A delusional Terry McAuliffe, bottle of Bacardi in hand, went on MSNBC in June 2008 to announce that Hillary Clinton, whose campaign he was managing, would win the Democratic nomination for president. He was horribly and utterly mistaken. Last night, Virginia's governorship securely in hand, the cruel shadow of defeat appeared finally to lift from over him.
Virginia Governor Puts Losses Behind Him
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