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Best man for the job! Not politically correct to criticize Clinton backers as President Elect Obama has his staff support lined with them.
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Obama has picked about .001% of his staff/cabinet. What are you talking about??

i fear this guy after they lost the nomination he spoke of going to rest in the magic kingdom.it was around that time tim russert also died... after a good job moderating a debate in which his candidate stumbled. i,m not sure he will win.

I VOTED OBAMA, AND I ABSOLUTELY HATE MCAULLIFE!!

HE IS THE KING OF SPIN AND NO GOOD FOR VIRGINIA WHO WENT SOLIDLY FOR OBAMA!!

Why doeal all the Virginians on this bord seem to bitter?

Wish the man good luck and keep the garbage to yourselfs.

Best of luck to you Terry! I can't believe all these people frowning upon you and Senator Clinton. It seems the obamabots, and yes I ended up voting for Obama, have not changed their ways. They are not following Obama's words to UNITE instead of DIVIDE.

I saw a similar story over at Huffington Post. Most comments were negative about him. I Never liked him much either. Kind of goofy. Plus, he was always on Fox News saying they had the best coverage and were fair and balanced. What a jerk. Glad I do not live in VA. I hope he does not win. But if he does, at least it is only a 1 term consecutive state.

All we need is another knucklehead spin-master like Mc Auliffe. He has an abrasive personality, and was completely unsuccessful in Clinton's campaign. I already feel sorry for the people of Virginia to have to listen to this guy while campaigning.

I hope Viginians have enough sense to send this guy packing.

Best man for the job! Not politically correct to criticize Clinton backers as President Elect Obama has his staff support lined with them.

Maybe he should wait a little while... Let the bad taste in everyone's mouth wear off a bit...

Terry McAuliffe and Sarah Palin are two people that really need to get a clue!
They are not credible!

The media's fascination with Palin is mindboggling, she is attractive, but what else is there?

CNN is becoming as twisted as Fox (Hannity, Greta) and the lot with their endless obsession!

President Obama won, he won fair and square. All the Palin focus in the world will not dim his light!

This guy is a total jerk. When he was chairman of the DNC 2004 he pulled some really stupid stuff. Rabid, partisan attack dog for governor? Not with my vote.

McAuliffe showed a side of him during the campaign that I'm sure Virginia witnessed. This guy plays really dirty and he's another one of those Clinton people who'll do anything he can to get elected. He's negative, dirty, and pathetic. I hope he never gets elected for any type of governmental office. If he walks, talks, and smells like a scumbag, he's a scumbag.

after his down right delusions and funny math during the democratic primary, I don't know if this man is mentally stable to be a governor. He seem to live in another reality.

The very best of luck to you.
You are a good man, and we need you in office.
Go, Terry! Go Terry!! You are a winner!!!

Go, Terry and the very best of luck to you.
You deserve the Gubernatorial throne of Virginia. You are a winner!!!

i,m sure obama wishes all these clintonistas would just crawl back under the rocks they slithered out from and realize that they are totally irrevelant! mcawful has just about the worst ego of the bunch so good riddance to him especially!!!!

How bitter are these women who keep claiming that Obama and Acorn and the MSM "stole" the election from Obama? Live in fantasyland much?

This guy is a joke and people should stop taking him seriously.

Maybe the tide will keep rolling in VA....

The election is over. Who cares about Terry. He just brings drama wherever he goes. Not unlike Hillary.

Go Terry! More Democrats in office!

The election is over. Who cares about Terry. He just brings drama wherever he goes. Not unlike Hillary.

This clown got rich off the back of Joe & Jane six pack democrat and a clinton ilk. But seeing how dumb democrat are in VA they may vote for a trifecta of misery.

Uggghhhh! Seriously?

I love Obama and I love the Clintons, but McAuliffe is a dirtbag. Hopefully Virginia can find someone better than him!

I have feared this for the last couple years. As a loyal democrat and VA resident, I can't fathom a worse option. All of the political good will that Mark Warner brought to this state will be erased by the former fundraiser in chief. Anyone but Terry.

I know he's a fellow Dem, but I don't know about this guy.

Hopefully they do a better job with his campain than they did on Hillary's.

Virginia deserves better than this windbag.

Good luck! Godspeed!

GO Terry! We need more Clinton Dems, less Obama Dems.

I live in Virginia and there is no way that he's going to get elected. I really don't see Kaine, our current governor, or Mark Warner, our Senator, as campaigning for him. Also, most of us Obama primary supporters are not going to forget the way he acted during the campaign. He will never be elected as governor of VA.

