Tim Murtaugh Quotations

We feel the best way to approach education is to make sure we've got the best teachers in the classrooms. You keep them there by paying better teachers higher salaries.

The fact is, under his influence, Richmond had among the highest crime rates in the commonwealth, the schools were consistently ranked near the bottom statewide, and people paid more in taxes.

Look back to 2001. President Bush was at his all-time high, it was just after Sept. 11, and Virginia elected a Democratic governor.

The ad was timed to coincide with a point in the campaign where voters are paying attention.

We're definitely sending the message that Jerry Kilgore is the candidate who has a solid plan to put more money into transportation projects.

Well, it's a laudable goal. But it sounds extraordinarily expensive, which leads us to believe that a massive tax increase is under way. That's how he solves every state issue.

We have been skeptical about this poll this year and throughout its history. That said, we are happy to be ahead, but we're going to continue running like we're 10 points behind.

We look forward very much to seeing the two liberals in the race debate between themselves over who will raise taxes the most and the fastest.

Everybody understands the state of the race, which explains why he feels the need to go up on TV first. He thinks he's got some ground to make up.

It would simply mean that there was another liberal candidate on stage.

Russ Potts is an angry, bitter, spiteful man.

So we feel very good about where we are and that we will be able to have our message penetrate to the very end.

There will be more money for transportation, and some of that will go for I-66. There are any number of ways.

This is very good news. But we are taking absolutely nothing for granted. We will run this campaign every day as if we are behind by 10 points.

Tax increases do not boost the economy, they just don't.

These are editorial boards that are against the death penalty. Naturally, they do not agree with us.