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The asumption is these ex-felons would be politically active

which may or may not be the case. It probably looks far more nefarious, especially it's timing, than it actually is. McAuliffe's ties to the Clintons are of course well documented so nothing should surprise any of us.

(In response to this post by HokieDan95)

Posted: 04/22/2016 at 4:08PM

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I'm not surprised. ** -- Shenhoo 04/22/2016 4:12PM

Don't stop there...please inform ** -- HokieDan95 04/22/2016 4:20PM

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