Common Sense Virginia, an organization set up and financed by the Democratic Governors Association to attack Republican Bob McDonnell, has launched a "No-Jobs-Bob" clock on its Web site.
The clock tracks the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds since the GOP gubernatorial candidate called himself the "jobs governor" in a TV commercial.
The organization has already spent about $2 million attacking McDonnell, and yesterday it pocketed another $750,000 from the DGA.
The latest handout pushes DGA's commitment to the anti-McDonnell political-action committee to nearly $3 million.
Tucker Martin, a spokesman for McDonnell, said his boss's energy and higher-education plans are designed to create jobs, so "the clock gimmick should stop at a grand total of .00 seconds."
McDonnell is fighting back.
Yesterday afternoon, he circulated what campaign manager Phil Cox described as a sneak peek of McDonnell's next TV spot. Cox is asking for contributions to help pay for it.
In the spot, McDonnell says the key to creating jobs is limited regulation, controls on lawsuits and the state's prohibition on compulsory union membership.
-- Tyler Whitley
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