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2012 ELECTION AFTERMATH: WINNERS AND LOSERS
By BOB LEWISAssociated Press 11/09/2012He'd never admit it publicly, but Republican losses on Tuesday presented definite advantages to Virginia's crusading conservative attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, as he cranks the engine of his 2013 gubernatorial campaign. You can't have a crusade without a villain, and for Cuccinelli and the conservatives who will decide the GOP gubernatorial nomination, their villain of choice - President Barack Obama - has a new four-year term at the White House.