I'm a Northern Virginia Democrat, voted for Obama last week, but I will be supporting Bob McDonnell for VA governor.

Terry McCauliffe is a loudmouth, and he brings nothing to the table other than a (D) beside his name.

More Clinton sleaze. The Clinton moneyman runneth.

"PS: HE IS NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN (his father was not slave nor american)
STOP SAYING THAT ON CNN!!!!!!!!!!!"

His father was from Kenya, which is in Africa.

His mother was from Kansas, which is in America.

Barack Obama is African-American. Literally, and more recently then most African-Americans in the US today.

If somebody's family came to the US from Ireland during the potato famine, and somebody else's family came over after WW2, does that make the first family any more or less Irish-American then the second family?

If I lived in VA I would not vote for this guy. I think Brian Moran would be better. McAuliffe I am sure is a decent guy, his position in Clinton's campaign made him very divisive. I do not think he would make it if he won the nomination.

This man and the rest of the so-called Clinton "advisers" did her a grave disservice by not confronting the disrespectful, degrading, demeaning comments rampant throughout the media when they first started. To let this go on and on without any statement from ANYONE including Pelosi and Obama and the rest of the turn coats is what cost her the nomination. These subversive actions hijacked her chances and instead promoted a wannabe who is now President.

We can keep the Governor's office, but we need to run a Virginian to be Governor of Virginia. One who is known and desires to serve Virginia not someone who just wants to be an officeholder -and certainly not someone who after testing the NJ and FL waters decides to test VA next. We need Creigh Deeds for Virginia's next Governor!

I wish opinionated people would get their facts straight–Tim Kaine cannot run for re-election for a consecutive term. Terry's main contribution to Virginia is that he lives here and presumably pays taxes here. Otherwise he has no connection to civic life in Virginia that I'm aware of. He has great talents in raising money, which have been used in the service of Hillary Clinton's campaign.

I urge everyone to support Brian Moran, who has a history of two decades of service to VIRGINIA. He has served in the VA House of Delegates since 1995 and has chaired the House Democratic Caucus since 2001. He KNOWS Virginia and how it works–he doesn't just live here.

Terry "The Yes Mas" McAuliffe?

Yikes!!!

good luck, run a clean campaign and you may be the next governor.

i really really do not respect that man. he is just one large kitchen sink

Just what the world needs, another political hack running for office.

Maybe McAuliffe has enough money to overwhelm Deeds and Moran but I wonder if he can win the general election. He will certainly be vulnerable to the credible charges that he hasn't much of a clue about what's going on in Virginia or what problems we face.

He places 3rd on my list of choices for the Democratic nomination.

CAN JOURNALISTS ACKNOWLEDGE THE 60% OF WHITE VOTERS OBAMA HAS RECEIVED
ONLY TALKING ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE IS NOT APPEALING AT ALL.
EVEN WITH A 50% SPLIT BLACK VOTES WOULD HAD STILL BE A WIN FOR OBAMA, SO WHY ONLY TALKING ABOUT US

PS: HE IS NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN (his father was not slave nor american)
STOP SAYING THAT ON CNN!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous November 10th, 2008 1:38 pm ET: You're a Republican? REALLY!!! Never would have guessed from your small minded posts.

It's going to be a long 4 years for you and the rest of the dittoheads following your drug addled leader Rush Limbaugh. Feel free to leave the US of A , we would not want to insult you further by giving you a tax break so you can save or invest in your own future. Or have you cower in fear because we have allies around the world instead of enemies around every corner. Pick anywhere in the world you would like to live and I will gladly help you pack.

Every eligible democrat should run because every Republican will run. Wakeup people.

One of the ruthless person I've watched on TV for a long time. People like him have no place in today's politic world. We need people who make things work not worse. One of the main reason Hilary's campaign went south is certainly because of him. Terry, people did not buy your rude messages and attitude the last time! why would they this time.

He has my vote already and it doesnot matter what any of these people say that do not live in Va.....its a waste of their time and ours so listen go comment on your states and stay out of Va politics PERIOD

Maybe I an just confused, but wouldn't Tim Kaine run for re-election?

NO WAY!!!!!!!!

Terry is one of the brightest, most upbeat, cross-cultural and cross-generational professionals I have ever come across. He studies and understands the isues of governance, and studies hard so that he can translate those issues into terms everyone can understand. He is articulate, intelligent, hardworking, and outgoing; add to this mix his organizing and leadership abilities, and Virginia becomes the luckiest state in the Union!

