During a debate with his Republican opponent in the race for Virginia governor, Democrat candidate Terry McAuliffe said the quiet part out loud:

The McAuliffe campaign knows that comments like that (not to mention what’s happening in Loudon County schools) have backfired, which leads us to a mailer that’s gone out:

As the old saying goes, “if you’re explaining, you’re losing.” And we sure do hope McAuliffe loses.

What a message.