
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe acknowledged Wednesday that he invested $47,000 in a business operated by Joseph Caramadre, who recently pled guilty to charges of “fraud, conspiracy, and identity theft” in a federal courtroom in Providence, Rhode Island. Earlier on
by Michael Patrick Leahy9 Oct 2013, 9:45 PM PST0

Recent polls in the New Jersey special Senate election, which will be held next week, indicate that Republican Senate nominee Steve Lonegan’s hard charging attacks on Democratic Senate nominee and Newark Mayor Cory Booker have caused Garden State voters to
by Michael Patrick Leahy7 Oct 2013, 4:46 PM PST0

21 year old Chad Henderson has rocketed to fame over the past few days as the only known person to have successfully signed up for Obamacare. The mainstream media has trumpeted his story at every opportunity. As it turns out,
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 Oct 2013, 7:54 AM PST0

The reporters and editors at the New York Times, which is rapidly losing its influence and market value, have decided it is time to tell all the flyover states in the country how they should be run. This comes as
by Michael Patrick Leahy4 Oct 2013, 2:17 PM PST0

One of the featured speakers on an Organizing for Action (OFA) conference call Wednesday night designed to generate enthusiasm for President Obama’s signature health care legislation among community organizers around the country, admitted on the call that Obamacare is unpopular
by Michael Patrick Leahy3 Oct 2013, 5:58 AM PST0

Confident that the mainstream media will help place the blame for the looming government shutdown on the Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) refusal to negotiate with GOP leaders to avert that possibility may well be seen, in retrospect,
by Michael Patrick Leahy2 Oct 2013, 8:41 AM PST0

Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia, has officially joined President Obama’s war on coal. On Tuesday the Washington Post reported that McAuliffe said for the first time “that he supports EPA rules on coal-fired plants.” During a tour
by Michael Patrick Leahy1 Oct 2013, 4:11 PM PST0

A Newsmax/Zogby poll released on Monday that shows Republican Ken Cuccinelli has tied former Democratic front runner Terry McAuliffe sent shock waves through the Virginia political establishment that had until now written off Cuccinelli’ chances of victory. The poll of
by Michael Patrick Leahy30 Sep 2013, 7:20 PM PST0

Gazing into his crystal ball, left wing Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) asserted Friday that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) “can’t be president.” Castro, whose twin brother Julian is the Democratic mayor of San Antonio and considered to have national political ambitions
by Michael Patrick Leahy27 Sep 2013, 6:56 PM PST0

A new poll released by Clemson University on Tuesday shows that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is the least popular Republican incumbent currently holding a statewide office in South Carolina. Compared to Governor Nikki Haley, whose favorable rating is 70 percent, and
by Michael Patrick Leahy26 Sep 2013, 4:12 PM PST0

A $60 million Private Placement Memorandum dated March 2013 circulated by GreenTech Automotive, which Terry McAuliffe served as chairman from 2010 to 2012 and continues to serve as chairman emeritus, shows that the company saw huge financial opportunities in potential
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 Sep 2013, 8:52 AM PST0

Cause of Action, a public advocacy group, has released a $60 million Private Placement Memorandum for GreenTech Automotive. The memorandum states that Democratic Virginia gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe was still an executive with the company on March 12, 2013. McAuliffe
by Michael Patrick Leahy23 Sep 2013, 3:29 PM PST0

Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor of Virginia took a turn to the absurd last week when a television commercial aired by an environmental group in favor of his candidacy featured video footage of an FBI raid on the offices of one of
by Michael Patrick Leahy22 Sep 2013, 8:35 AM PST0

On Tuesday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) indicated on the floor of the Senate he was “open to having a vote” on Senator David Vitter’s (R-LA) amendment to eliminate the Obamacare exemption for members of Congress, according to a
by Michael Patrick Leahy20 Sep 2013, 2:00 PM PST0

A poll released by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday shows that Republican Ken Cuccinelli has narrowed the gap with Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe from seven points to three points. The poll of 1,005 likely Virginia voters conducted between September 9 and
by Michael Patrick Leahy18 Sep 2013, 10:45 AM PST0

The Terry McAuliffe campaign’s panicked and heavy handed response to the decision by the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s independent political action committee, TechPAC, to endorse Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race may have done more harm to his
by Michael Patrick Leahy17 Sep 2013, 7:14 AM PST0

On Wednesday the Washington Post reported that Minyon Moore, a long time associate and ally of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe, played a key role in introducing Troy White, a political consultant, to a well known Democratic financier, Jeffrey
by Michael Patrick Leahy15 Sep 2013, 3:04 PM PST0

Fresh off Tuesday’s stunning loss in the Colorado recall election where he spent $350,000 in an unsuccessful effort to keep two pro-gun control Democrat state legislators in office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has turned his sights on the
by Michael Patrick Leahy13 Sep 2013, 9:36 AM PST0

The surprising recent alliance between progressives and the Tea Party movement in opposition to American military action in Syria illustrates that the American political landscape in 2013 can no longer be understood through the classic lens of Democrat versus Republican
by Michael Patrick Leahy11 Sep 2013, 5:08 PM PST0

Not since retiring Republican Governor Dan Heineman narrowly defeated former Nebraska Cornhusker football coach Tom Osborne in the 2006 primary have Nebraska Republicans faced a more hotly contested battle to determine the party’s gubernatorial nominee than they are about to
by Michael Patrick Leahy11 Sep 2013, 1:06 AM PST0

Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Friday that shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Ken Cuccinelli by seven points, 45% to 38%, in the race to become Virginia’s next governor. With the election now only two months away, Cuccinelli appears
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Sep 2013, 7:40 PM PST0

Republican leaders in Washington, including Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), and Senators McCain (R-AZ), Graham (R-SC), and Corker (R-TN), are supporting President Obama’s call for an American attack on Syria, but Tea Party groups around
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 Sep 2013, 6:12 PM PST0

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe met recently with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg “to get support from the billionaire politician.” The meeting, according to Politico, took place in New York City a week and a half ago. The outgoing
by Michael Patrick Leahy5 Sep 2013, 2:45 AM PST0

Robert Sarvis is a well spoken, highly educated 36 year old with little money and a thin resume of professional accomplishments. He is also the Libertarian candidate for governor of Virginia. Though he has only spent $40,000 compared to the
by Michael Patrick Leahy4 Sep 2013, 8:28 AM PST0

The Ken Cuccinelli for Governor campaign launched an emotionally moving television ad on Tuesday that highlighted a little known element of his record as Virginia’s Attorney General, the office he now holds. Titled ‘Justice,’ the one minute commercial tells the
by Michael Patrick Leahy3 Sep 2013, 4:08 AM PST0