Go Terry McAuliffe for Gernor of Virginia! Better yet, Senator!

I worked hard with Terry McAliffe and Senator Clinton and I am looking forward to working hard for him and elect him the next Governor of Viginia.

California for McAuliffe!!!

"Advisor" to Clinton as she was running?

Does he even have any formal political education?

...and the ultimate question...

....will he be the one to answer that 3am phone call?

Lot's of luck if he runs his campaign like he did Hillary's:)

LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEERRRRRRR

Reid-Pelosi Congress approval rating November 10th, 2008 1:43 pm ET

Joe Lieberman is not the worst Democrat I know.
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News flash: Joe Lieberman is NOT a Democrat. He is, however, the worst Non-Democrat I know!

Virginia needs this guy like Custer needed Sitting Bull.

I approve this as the new smack down for the GOP ....

No more Republican "B" "S" ... that is "BORROW & SPENDING"

Signed,

The Other Campaign Strategist
From 115th & Amsterdam Ave

Democrats stand for trued fiscal responsibility as indicated by a balanced budget and a path to eliminating the National Debt.... NOT JUST TAX CUTS ... for the wealthy (Capital Gains tax cuts, Estate tax cuts, etc.)

Terry McAuliffe couldn't beat Barack Obama.
But then again, he won't be running against Obama.

So he should be OK.

It's a new day. Sore losers can't compare.

Hope he runs his campaign better than Hillary's

Terry is an idiot. He represents old politics. If you want to go back to the past Virginia – or to a man who is pretty much nothing but a YES man, then go right ahead. I thought more of Virginia than this, but if you want to go ahead into the past that's your decision.

Terry M isa man behind the times and without a path. Why would you want to add that to your progressive state?

Good luck with that. Many people will remember McAuliff as the driving force behind Hillary Clinton's Republican style campaign. Not a good start.

71 days till the end of the Bush administration.

Maybe Terry can answer the question of his involvement in "Global Crossing" investments.

When I read the headline I was hoping it meant that people were trying to convince Clinton to run after Obama has served two terms. That would be great.

I personally would vote for McAuliffe, but I don't really see his appeal outside of Northern Virginia.

What about Governor Tim Kaine? I really like him, he was the very first to endorsed President elect Obama.

Terry Mac in Richmond? Might be a tough sell here in the Commonwealth. Moderate Democrats win here and he is more on the partisan side from what I know about him. Senator Elect Warner, Governor Kaine and Senator Webb are examples of "very moderate" Dems.

To Donkeys have long memories too...

Yes, Tim Kaine is a first term governor, but Virginia law forbids governors to serve two successive terms.

Go terry go! A democratic Governor in Virginia will go a long way in keeping the state BLUE. If Virginia stays BLUEEEEE then democrats will continue to win the Presidency.

I don't like this loser either. he is all over the place he does not display the leadership attitude I really don't care for him

Another professional politician, that would be a breath of fresh air. LOL.

I'm glad John McCain lost. When you have a moderate republican like Charlie Crist or Arnold Schwarzenegger the states turn blue. If you had a moderate republican president the country would turn blue. Its not blue yet. still red in a lot of places.

"Thanks, but no Thanks" Only a moderate Democrat would win a statewide seat in Virginia.

I got a kick out of Baghdad Terry during the Primaries. I first thought he was a pain in the behind but as things started to wind down I realized he was just trying to hold the line. I especially found Baghdad Terry funny when he went on Morning Joe with a bottle of liquor ready to drink straight from the bottle.

I say YES to Terry! I will support him 100% !

He's got a long uphill climb with original Obama supporters. He offended every single one of us with his brutal treatment of Obama during Hillary's campaign, especially at the end, long after she should have backed out. I respect Hillary much more that I do McAulliffe.

If Bloomberg can do it in NY, I'm sure Kaine can do it here(I wish). Please no republican and not McAuliffe. I'm becoming fond of my completely BLUE state.

I think Mark Warner was a great Governor however Tim Kaine has done nothing for Virginia. We are in debt which never happened with Warner and Kaine is so wrapped up in the Obama thing and waiting on his place in the Cabinet that he has forgotton all about Virginia. Washington can have Kaine and the Rude Webb!!! And we don't need
need this guy in Virginia!! Don't waste your time on a tour!!!!!!

Travis,
Apparently this Donkey now gives "TERRY" the MIGHTY GREEN LIGHT...Yay! The next Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe!!

No way....He should stay out of it...

