VA Election Thoughts-3rd party matters

[Nokillmessanger]

Since 1973, the VA governorship has gone to the party not in control of the WH, aside from 2013. Well, no one mentions the 3rd party effect in 2013.


"On April 2, 2013, McAuliffe became the Democratic nominee, as he ran unopposed for the nomination. In the general, he campaigned against Republican nominee (and sitting Attorney General of Virginia) Ken Cuccinelli, and the Libertarian nominee, Robert Sarvis."

McAuliffe won 47.8% of the vote; Cuccinelli and Sarvis garnered 45.2% and 6.5%, respectively. He broke a 40-year trend and was the first candidate of the sitting president's party elected governor of Virginia since 1973." -AP

So, an outspoken Nazi and a libertarian combined for the majority of the vote. The point; TMC got a higher percentage of the vote this time, and, short of running against a self proclaimed Nazi and a 3rd party Right Winger, nobody has defied this trend in 40 years, but TMC was the closest.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Cite, please.

self proclaimed Nazi

[Nokillmessanger]

2. Hyperbole

Ken Cuccinelli