California billionaire environmentalist targets Ken Cuccinelli for defeat
| Kirsten Andersen |  |
Mon Aug 05 18:36 EST | |
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RICHMOND, VA, August 5, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ken Cuccinelli, the unabashedly conservative Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, has been targeted for defeat by Tom Steyer, a California-based billionaire and environmentalist activist. Steyer has announced his political organization will finance ad campaigns, get-out-the-vote efforts, and new media ventures designed to take Cuccinelli down in the most watched off-year election in the nation.
Victoria Cobb, president of the Virginia-based The Family Foundation, told LifeSiteNews.com in February that with Virginia in the spotlight, Cuccinelli will need his grassroots supporters to dig deep to have any chance of winningagainst McAuliffe’s well-oiled, well-fueled political machine.
That out-of-state pressure “should serve as a reminder of just how important this year’s elections in Virginia are going to be. Because only Virginia has a potentially competitive statewide race, national interest groups are going to spend millions of dollars to influence the outcome,” said Cobb.
Cuccinelli’s strong pro-life credentials – he voted to overturn then-Democratic Governor Mark Warner’s veto of the partial birth abortion ban, drafted the state’s parental consent law, led efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, and insisted the state’s abortion facilities meet the same health standards as other surgical centers – pro-abortion leaders have taken a particular interest in the race.
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