Things Are Not Adding Up The Way McAuliffe Wants Them To

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Things Are Not Adding Up The Way McAuliffe Wants Them To
Martha Boneta

Posted: Oct 16, 2021 12:01 AM

This is not adding up the way Terry McAuliffe thought it would. 

He thought he could tie Glenn Youngkin to Donald Trump and be done with the upstart. Then he thought he could align himself with the man who expelled Trump from the White House – whose political reputation would put him in the mainstream of Virginia’s Democrat Party. 

Then he thought he could paint his opponent as a waffler on abortion and anti-vax zealot and place himself on the side of the school boards against parents in the various fights over curriculum going on in Loudoun County and elsewhere.

As these strategies have unfolded, McAuliffe’s lead over Youngkin has shrunk from nine points in August to six in September to one as of the first week of October. The Cook Political Report has moved the race into the tossup category. The coalitions of voters that have enabled Democrats to win every statewide race since 2009 are in place, but the numbers are down significantly from what they usually deliver.

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https://townhall.com/columnists/marthaboneta/2021/10/16/draft-n2597529

[EdinVA]

mcauliffe was a terrible governor the first time and am so hoping he losses big..

[Fishrrman]

He may not lose big. Virginia has changed too much for that.
But we can hope that he'll simply lose.