There has been a lot of very deliberate inflammatory comments on McAuliffe and the remarkable restraint exercised by the McAuliffe campaign and supporters is amazing. The McAuliffe website recently posted straight shooting information on Terry McAuliffe under "Facts" Full details may be viewed at:
http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/...
It is very revealing that one person can achieve so much in half his adult life time and it will be interesting to see what McAuliffe accomplishes in the next 30 years.
McAuliffe has never lobbied:
In the 1980s and early 90s, he ran a law firm that also had a lobbying unit, but McAuliffe focused on business development and did not do any direct lobbying himself.
Republican Lobbying Firm Fund raising for McAuliffe:
BGR is a bipartisan firm which put together a fundraiser in March. Out of 11 event chairs, 10 were Democrats, including Terry's longtime friend Jonathan Mantz, who has spent his career fighting for Democratic candidates and causes. Mantz was the principal host of the event.
What did McAuliffe do for Barack Obama?
McAuliffe brought Obama to the forefront at the DNC Convention, while he was Chairman. As soon as Hillary conceded the primary and Obama won the nomination, McAuliffe led the charge for Hillary Clinton supporters to get behind Barack Obama. McAuliffe emceed an event with Hillary and Obama to help bring the party together. McAuliffe toured 30 localities in Virginia doing events for Obama – canvass kick-offs, Get-Out-the-Vote rallies, and fundraisers. The Result? Obama won 92% of Democrats here in Virginia.
How long has McAuliffe lived in Virginia?
Nearly 20 years. His wife and he chose to make Virginia their home-- just like Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Jim Webb, and Brian Moran. They live with their five children in Fairfax County, where they attend St. Luke Catholic Church.
What has McAuliffe contributed to Virginia politics?
As Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Terry invested unprecedented resources in Virginia Democrats’ grassroots political infrastructure. In 2001, when Mark Warner ran for Governor, the DNC gave $1.5 million to support Virginia Democrats up and down the ticket. In 2005, when Tim Kaine ran for governor, the DNC gave $5 million to Virginia Democrats – which was the single largest donation from the national party in all history.
McAuliffe recently has lent his campaign to Sharon Bulova for Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Ilryong Moon for Braddock District Supervisor. In extremely close races, Terry opened up his campaign headquarters, sent field organizers to staff polling locations, filled over 100 volunteer shifts, hung 2,000 door hangers, and made over 22,000 phone calls.
What experience does McAuliffe have that qualifies him to be Governor?
McAuliffe’s political experience started with his father, Jack McAuliffe, who taught him from a very young age that Democrats fight for working men and women. When McAuliffe was 14 years old, he started his own business – McAuliffe Driveway Maintenance – to help save for college.
McAuliffe spent much of his life turning around struggling businesses, starting new companies, and creating jobs. When he was just 30 years old, he was elected one of the youngest chairmen of a federally-chartered bank that was on the brink of failure – and he made the tough decisions that helped turn it around. He ran one of the top 100 home-building companies in the nation, building thousands of homes each year and putting people to work in good jobs.
McAuliffe has been volunteering his time for Democratic causes and candidates for over 30 years. Like former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Mark Warner and current Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, McAuliffe has fought hard to advocate for working families across the country and Democratic Party principles.
What are the major achievements of McAuliffe as DNC Chairman?
Under McAuliffe's leadership, the DNC underwent a long-term rebuilding process that ultimately helped Democrats take control of Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008. Former Gore campaign chairwoman Donna Brazile noted that, "Terry has put the party in a strong strategic position."
Bringing a business approach to manage the DNC, McAuliffe brought the party out of debt for the first time in modern history. His successor, Howard Dean, said, "I am a big fan of Terry McAuliffe. Everything we do today stands on the shoulders of his fund raising efforts."
During McAuliffe’s tenure, the DNC invested in a 175+ million person voter file used by Barack Obama’s campaign in Virginia that helped him carry the Commonwealth in the 2008 Presidential race. He increased the DNC’s email list from 70,000 to 3.8 million and grew the small donor base sevenfold to 2.7 million. He helped build the new DNC Headquarters.
After the voter suppression in Florida during the 2000 election, the DNC founded the Voting Rights Institute in order to take action against intimidation, election errors, and disenfranchisement. McAuliffe restructured the Presidential nominating calendar, moving states like South Carolina, New Mexico and Arizona earlier in order to give African Americans and Latinos more influence in the primary process. McAuliffe founded the DNC’s Women’s Vote Center to increase turnout in elections and establish a network of women from all backgrounds.
What is McAuliffe's vision for Virginia?
- Create jobs and protect our quality of life
- Grow Virginia’s economy
- Make smart investments in our workforce
- Improve our transportation system
- Invest in high-tech and high-growth industries like renewable energy
What is McAuliffe's approach to Virginia politics?
- There is no such thing as a Democratic job or a Republican job
- We simply need to bring people together to create good jobs
- As Governor, continue his bipartisan, problem-solving approach
- Build on the legacies of Governors Warner and Kaine
- Listen to the ideas of Virginians from all walks of life
More information is available at:
http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/...
There is no question that McAuliffe is a remarkable candidate and his bipartisan and out of the box approach is vital for Virginia's growth and emergence from the depression we are in now.