Donald Trump dominates Virginia’s tight governor race
SINCE the 1976 presidential election Virginia’s gubernatorial politics have been guided by the “Virginia curse”: the party that wins the White House loses the governor’s mansion the following year. The pattern is regarded as a bellwether of shifting national tastes. Only once has it been disturbed. In 2013, Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, was elected governor while Barack Obama was president. This was partly because of defections by Republicans offended by their nominee’s rigid conservatism.
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