McDonnell on ABC privatization: "I've got an uphill battle"

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell acknowledged Thursday that he faces an uphill battle to privatize the retail side of Virginia’s state-run liquor stores, as the political wrangling over one of the governor’s pet issues continues.

“We’re going to make the case to legislators one-by-one about why this is good, why the numbers work, and why they ought to support it,” he said on his monthly call-in show on WRVA radio in Richmond. “I’ve had bills in the General Assembly that I’ve supported for years and years before they got passed. I’m in it for the long haul – it’s the right thing to do.”