My article from the Nov. 7, 2013 issue of American Thinker: Yes, Virginia, the GOP Establishment did stick a shiv in Ken Cuccinelli By Matthew Vadum Reagan conservative Ken Cuccinelli lost his bid for the Virginia governorship because the patrician, turf-protecting Republican Party establishment in his state wanted him to lose. It’s really that simple.  Cuccinelli campaign strategist Chris La Civita suggested on election night Tuesday that the federal government’s partial shutdown last month may have hurt his candidate in parts of Virginia where many federal employees and contractors live. He also suggested that Cuccinelli could have won if he … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, the GOP Establishment did stick a shiv in Ken Cuccinelli