I certainly wouldnt count McAulliffe out. Democrats wont be asleep at the switch the way they were in 2009 and McAulliffe would excite the Dem base in Northern Virginia much more than Creigh Deeds did.
lol, McAuliffe exciting the base. He's a total hack with no campaign skills whatsoever who believes that campaigns are built on throwing money around and hiring expensive advisers (see: his 2009 campaign). Definitely great for rallying supporters.
Who do you suggest other than Warner? Picking someone like Deeds from the complete wrong part of the state is not a mistake that will be made again.