Cuccinelli may consider run against Warner in 2014, according to report

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, from the Washington Post

By: Times-Dispatch Staff
Published: August 16, 2011

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who recently said he was leaning toward running for re-election in 2013, tells The Washington Post that he's also interested in battling Democratic Sen. Mark R. Warner in 2014.

The Post is reporting on its website this morning that Cuccinelli is interested in taking on the first-term senator and former governor, and that the attorney general criticizes Warner for not challenging his leadership in the recent congressional deficit debate. Warner was part of the so-called "Gang of Six" that tried to broker a bipartisan deal.

Warner's spokesman, Kevin Hall, had this to say to the Post about the reported possible Cuccinelli challenge: “Once again, Mr. Cuccinelli is wrong on the facts, but never in doubt.”

A recent poll showed Cuccinelli beating Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling in a prospective GOP gubernatorial primary in 2013. Cuccinelli told the Richmond Times-Dispatch then that he found the results encouraging but that he had not changed his stance of leaning toward another term as attorney general. But, he added, he was "certainly thinking about other options. But not particularly actively, still."

Read more: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/16/cuccinelli-may-consider-run-against-warner-2014-ac-ar-1241887/

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I didn't post using the Washington Post article, because the old browser I use has problems with their website. Here's the link to Anita Kumar's article, which I can provide without trouble.

Cuccinelli says he may challenge Warner for US Senate in 2014

[KamaAina]

1. He's a vile homophobe who makes Bachmann look like Ellen DeGeneres.

:puke:

[CarmanK]

2. JUST hope the people of VA are waking up to that embarrassing FACT!

He is a TPARTY IDEOLOGUE and a christian nationalist who wants to impose christianity on a nation which rejects such notion in its founding documents. I just wish these guys would concentrate on saving their own souls once in awhile and leave the rest of us free to do the same.

[beac]

3. Then this little scandal needs a LOT more attention ASAP:

A reporter was asking questions about the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, the multimillion-dollar charity he had founded in Tampa. Thompson, who passed himself off as a retired naval intelligence officer, knew the whole organization was an elaborate scam that would crumble under too much scrutiny.

*snip*

Thompson was the second-largest individual contributor to Ken Cuccinelli's campaign for attorney general. Rubin represented the Navy Veterans at a Cuccinelli fundraiser before his election and returned to Virginia to celebrate his inauguration.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article1185932.ece

[ehrnst]

4. He's been running for higher office since he took the AG post.

On our tax dollars - all his stunts were completely about getting Teabagger support for a future run.

[bpj62]

5. Let him do it.

Cuccunelli doesn't stand a chance against Warner. Plain and simple. Om ce his ultra right wing views of the constitution and his dominionist beliefs become widely known he will scamper away. he has no depth no fiscal ideas and quite frankly he is a fraud. 2 years ago he said he wanted to be Attorney General for life. This just ties in with Allen running for Webb's open seat in 2012. he thinks he will be able to piggy back off of Allen. Problem is Allen isn't going to win. The first question I would ask him is if he did win would he refuse to take the health care package that is available to all members of Congress. He has sued the Federal Government over the 2010 health care act. This guy is an asshat.