I still have a notion that Karl Rove pulled a "Trojan Horse" on McAuliffe by luring him into the Florida swamp. Cleaned voters lists, new machines, etc. I suspect Rove put out some disinformation and phony poll numbers to entice McAuliffe to go all out, spending a lot of money that was earmarked for other candidates.
Jeb's win was so substantial in addition to being the first time a Republican governor has won re-election in Florida, that I have to believe it was all a trap for big mouth McAuliffe.
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