. . UNITED STATES: STATES: VIRGINIA: GOVERNMENT: Terry McAuliffe Offers Olive Branch to GOP . . Terry McAuliffe Offers Olive Branch to GOP By JAMES HOHMANN 1/11/14 1:47 PM EST Politicohttp://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/ terry-mcauliffe-virginia-governor-inauguration-102061.html
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/m4jbcnp . .RICHMOND, Va. Terry McAuliffe, the legendary Democratic fundraiser and political fixer, had a message for Republicans during his rain-drenched inauguration Saturday as Virginias governor: Lets make a deal.
.With a Republican-controlled General Assembly and control of the state Senate up for grabs in two contested special elections, McAuliffe struck a conciliatory tone following a bitter campaign, praising outgoing Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, and even quoting Thomas Jefferson in calling for compromise on subjects such as Medicaid expansion.
.The impediments to consensus are well known: ideology, personal political ambition, partisanship or score-settling, the 56-year-old said as longtime allies Bill and Hillary Clinton looked on. No one who has served as an elected official has looked back and wished they had been more rigid, more ideological or more partisan.
.Like four years ago, the skeptics are predicting divided government driven to gridlock by partisanship, McAuliffe said. Virginia, together, we will prove them wrong again.
.Still, the challenges are very real, and McAuliffe, who barely won his race, may have little room to maneuver. The 16-minute speech made clear the extent to which he understands that his success depends on crossover Republican support.
.His first big test comes in trying to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, something he has said is one of his top priorities. But many Republicans remain strongly opposed and the problems with the Obamacare rollout have only stiffened the resistance.
.Recognizing this, the states 72nd governor argued in his speech that the business community and health care executives want Virginia to take federal money thats on the table. Nonetheless, he signaled he was open to getting as much as he can get from the Republican legislature.
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