And the D.C. rumor mill is churning once again (showing that it survived the government shut down). The hot gossip? That some are already counting Terry McAuliffe’s chickens before they’ve hatched [1]:
There are a lot of “ifs” that have to fall in place first, but whispering has already begun about a potential presidential or vice presidential bid by surging Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
Political analysts who in the past have added the names of four of the last five Virginia governors to lists of potential presidential candidates said the former Democratic Party chairman who has never been elected to any office would be automatically be considered for the Democratic 2016 list if he beats Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli in three weeks.
Yes, it’s never too early to start thinking about the next presidential election, even if we have a pesky gubernatorial election to finish first.
And yes, the Cuccinelli campaign has made this the topic of a fundraising email.