributed to Ken's campaign?
The bottom line is that Ken Cuccinelli is facing an uphill fight and deserves our support, not criticism. He is a tireless campaigner and a real conservative who has been with us in the Tea Party from the very beginning appearing at our events.