because opposition to obama care. a huge issue in the fine days of the campaign because of all the glitches in the rollout. a majority of virginians opposed the president s health care plan voted for ken cucinnelli but it wasn t enough. even though enough to keep ken cucinnelli close, terry mcauliffe using in this campaign number one the gender gap. women by a slight margin outnumbered men. they voted big for the democratic candidate terry mcauliffe. a big part of terry mcauliffe s win in the suburbs, suburban women. the gender gap one big factor. another thing he did especially after the government shutdown, he said ken cucinnelli was the darling of the tea party. 42% of virginia voters opposed the tea party movement. look at what they did today. those voters giving a huge edge to mcauliffe. in a close race the tea party a huge factor here. in the end this was the essence of terry mcauliffe s campaign message even in a state that has been reliably red in the past, he said ken cucinnel