Biden tries to avoid becoming Terry McAuliffe’s albatross in highly watched Virginia governor’s race

Published October 14, 2021 12:00am ET



Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe abandoned his 2020 presidential ambitions when then-candidate Joe Biden, a longtime friend and fellow centrist, solidified his position as the Democratic nomination front-runner.

Now Biden may need to swallow his pride and stand aside so the former Democratic National Committee chairman and Clinton family ally can become Virginia’s second nonconsecutive two-term governor.

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