Just remember, there was no way Kaine was ever going to be elected governor. The former mayor of Richmond? Get real. There was no way Mark Warner was ever going to be elected governor. From Connecticut? Never held office before? There was no way either were ever going to be elected to the US Senate, either.
And there is no way McAuliffe will ever be elected governor.
And, actually, I would like some toasted cheese to go with my port, if you have any.
First off, you should well remember that since the ‘70s, VA has tended to vote contrary to the Presidency in its Gubernatorial races. The last time it didn’t was 1973, and even then, Mills Godwin only barely won over the moonbat Henry Howell. From 1977 onward, it has voted like clockwork against the WH party: for Republican John Dalton; 1981 for Democrat Chuck Robb; 1985 for Dem Gerry Baliles; 1989 for Dem Doug Wilder; 1993 for GOPer George Allen; 1997 for GOPer Jim Gilmore; 2001 for Dem Mark Warner; 2005 for Dem Tim Kaine; 2009 for GOPer Bob McDonnell. I expect Cuccinelli will continue the trend next year, especially given that Willard will not be in the WH.
If you have some miraculous information that Cuccinelli will lose next year, please share it. I might remind you that he also received a higher % of the vote than Bolling did, and Bolling should’ve performed better given that he was already an incumbent running for reelection and Cuccinelli was making his first run for statewide office.
As for Kaine and Mark Warner, both lucked out in races running against Republicans who ran poor campaigns. Although I supported it then, I realize now that George Allen’s retread candidacy was a fiasco. We should’ve run someone else against Kaine.
McAuliffe is a clown compared to those 2 much better politicians and less offensive personalities.
The rats could win that race but probably not with him, especially with Osama in the WH, something would have to go wrong. McAuliffe can’t pretend to be a moderate.
He certainly couldn’t (0% chance) win a “landslide” as you suggest, over any Republican. What’s your problem with Cuccinelli?