The Roanoke Times With voting now underway in Virginiaâs Democratic primary (through June 8) and voting next week in the Republican convention (May 8), weâre finally getting some clarity, or at least, better questions on the respective races. Among them: 1. Why is no one attacking Terry McAuliffe? The former governor, who hopes to pull a modern day Mills Godwin by serving two nonconsecutive terms, is clearly the front-runner in the Democratic contest. The latest poll, from the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University, shows McAuliffe at 47% and no other candidate higher than 8%. Why, then, arenât the other four candidates â Del. Lee Carter, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, state Sen. Jennifer McClellan â being more forceful in attacking McAuliffe? They seem to be acting as if thereâs plenty of time left to make their cases when, in fact, itâs really the morning of a very extended Election Day. Every day there are more votes already in the ballot box and not a single one of them had made a full-throated critique of why McAuliffe wasnât that great of a governor (if thatâs way they believe) or how time has now passed him by.