Virginia gubernatorial candidates Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran both directed their criticisms towards Terry McAuliffe in the final debate of the Democratic race for governor. The Washington Examiner noted that attacks, particularly from Moran, focused on McAuliffe's previous financial dealings.
The debate, the final one of the primary campaign, was televised to northern Virginia voters via local cable channel NewsChannel 8.
It's an old axiom of politics that when one person is the focus of attacks in a multi-candidate debate, said candidate is the one perceived to be ahead in the race. In this case, that candidate would be McAuliffe who has turned his outsider status, campaign chest and Clinton connections into a so far successful run.
Moran and Deeds have just under three more weeks to try to bring McAuliffe down before Virginia Democrats go to the polls on June 9.
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