Terry's got my vote! He will be an excellent follow-up to Mark Warner and Tim Kaine!

Virginia can do better than this. Sorry, Terry, but the campaign that you ran for Senator Clinton showed your character, and did her no credit.

Is this supposed to be some sort of surprise?

Go Macker!!!!

Epic fail. His campaign tactics are suited for our neighbors to the West. No chance he makes it out of the primary.

Governors are limited to one consecutive term in Virginia – which is why Tim Kaine will be leaving office in 2009. (They can, however, sit out for a term and then run again if they choose.) The article mentions a couple of other potential democratic nominees. I would encourage Virginians to take a serious look at Creigh Deeds. From what I know of him, he's incredibly decent and already has my support at the early stage of the game.

No, no, no, no, no, please, no.

It is interesting that Virginia does not allow their Govenors to run for a second term. They must sit out at least for four years before running again. Personally, I have mixed feelings about this, but it would definitely help to keep them from getting too much power that would be built up over time.
As far as Terry McAuliffe goes, I think he will find that he will do better behind the scenes of campaigns. It might be interesting to watch as he has to deal with the slams that will come at him.

Dear god no.....Someone who played a part in sinking Hillary's bid is not someone I want as my governor. Hopefully Mr. Kaine recruits a better democrat.

Virginia governors are limited to one term in office.

he did such a great job for Hillary ... go for it.

Sit down Terry, you`ve been a loser ever since after your wins with Bill Clinton .
You`ve been on a losing streak for a long time , we dont need anymore losses in our colume ...... We democrats want winners in our posse , so take a chill pill , and just " Rest Your Neck ".....

To answer one of the above questions, Governors in Virginia are limited to a single term. As a Virginian, my question is: why? What's his connection to the state? Who on either side of the aisle likes carpetbaggers?

Well at least good old Terry will never be at a loss for words...

I LIKE TERRY. HE'S A VERY UPBEAT GUY! GOOD LUCK TERRY!

PDX "gal", I will make a deal with you then, you don't blame every mistake the Messiah makes for the next four years on George Bush.

The media will do that for you anyway and nobody will ever need to insult you again.

Nice to read that you can count though, at least to three (OK, that was just a joke, I know you can count to ten if asked).

TERRY IS ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD CHEERLEADER...I REALLY LIKED HIM THE MOST AMONG ALL CLINTON STAFF MEMBERS. HE DID VERY WELL FOR CLINTON...TIL DEATH OF CANPAIGN!!!!!

Quality folks running for a Dem seat go figure .... win, win situation .... so let the best man win ;0)

FYI, Kaine can't run again. Though this was his first term, Virginia law prohibits governors having successive terms.

oh god no.

He is a very nice and hard working man. I have met him a couple of times (working on hrc campaign) and he will do an awesome job in Virginia

To respond to donkeys, he would not be opposing Kaine. VA governors can only serve 1 term (or two non-consecutive I believe).

CNN lives up to the Clinton News Network nickname again...

I LOVE KAINE BUT I LIKE MACAULIFFE, TOO BUT ONLY IF KAINE IS HEADING TO A CABINET POST...ONLY!!

Terry, Stay away from that...You are not good at that...Please put Tim Kaine or somebody else..

Is he serious?

I hope he has learn't that Slimy campaigns do not pay. No sir, not in today's America.

He better call his buddies at ACORN to rig the election for him again like they did using the college students in southwest Virginia

Look at the states that have dem. govs and legislatures. They are broke or on the way. Mich and MA are 2 good examples. Spend and tax spend and tax.
I wonder what positon Barry will appoint Hillary to. He seems to be gathering up all the old Clinton cronies to be advisers etc. Tells me those insiders really didn't like the Clintons after all.

He will have my complete support – we need MORE Clinton democrats in office!

Joe Lieberman is not the worst Democrat I know.

The only thing Terry has going for him is a connection with the Clintons. Otherwise, he is very unappetizing. He was so busy trying to position himself for this Governor race he could no longer offer any comments as a political strategist on behalf of Pres-elect Obama. Now, he wants to strategize on a governorship? Give me a break, that's just like putting Palin as VP and thinking we will all be lead to the water to drink. NOT!

Terry McAuliffe is the single worst thing to come from the Clinton administration, and every moment he spends in the public eye, he tarnishes their legacy.

Go away and stay away, Terry. If you couldn't win the Democratic nomination for Hillary, which is like losing a 100 yard dash with a 50 yard head start, it's hard to imagine how you could ever accomplish anything significant in politics.

Oh hum...

no no no.

