Why Ted Cruz probably won’t get revenge on those who betrayed him last weekend.
As Tea Partiers rejoice over Dave Brat’s shocking primary victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), another conservative Virginia politician who was not as lucky in last year’s elections is getting a chance to advance the movement. Former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli — who lost to Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the commonwealth’s 2013 gubernatorial race […]
By Michael Linhorst, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) DALLAS — There were no public events. There were no public statements. There wasn’t even a list of people he met with or how much money he raised. This was the life of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, on Thursday as he made […]
Virginia attorney general Mark Herring announced on Thursday that he would side with plaintiffs challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, rather than defend it on behalf of the state. Herring, a Democrat elected on Governor Terry McAuliffe’s ticket, said his views on marriage equality have changed over the years. “I had voted against marriage […]
Former Virginia attorney general and failed gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli called on New Jersey governor Chris Christie to step down as chairman of the Republican Governors Association on Tuesday, joining a growing list of Republicans to kick the embattled governor while he’s down. Cuccinelli went after Christie during a Tuesday appearance on CNN’s Crossfire: “I think […]
In early November, in the midst of the worst of the disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov, Terry McAuliffe beat Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, who defined himself as one of the nation’s foremost opponents of the president’s health care reform, to become the state’s next governor. “We tested Cuccinelli’s brag that he was the first attorney […]