So unappealing that even Terry McAuliffe could beat him in the VA governor’s race.
UPDATE 11/6: Also on the subject of “What were my fellow Democrats thinking?“*, 31% of self-described liberals voted to re-elect NJ Governor Chris Christie. Go figure. Charlie Pierce notes:
If you want to know why actual liberalism continues to be a dead parrot in our politics, and why the only real political dynamic in the country revolves around a choice over whether we will drift slowly to the right or stampede headlong in that direction, look to that number.
There is no reason on god’s earth why a self-identified liberal would vote for Chris Christie. He’s a tool of the ascendant oligarchy, awful on women’s rights, terrible on infrastructure, very high on union-busting, and a short-tempered, thin-skinned bully into the bargain. If you’re a New Jersey Democratic legislator who needs a little somethin’-somethin’, I can see why you would support him. But 31 percent of liberals? Please.
Christie’s opponent was Barbara Buono. Her concession speech:
* Really, Virginia? McAuliffe was your best option to run against Cuccinelli? That’s sad.