Republicn Ken Cuccinelli, running hard, has been hobbled in race for Virginia governor Some of the biggest names in his party sat out the race or even switched sides. The governor he depended on to rally the troops disappeared into a fog of scandal. Many of the money men who had provided oomph in past elections vanished. Two days before the vote, Cuccinelli finds himself lagging in the polls. He’s so far behind financially that the Democrats outspent his campaign on TV ads by 10-to-1 last week. As he crisscrosses the state this weekend, speaking mainly to his conservative base, Cuccinelli is presenting himself as the scrappy underdog, the fighter who thrives on coming from behind. “The truth is our friend,” he told a gathering of fewer than 100 people in Bristow, in Prince William County, last week at an appearance with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. “The more you get to know about me, the better we will do.” But many GOP strategists, politicians and donors share three deep worries: As Virginians have learned more about Cuccinelli, they have become less likely to vote for him. The Republican’s campaign failed to give independents, women and minorities reasons to do so. And Cuccinelli’s lack of resources has made it hard for him to counter relentless negative advertising from Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s side. About two-thirds of Republican Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s top donors in 2009 have given Cuccinelli little or nothing, according to a Washington Post review of finance records.....
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 07:50:19 +0000
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