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onenote

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4. McAuliffe's 2013 win was very narrow

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 08:27 AM

Oct 2021

He defeated a loony right winger (Ken Cuccinelli) but still only got around 49% of the vote. The presence on the ballot of a Libertarian candidate who got 6% of the vote may have made the difference.

I’m not saying this to spread doom and gloom. I’ll be working at the polls for Terry on Tuesday. But a lot of DUers don’t know the history and are unrealistically assuming Terry will win by a large margin. It’s going to be close

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538's average now shows VA governor race tied [View all] Amishman Oct 2021 OP

VA's gubernatorial cycle causes all kinds of mischief FBaggins Oct 2021 #1

McAuliffe's 2013 win was very narrow onenote Oct 2021 #4

Agreed on all points FBaggins Oct 2021 #5

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