Virginia Gubernatorial Transition Plans

Nov 4, 2009

Democratic National Committee

Governor Kaine spoke to reporters and answered questions about the previous day's gubernatorial election in Virginia. He spoke about his desire for a smooth transition and answered questions about the results of elections in Virginia, New york and New Jersey.
Governor Kaine spoke to reporters and answered questions about the previous day's gubernatorial election in Virginia. He spoke about his desire for a smooth transition and answered questions about the results of elections in Virginia, New york and New Jersey.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:08 Unidentified Speaker WELL, GOOD MORNING. THIS IS NOT QUITE THE GOOD MORNING THAT I HOPED IT WOULD BE. BUT YOU CAN'T REVEL...
00:04:28 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT LED TO THIS BY THE REPUBLICANS? IS THERE JUST A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN...
00:04:35 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT WOULD -- YOU KNOW, THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST I THINK FOCUS ON THE CAMPAIGNS. EXIT...
00:06:48 Unidentified Speaker YOU ALLUDED TO THE LAST YEAR AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES. STOOD OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING TALKING...
00:07:17 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THAT. THINGS ARE CYCLICAL. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE ARE...
00:08:34 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR, LOOKING AT THE ELECTIONS LAST NIGHT, DO YOU THINK DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE CAREFUL ABOUT --
00:08:40 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK SO. WELL, FIRST, THERE IS A LITTLE -- IT'S AN INTERESTING PHENOMENON PHENOMENON. THERE...
00:10:42 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR?
00:10:44 Unidentified Speaker COME RIGHT HERE.
00:10:46 Unidentified Speaker Reporter: YEAH, PLEASE.
00:10:48 Unidentified Speaker Reporter: INDEPENDENT VOTERS VOTED TWO TO ONE FOR BOB McDONNELL.
00:10:58 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE TO SCRUTINIZE THAT OBVIOUSLY WITH 55% OF INDEPENDENTS NATIONALLY SAYING THEY APPROVE OF THE...
00:11:40 Unidentified Speaker PLEASE.
00:11:43 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR ELECT'S GREATEST STRENGTH WILL BE AS HE TAKES OFFICE AND HIS GREATEST WEAKNESS?
00:11:48 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. I DID SAY EARLIER THAT I THOUGHT THE ATTORNEY...
00:14:11 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR, LOOKING AT A MONTH AGO --
00:14:14 Unidentified Speaker LOST FIVE SEATS.
00:14:16 Unidentified Speaker IN THE CLOSING DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN, DO YOU THINK THERE'S MORE YOU ALL COULD HAVE DONE TO KEEP SOME...
00:14:26 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S SOMETHING EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TO ASSESS. IT IS THE CASE THAT TOP OF THE TIBLTH IN THESE RACES,...
00:15:03 Unidentified Speaker WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO BE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS?
00:15:06 Unidentified Speaker THAT'S GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY THE SUBJECT OF A LOT OF DISCUSSION, ADAM. ME AND OTHERS WITH THE PARTY...
00:15:46 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE ROLE OF THE DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE SENATE WITH THIS NEW ALIGNMENT? HOW DO THEY...
00:16:03 Unidentified Speaker YOU KNOW, THE SENATE HAS HAD A TRADITION I THINK BOTH UNDER REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP OF...
00:17:03 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR.
00:17:04 Unidentified Speaker PLEASE.
00:17:08 Unidentified Speaker AFFECT YOU AND YOUR POLITICAL FUTURE? DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT FUTURE -- --
00:17:14 Unidentified Speaker I'LL TAKE THE LATTER ONE. THERE'S BEEN A LONG TRADITION OF RNC AND DNC CHAIRS BEING ELECTED OFFICIALS....
00:19:16 Unidentified Speaker IF IT'S NOT A REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT OBAMA, SHOULD THE CRITICS WORK CLOSER WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA?...
00:19:26 Unidentified Speaker HE HAS SAID HE -- HE SAID I'M MORE IN THE LINE OF MARK WARNER AND TIM KAINE. SHOULD THEY HAVE PLAYED...
00:19:34 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T WANT TO DO TOO MANY OF THE POSTMORTEMS. I THINK I'M LESS QUALIFIED TO DO THEM THAN SOME OF...
00:20:14 Unidentified Speaker GOVERNOR.
00:20:15 Unidentified Speaker STILL ON THE SAME LINE.
00:20:19 Unidentified Speaker I'M GOING TO WORK MY WAY BACK AROUND THIS WAY.
00:20:25 Unidentified Speaker WHAT ABOUT THE MINORITIES? NOT AS MANY TURNED OUT THAT SUPPORTED OBAMA.
00:20:30 Unidentified Speaker WE SAW THE TURNOUT WAS SIGNIFICANT. I HAVEN'T DUG INTO ALL OF THIS YET BUT I WILL. AS I RECALL IN...
00:21:38 Unidentified Speaker HOW DOES THIS TRANSITION DIFFER?
00:21:44 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IT IS -- WE ALL HAVE A SENSE AGAIN IN VIRGINIA WITH AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW...
00:23:39 Unidentified Speaker A TWO-PART QUESTION. WHAT IS YOUR --
00:23:45 Unidentified Speaker YEAH, UH-HUH.
00:23:46 Unidentified Speaker AND DO YOU THINK THAT THE COMMONWEALTH IS WELL SERVED BY --
00:23:52 Unidentified Speaker MY PLANS ARE PRETTY STRAIGHT FORTH. I'M GOING TO MOVE WITH ANNE TWO AND A HALF MILES BACK TO OUR ...
00:25:57 Unidentified Speaker IN A QUESTION NOT RELATE TO THE ELECTION, DO YOU PLAN ON --
00:26:02 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE MEETING WITH MY ADVISORS ABOUT THAT. THE CLEMENCY REQUEST HAS BEEN FILED AND...
00:26:35 Unidentified Speaker ASKED TO YOU TALK TO THE PRESIDENT SINCE LAST NIGHT?
00:26:38 Unidentified Speaker I TALKED TO A NUMBER OF FOLKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE BUT THE PRESIDENT I HAVE NOT. WE'LL TAKE ONE MORE...
00:26:45 Unidentified Speaker YOU SAID THAT YOU WILL REMAIN IN PUBLIC LIFE. CAN YOU SAY WHETHER OR NOT 2005 WAS YOUR LAST ELECTION....
00:26:52 Unidentified Speaker WHEN I RAN IN 2005, I TOLD PEOPLE IN '05, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE LAST RACE I WAS GOING TO RUN. I HAVEN'T...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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