RGA Statement On Terry McAuliffe’s Gubernatorial Campaign Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statement from RGA Executive Director Dave Rexrode on Terry McAuliffe’s announcement that he will run for governor of Virginia:

“Time and time again Terry McAuliffe has proven to be the typically slick politician that is so often negatively depicted in movies and sitcoms. Always out for himself, calculated, and driven by his own massive ego, it’s no surprise that McAuliffe is running for governor of Virginia for the third time.

“After four years in office as governor with no accomplishments, McAuliffe remains best known as a Clinton lackey and partisan hack whose past is marred with shady business deals. Now, emboldened by a Democratic Party that has shifted even further leftward, McAuliffe is attempting to return to rule Richmond and his party and dramatically reshape the commonwealth in his image.

“Four years of McAuliffe was enough. Virginians know that McAuliffe was a failure as governor once before and this time they will reject his comeback tour, denying him a chance at a second term.”