Pundits Sees Guv Boosting Virginia For Clinton
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In this newly narrowed race, pundits at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics see Hillary Clinton beating Trump in November-- with a boost from the Virginia governor.
Terry McAuliffe's restoration of former felons's voting rights might net Clinton as many as 30,000 votes, according to the Center's Geoffrey Skelley.
"So I don't think that's going to necessarily decide the election, but it can't hurt."
Skelley reads a prescient 1972 passage from the late Hunter S. Thompson:
"You almost can’t run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip on each other with big sticks. You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.”
Skelley sees more sticks and stars this year.
"There's definitely a lot of potential for a lot ugliness in this campaign. The TV ads are gonna be just unbelievable."
While its "Crystal Ball" shows Clinton winning Virginia and the general election, the Center was dismissing Trump's chance for a nomination one year ago. For WCVE News, Hawes Spencer in Charlottesville
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IMAGE: The Center sees Clinton trumping Trump. (wikipedia)