The campaign of businessman and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe claims it has collected more than 21,000 signatures on an online petition against a purge up to 57,000 registered voters from the Virginia rolls. (Associated Press)
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (right) reacts Sept. 6, 2012, after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)
Tim Kaine, Candidate for the US Senate from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee addresses the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)
Presentation of Rules Committee Report from Co-Chairs The Honorable Kamala D. Harris State Attorney General of California and The Honorable Martin O'Malley Governor of Maryland at the Democratic National Committee gavels in the Democratic National Convention. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D- Fla., Chair of the Democratic National Committee gavels in the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida waves Sept. 4, 2012, as she opens the party's convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee chairwoman, speaks in June at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., during a walk-through for the news media, ahead of the party’s national convention, to be held there the first week of September. (Associated Press)