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The verdict is in: Virginia GOP ticket is a disaster

Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli did not get to choose his running mate. But E.W. Jackson is everything – short of experience, competency, and electability – Cuccinelli could have hoped for in a Lieutenant Governor.

With the spate of recent headlines, one might question why Cuccinelli would say of Jackson “I’m glad he’s on this ticket”:

Todd Akin, Virginia Style (Roll Call)

Virginia Republicans Panicking Over Their Choice for Lieutenant Governor (National Journal)

Bill Bolling: GOP pick E.W. Jackson’s remarks ‘indefensible’ (POLITICO)

Virginia Republicans Aren’t Flocking To Anti-Gay Lieutenant Governor Hopeful (BuzzFeed)

But Cuccinelli and Jackson share a radical conservative worldview that is too extreme for Virginia. Jackson’s sudden emergence has caused his comments to draw the majority of the attention of late. Don’t forget that the man Republicans have nominated at the top of the ticket has his own history of outrageous comments that make Cuccinelli and Jackson a perfect match.

VIDEO: Cuccinelli-Jackson: Too Extreme for Virginia

After praising EW Jackson as a “committed devotee” and “a powerful voice,” Ken Cuccinelli fully embraced his new running mate yesterday, saying, “I’m glad he’s on this ticket.“

VIDEO: Cuccinelli praises EW Jackson as “committed devotee” & “a powerful voice”

Over the weekend, Virginia Republicans nominated the extreme activist EW Jackson. Let’s see what Ken has to say about him.

CUCCINELLI: You all have heard the powerful voice of EW. He’s a committed devotee of first principles and a great speaker about them and how they apply in our lives and what it means for government whether we follow them or not.

Bridge Briefing: Cuccinelli, Personhood & Birth Control

Cuccinelli Cosponsored Personhood Legislation That Would Criminalize Common Forms Of Birth Control As Well As Abortions Resulting From Rape Or Incest

In 2007 Cuccinelli Cosponsored A So-Called “Personhood” Bill. On January 10, 2007, Sen. Cuccinelli cosponsored legislation that would expand “the right to enjoyment of life” protected by Article 1, § 1 of the Virginia Constitution to “preborn human beings from the moment of fertilization.” The bill was rejected by a 43-53 vote in the Virginia House of Delegates on February 2, 2007. [HB 2797, 2/5/07]