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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Ken Cuccinelli: "If we can confuse them, we're happy to do that"
Republican AG nominee Ken Cuccinelli attempts to respond to charges that he is too far to the right politically. Unfortunately for Cooch, he can talk all he wants about attempting to confuse people, but the truth is that he IS too far to the right politically and out of the mainstream. The only question is, will voters figure that out before election day, or will Cooch's attempt to "confuse them" work?
h/t: Decision Virginia
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cooch's moral filter will decide what constitutionaly guaranteed rights,Virginia citizens will be ALLOWED to have. Stop the confusion- cooch
I think listening to this guy more and more just motivates me to work hard to get Steve elected, plain and simple. I'm very curious to see how Mike Henry runs this campaign now that he has come in. They said he officially starts on Monday but he's already gotten involved going after Cooch's votes regarding DWI legislation. I know this will be a much more difficult race than the Warner-Gilmore race last year. Cooch's people are VERY good at painting him in the less-than right wing extremist he really is. Make me want to puke my guts out.
But, Cooch definitely did a good job getting ahead of Steve on this issue but I believe it was because the campaign was going through the transition. I doubt it will happen again, in fact I know it won't happen. I got another compass and he is still looking for volunteers and money which makes me curious to see how much money he has when the numbers come out. He's always been a weak fundraiser and has benefited against weak opponents who haven't run the smartest campaigns so we have to see how this is going to be played. I have no doubt that Mike Henry will have a game plan to get Steve back in the game.
What a great clip! It's (almost) macaca-like. Let the clip rip...
There are two equally important things to remember here. First, don't underestimate the Cooch's ability to "have it both ways." Next, don't forget to always compare the ways that Steve Shannon is the better candidate
First, the part about not underestimating Ken Cuccinelli, somebody with whom I've had a few dealings over the years.
He can seem to be a perfectly reasonable, likable, and acceptable candidate during an appearance on television. He has a way of both acknowledging his strong socially conservative beliefs and at the same time minimizing their importance to moderate voters who don't agree with those views. Here's the way he operates:
He gives a wink and a nod to his socially conservative base, which knows how hard he actually will fight to implement those views.
At the same time, he provides reassurance to moderates, who disagree with him. He does this by admitting openly that he is a social conservative. At the same time, he seeks to soothe the fears of moderates by telling them not to be concerned about that fact because they should focus instead on all the other things on which he agrees with them. By doing that two-pronged acknowlegement, he comes across as sincere, trustworthy, and reasonable.
The best way to fight that is to show some of the stranger video clips that don't make it on to mainstream television and to examine his record for all the bills he's sponsored and votes he has taken that are clearly out of the mainstream. The real key to opposing him is to hold him to his actual voting record.
At the same time, it's important to constrast how Steve Shannon is not only a mainstream candidate, but also has solid experience as a prosecutor and how he will be a better attorney general.
Just going after Cuccinelli is only half the equation. Explaining why Steve is the better candidate is the other, equally vital, half.
Cooch straight out lied to me.About an issue of great importance. beware of this snake!
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