Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
What Just Happened?
“As governor, I had the Majority Leader and, potentially, the Speaker of the United States of America as a member of my congressional delegation. Personally, I was disappointed that Eric lost.”
— Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), quoted by The Hill, on former Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R-VA) primary defeat earlier this year.
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