How High Black Turnout Gave Terry McAuliffe His Win in Virginia

How High Black Voter Turnout Gave Terry McAuliffe His Win
TYSONS CORNER, VA - NOVEMBER 5:Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, delivers his victory speech at the Sheraton Premiere on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, in Tysons Corner, VA. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
TYSONS CORNER, VA - NOVEMBER 5:Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, delivers his victory speech at the Sheraton Premiere on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, in Tysons Corner, VA. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

One of the big questions of the next few years of politics is whether Democrats can replicate the “Obama model” of minority turnout without the presence of Obama on the ballot. If the Virginia gubernatorial election was a test case, then the early answer is a clear “yes.”

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