'I stopped being surprised at politics a long time ago,' McAuliffe said. McAuliffe: No congrats from Cuccinelli

Close to 20 hours after Terry McAuliffe won the Virginia governor’s race, he still hadn’t heard from his opponent, Ken Cuccinelli, he said on Wednesday.

“I have not had the opportunity yet to speak to the attorney general,” Gov.-elect McAuliffe said, speaking at his first post-election press conference in Richmond.


Following an inaudible comment, he continued, “I stopped being surprised at politics a long time ago.”

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At the presser, McAuliffe named his inaugural committee co-chairs and transition team. He also outlined several of his policy priorities, including improving transportation and the economy, and called Medicaid expansion — something he supports — a “central issue in the campaign.”

The Democrat also pledged to sign an executive order forbidding the Virginia first family from accepting gifts valued at more than $100, a promise that comes amid the gifts scandal that has dogged Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell — and, to a lesser extent, Cuccinelli – for much of the year.

McAuliffe said jobs and the economy will be his biggest focus in the governor’s mansion and should offer opportunities for common ground with the GOP. He added that he spent the “entire morning calling Republican legislators.”

“Jobs and economic development should not be partisan issues,” he said.