It used to be that being a businessman was a sterling credential on a political resume.
Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and Obama's allies, annihilated that axiom in 2012, morphing Republican challenger Mitt Romney into an outsourcing, job-killing, vulture capitalist who had something to hide by not releasing (more of) his tax returns.
That playbook is now in full effect again. But this time it’s being employed by a Republican, Ken Cuccinelli, against Democrat Terry McAuliffe, best known as a prolific Democratic fundraiser and Clinton ally.
“If you have nothing to hide… then release the documents,” a Cuccinelli video says, excerpting McAuliffe himself, urging the Democrat to release his tax returns. On Thursday, Cuccinelli released eight years of tax returns. ...
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