If he manages to run his campaign anyway similar to that of Hillary's hes in for a huge loss......

Virginia just can't catch a break. Now this clinton carpetbagger wants a job. Obama, Clinton this country (and state) is doomed!!!!!

If Terry will repeal the car tax, he has my vote!

Tiny Terror Terry running for governor goes to show that leadership ability or talent or brains is not required to win or run for office. You just have to be a member of one of the parties that own this country.

What a sad place America has become over the last week.

Truth Hurts

Barack Obama does not represent America. For gosh sakes hes putting all the Clinton people back to work in the whitehouse. Didn't he get the message that Hilary lost. Why inflate the egos of the washed up Clintonians including idiot Al Gore by giving them positions. Oh well it does not matter to me. I'm a republican.

@ Donkeys have long memories:

Virginia term limits their governors so Kaine can't run again. Not sure how I feel about McAuliffe – I'm sure there are better Dems in the state.

Terry's just too partisan. I doubt that VA democrats would nominate him. If they did, then the republicans would gain the VA governorship quite handily.

Virginia Governors cannot serve two consecutive terms, so he will not be opposing Tim Kaine.

I feel a little bit better about the country knowing that the Clintons are propping Obama up. He is smart enough to learn from them and it sounds like he has accepted that they will still be the decision makers. I am happy to hear that he has ditched some of his far-left expectations.

Glad to see Hillary and Obama supporters back at each other again. That honeymoon sure didn't last long.

Voted for Obama, but there are too many democrats in power....america is about check and balance....we saw what happened when one party ruled the first 6 years of the bush admin....lets not let it happen again.

To Donkeys have long memories.....In Virginia, governors can only serve one term, and run again later if so desired. Tim Kaine can go too, but I will take him over Mcauliffe any time.

Terry is definitely a partisan hack and he is definitely not a social or fiscal moderate and Virginia he will take your guns if elected governor. If you believe he is a moderate then you must beleive Nancy Pelosi is a moderate.

He doesn't even look like he's built to be governor here. Unless he can come up with some laws that need to be overturned in Virginia, such as allowing convicted felons to vote, he can kick rocks.

If he will run VA like he help run Hillary's campaign, he won't have any problems losing!

Why are the democratic leaders letting this idiot run for Governor I hate this guy I hope he loses, sad to say but I would rather see republican governor that to see this lying idiots elected.

If he is as successful in running for Governor as he was in being Hillary's chairman for her campaign, he should do very well.......I'm sure that Virginians can't wait to vote for his opponent.

This guy has got his head stuck up his rear. Jus becuase he's a democrat doesn't mean we'll vote for him. Us Virginians are happy with Gov. Kaine and we're not looking forward to replacing him anytime soon. I love VA. We have a democratic governor and two deocratic senators. McAuliffe needs to step off.

Good grief! Another Clinton rat running for office. Give us a break in VA–I would rather have Tim Kaine than this, and I didn't even vote for him!

If it had not been for the dirty campaign of this guy, Hillary would have been our VP.

On the bright side, he dug all the dirt about Obama and left nothing for Republicans. LOL. So give this guy a break.

Fun stuff. Cognative dissonance is so often expressed in the nastiest, most hateful ways.
Anybody that wants to blame the Clinton Administration for things that happened well into Bush's time in office is lying to themselves.

Insulting me won't change that, but the insults are coming in 3... 2...

EWW!!! This guy is the worst DEM I know of second to Joe Lieberman!!!

I hope there's another Democrat that will run against him cause he is horrible.

Boy I could really lay into McCuallife after the way he conducted himself against my man Barack but I will invoke the 12th Commandment ... though shall not MINDLESSLY SLAM other Democrats.

Isn't Tim Kaine a 1st term governor? Why is McCaullife running at all? Is he going to be opposing a sitting Democratic Governor?

Is Kaine headed for a cabinet post? What gives?

I hope he won't be the only Dem running, because I can't stand this guy. As a rabid, completely-detached-from-reality supporter of Hillary, he told more lies in a week than most people do in their entire lifetime. Don't get me wrong – I'm more happy to be a Democrat than I have been in years. But THIS Dem? Sorry, he's someone we can definitely do without.

Wasn't contributing to sinking Hillary enough for this weasel?

if he runs the same kind of negative irrational campaign that his boss runs, i hope he looses

Um, who cares? This man i have no respect for and hope he crawls back from under the rock he came from.

GOOD LUCK, TERRY, WE NEED GOOD MEN IN OFFICE, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THEM!!!