Terry McAuliffe’s fatal moment

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Virginia was Terry McAuliffe’s to win. He had been governor once before, and the Democratic establishment was firmly behind him. But he made one crucial mistake. He alienated the one voter bloc he couldn’t afford to lose: parents.

McAuliffe lost the race a month ago when he declared on a debate stage that parents don’t have the right to tell schools and teachers what they should teach their children.

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