Sunday, June 3, 2012
State party convention drew more than 2,000 to the city of Fairfax this weekend.
FAIRFAX — Perhaps U.S. Sen. Mark Warner put it best: "In 2008, we changed the guard. In 2012, we need to guard the change." More than 2,000 Democrats from across the commonwealth descended on George Mason University this weekend for the Democratic Party of Virginia's State Convention. The gathering served as part pep rally, part organizational meeting as activists mobilize for November. Party leaders had similar messages, previewing what they will try to hammer home while Virginia is in the national spotlight as a battleground state for the U.S. presidency. That message, they say, is that the right-wing takeover of the Republican Party has made this country, and this state, unrecognizable and infringes on the rights of gays, women and …
More than 2,000 Democrats from across Virginia were in attendance for the gathering at George Mason University on Saturday.
Virginia Democrats gathered in the city of Fairfax on Saturday for the Democratic Party of Virginia's State Convention. The main event, more than five hours long at George Mason University, was attended by a crowd of more than 2,000 activists, volunteers, elected officials and party members from across the commonwealth. "This is an historic election year for Virginia," said Melissa Bondi, a Democratic activist from Arlington. "We've seen more and more threats against the fundamental civil rights of gays, women and minorities." She added: "It's easy to get fired up for the Democratic ticket." That's both part of the message and part of the reaction organizers sought for Saturday. Given President Barack Obama's success here in 2008 — he was …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Former DNC chairman strongly hints at 2013 gubernatorial run.
FAIRFAX — Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe left little to the imagination Saturday about his potential 2013 gubernatorial bid. "Come 2013, if I run for governor, I'm going to ask a favor from everybody in this room. I'm going to need your help," said McAuliffe, who spoke to a packed house at the 2012 Democratic Party of Virginia State Convention at George Mason University. "If there's an office open, I want you to run—I don't care if it's for Soil and Water. And I promise you this: If you run, we will have the time of our life next year. We will have the resources to get your message out. And we will run as one," McAuliffe said. McAuliffe, who recently told Patch that he would wait until after the November …
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The next Virginia Governor's race is two years away, and he's setting himself up for a run
It's 7 a.m. on a hot July morning and Terry McAuliffe jumps into the passenger seat of his hybrid Chevy Tahoe. On this Saturday in McLean, Va., the heat index will reach 110 degrees. The country is fired up over the debt ceiling fight in Washington, and McAuliffe, 54, wide-eyed and grinning, looks like a kid who's just been told he's going to McDonald's. He pulls a map of Virginia from the glove box. It's peppered with magic marker circles (You can see a digital version of the map on his campaign-like website). "Love the map!" McAuliffe says, almost shouts, and then sips coffee from a travel mug. "It's fun going to these tiny towns. To them I'm the former chair of the DNC, and it's fun for coal miners to get to know you, to get rid of the …
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9:10 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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