ISSUE #12 – I’m Running a Positive Campaign
May 30th, 2009
“And understand that I will never say a bad word about a fellow Democrat. I have one opponent already sending out negative things. That’s OK. People can do whatever they want. I don’t care. I’m going to be positive.” – Terry McAuliffe, Nov. 18, 2008. Prince William County Democrats.
“I don’t attack people. I am positive energy.”
– Terry McAuliffe, Feb. 20, 2009. Mark Plotkin’s Politics Hour.
“I’m not saying anything negative about either one them. I won’t do it; I am all positive.”
– Terry McAuliffe, Feb. 20, 2009. Mark Plotkin’s Politics Hour.
“I am the one guy from the beginning of this campaign has said I am running a positive campaign. I have not one bad thing to say about my Democratic opponents. I have never done it in my life; I am clearly not gonna start now. I am running a positive campaign.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 19, 2009. Farm Team Debate.
“They are tired of the negative campaigns being run, that’s why folks, I am running only a positive campaign.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 28, 2009. Sorensen Debate.
“Lot of things have come my way, that is fine but I have not said a negative thing. … I have been positive my whole life; I have never attacked a Democrat in my life and I am not gonna start now.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 29, 2009. Bloggers Debate.
THE FACTS
Yesterday, this false, negative mail piece, which was paid for by Terry McAuliffe’s campaign, arrived in mail boxes across Northern Virginia: http://brianmoran.com/assets/2009/5/27/mackernegative.pdf
The negative attack was covered by the Washington Post here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/did_mcauliffe_break_his_pledge.html
– Terry McAuliffe, Feb. 20, 2009. Mark Plotkin’s Politics Hour.
“I am the one guy from the beginning of this campaign has said I am running a positive campaign. I have not one bad thing to say about my Democratic opponents. I have never done it in my life; I am clearly not gonna start now. I am running a positive campaign.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 19, 2009. Farm Team Debate.
“They are tired of the negative campaigns being run, that’s why folks, I am running only a positive campaign.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 28, 2009. Sorensen Debate.
“Lot of things have come my way, that is fine but I have not said a negative thing. … I have been positive my whole life; I have never attacked a Democrat in my life and I am not gonna start now.”
– Terry McAuliffe, April 29, 2009. Bloggers Debate.
THE FACTS
Yesterday, this false, negative mail piece, which was paid for by Terry McAuliffe’s campaign, arrived in mail boxes across Northern Virginia: http://brianmoran.com/assets/2009/5/27/mackernegative.pdf
The negative attack was covered by the Washington Post here: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/did_mcauliffe_break_his_pledge.html
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