Schapiro exposes negative campaigning ... Bolling again calls for positive messaging

In his column in Sunday's <a href="http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/jeff-schapiro/schapiro-enthusiasm-gap-scrambles-va-campaign/article_54cb9772-dc81-5e95-a661-9188ac298b5c.html"><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i></a>, political reporter Jeff Schapiro wrote:<br /><blockquote>What Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli say, to whom and how they say it, speaks to the direction of the gubernatorial campaign. Some of it is noise. A lot is dog-whistle politics: shrill, high-frequency babble tailored to the ears of targeted voters.</blockquote>All the negativity hasn't been lost on Virginia's Lieutenant Governor <a href="http://www.billbolling.com/">Bill Bolling</a> who wrote on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bollingva">Facebook</a>:<br /><blockquote>Jeff Schapiro does a pretty good job capturing the essence of this year's gubernatorial campaign, which is characterized by way too much negativity and way too little substance. I still believe the candidate who can project a positive message in the final weeks of the campaign is the candidate who will win.</blockquote>A positive message from our 2013 candidates? What a novel idea.

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In his column in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch , political reporter Jeff Schapiro wrote: What Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli say,...

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