Over the past couple weeks, there has some preliminary skirmishing between State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli and former U.S. Attorney John Brownlee as they vie for the Republican Nomination for Virginia Attorney General.

State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli has succinctly replied to the comments made to Bearing Drift last week by John Brownlee, his opponent for the Republican nomination for Virginia Attorney General:

“That’s just silly,” wrote Cuccinelli.

John Brownlee, candidate for Virginia Attorney General, called me this morning to question the assertion that Shaun Kenney, co-host of Bearing Drift’s podcast - “Virginia Politics On-Demand”, made on yesterday’s show about Brownlee’s pro-life bona fides.

“Brownlee, who has never won a public office, …is not as strong on the pro-life issue as Cuccinelli has proven to be,” stated Kenney.

Former U.S. Attorney in Virginia, John Brownlee, recently announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Virginia Attorney General. Brownlee was wrapping-up a visit to Hampton Roads, which included a speech to the Norfolk Republican Party, when I caught up with him to discuss his background and campaign. We additionally discussed his “justice for all” program, the impact of Lt. Gov. Bolling running for a second term, his working relationship with current Attorney General McDonnell, his thoughts on facing State Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, whether he prefers a primary or convention, and much more.

AP is reporting that John Brownlee will be making his AG-candidacy announcement today. What clued them in?