Moran is The Best Democrat to Beat McDonnell, Releases New Ad

~ Goes on Air in Roanoke for First Time to Make the Case ~

ALEXANDRIA – With the polls showing a dead heat and Brian Moran as the most electable candidate, Brian Moran’s campaign for Governor released a new TV ad today to frame the debate as we go into the last weekend. The ad will also run in the Roanoke market, marking the first time the Moran campaign has been on TV in the Roanoke market.

With just 5 days to go, this election is increasingly about who can beat Bob McDonnell and win the fight for Virginia’s hard-working families. Because if we don’t win, McDonnell will roll back the Warner-Kaine agenda Virginia Democrats have fought so hard for.

Moran’s ad shows he is the only candidate for Governor who will beat McDonnell because of his proven record of fighting for middle class families. Terry McAuliffe’s record of making millions off of insider deals while workers lost their jobs makes him vulnerable. In addition, the ad shows Creigh Deeds, who already lost to Bob McDonnell, has made himself even less electable by supporting raising the gas tax on working families in the middle of a recession. Deeds lost to McDonnell in 2005 running 7% points behind the top-of-the-ticket.

“Virginia Democrats know we need to continue the Warner-Kaine agenda and win the Governor’s office in November,” Campaign Manager Andrew Roos said. “Whether it’s a record of Wall-Street dealing or being out of touch with working families, the other Democrats running don’t give us as good a chance this fall. Brian Moran is the only Democratic candidate for Governor who will beat Republican Bob McDonnell and win the fight for Virginia’s families and seniors. ”

The ad is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39uKekhDE24

RELEVANT FACTS

In a spring 2008 Christopher Newport University Poll, 68% of voters said they either strongly disagree or disagree with raising Virginia’s gas tax. (http://cpp.cnu.edu/virginiapolls/vapollreports/VirginiaPollReportvol1no4spring2008.pdf)

“McAuliffe has made a fortune investing -- sometimes in companies that went bust, laid off thousands and drained investors' and employees' savings.” (The Washington Post, McAuliffe’s Background Could Prove a Liability, May 3, 2009)

“Obama ran against exactly the kind of big-money 1990s politics that McAuliffe has come to represent. A McAuliffe victory would signal that despite all the talk of a new kind of politics for the party in the age of Obama, the old kind of Democratic politics is still doing quite well.” (New York Times Magazine, Governor Clintonism, May 8, 2009)

According to an April 16, 2009, statewide poll by Rasmussen Reports, Brian Moran is the closest and strongest candidate against Bob McDonnell in November. (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2009/virginia/election_2009_virginia_governor_election)

TV AD
Title: Win In November
30 seconds

Who will beat Republican Bob McDonnell?

Terry McAuliffe made millions on insider deals while workers lost their jobs and savings.

Creigh Deeds means well but raising the gas tax in the middle of a recession only hurts working people.

Brian Moran is the only Democrat for governor who led the fight to raise the minimum wage and led the fight to pass the Warner-Kaine agenda.

And Brian Moran is the only Democrat who will beat Bob McDonnell and win the fight for Virginia’s families and seniors.

Brian Moran has a 20-year record of fighting for the people of Virginia. He was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a Delegate from Alexandria City and Fairfax County. Prior to that, he served as a prosecutor in Arlington County.

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