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All kinds of Democrats won all kinds of races Tuesday night, as the party swept governor’s mansions, clinched the New York mayor’s job and vied for an improbable Miami one, ran up huge margins in state legislatures, dominated critical judicial elections and eked out victory in California’s redistricting initiative.
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
In voters’ first opportunity to act nine months into President Trump’s term, they voted against his party in whatever form was presented to them: moderate socialist or Democrat, judge or civil service commissioner, redistricting initiative or mail-in ballot question.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s session:
Trump’s vaunted electoral alignment appears fragile
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Democrats won in quiet elections – winning judicial elections in Pennsylvania, including retaining three liberal justices on the state Supreme Court – and in more heated ones, when Zohran Mamdani became New York’s first Muslim mayor with more than a million votes.
In voters’ first opportunity to act nine months into President Trump’s term, they voted against his party in whatever form was presented to them: moderate socialist or Democrat, judge or civil service commissioner, redistricting initiative or mail-in ballot question.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s session:
Trump’s vaunted electoral alignment appears fragile
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
The blue tsunami washed up on purple shores, with two Democrats winning spots on the Georgia Public Service Commission — the first Democrats to win a non-federal statewide election in 20 years.
Democrats won in quiet elections – winning judicial elections in Pennsylvania, including retaining three liberal justices on the state Supreme Court – and in more heated ones, when Zohran Mamdani became New York’s first Muslim mayor with more than a million votes.
In voters’ first opportunity to act nine months into President Trump’s term, they voted against his party in whatever form was presented to them: moderate socialist or Democrat, judge or civil service commissioner, redistricting initiative or mail-in ballot question.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s session:
Trump’s vaunted electoral alignment appears fragile
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Races considered nail biters transformed into rashes; Mikie Sherrill, whose polls showed Jack Ciattarelli leading by a paltry single-digit margin, is up 13 percent with almost all votes counted.
The blue tsunami washed up on purple shores, with two Democrats winning spots on the Georgia Public Service Commission — the first Democrats to win a non-federal statewide election in 20 years.
Democrats won in quiet elections – winning judicial elections in Pennsylvania, including retaining three liberal justices on the state Supreme Court – and in more heated ones, when Zohran Mamdani became New York’s first Muslim mayor with more than a million votes.
In voters’ first opportunity to act nine months into President Trump’s term, they voted against his party in whatever form was presented to them: moderate socialist or Democrat, judge or civil service commissioner, redistricting initiative or mail-in ballot question.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s session:
Trump’s vaunted electoral alignment appears fragile
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
Races considered nail biters transformed into rashes; Mikie Sherrill, whose polls showed Jack Ciattarelli leading by a paltry single-digit margin, is up 13 percent with almost all votes counted.
The blue tsunami washed up on purple shores, with two Democrats winning spots on the Georgia Public Service Commission — the first Democrats to win a non-federal statewide election in 20 years.
Democrats won in quiet elections – winning judicial elections in Pennsylvania, including retaining three liberal justices on the state Supreme Court – and in more heated ones, when Zohran Mamdani became New York’s first Muslim mayor with more than a million votes.
In voters’ first opportunity to act nine months into President Trump’s term, they voted against his party in whatever form was presented to them: moderate socialist or Democrat, judge or civil service commissioner, redistricting initiative or mail-in ballot question.
Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s session:
Trump’s vaunted electoral alignment appears fragile
The conventional wisdom of the 2024 election was simple: Trump wiped Kamala Harris’s clock with young men and Latinos, spelling the end of the future of the Democratic Party.
A year later, with preliminary data, these groups appear fragile.
Men aged 18 to 29 voted for Spanberger by 14 points, Sherrill by 10 and Mamdani by 40 pointsaccording to NBC exit polls.
In 2024, Harris won 51 percent of New Jersey Latinos, compared to Trump’s 46. Last night, Sherrill polled 64 percent to Ciattarelli’s 32, according to CNN exit polls. In New Jersey’s Hudson County, with its heavily Hispanic towns, Sherrill rebounded to surpass President Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers. Spanberger also reportedly won the Latinos by a two-to-one margin.
Republican redistricting suddenly seems very risky
The risk of attracting aggressive gerrymanders, as Republicans have done in a few red states and plan to do in several others, is that your candidates will automatically be placed in more competitive districts. In wave elections, these newly vulnerable legislators can be swept aside.
“Tonight is such a blast so far that I wonder if this gives pause to some R’s on redistricting in states that are still thinking about it,” tweeted Kyle Kondik, editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA. “They already needed to ‘stress-test’ the districts (and they did that in TX-NC-MO, I think, even considering tonight), but still.”
If Tuesday is any sign of which way the midterm winds are blowing, Republican gerrymanders could lead to bigger Democratic gains — in addition to the big Democratic victory (Gavin Newsom), with voters approving a defensive California gerrymander by nearly 64 percent.
Maybe don’t send Virginia into a recession if you hope to win
While Spanberger and Sherrill, surprisingly, ended up winning their races by equally convincing margins, the former’s coats were particularly long in a Commonwealth hit by DOGE cuts and government shutdowns.
She pushed through Attorney General-elect Jay Jones, whose leaked texts fantasizing about murdering a fellow Republican put a damper on her momentum (ironically enough, Republican Del. Carrie Coyner, who leaked the texts, lost her seat Tuesday night).
And Democrats ran up the score massively in the Virginia House of Delegates, on track to win at least 64 seats, up from 51. Spanberger will have a trifecta, easing the way for a retaliatory gerrymander that Democrats in the state legislature crafted to help combat Republican line-drawing elsewhere (although the governor has no official role, a Spanberger defeat likely would have doomed the effort).
Plus, expect the results to be a boost for congressional Democrats in the shutdown battle. They are not being punished at all by the largest stronghold of federal workers outside of Washington DC.
Trump didn’t help
The phenomenon of Republican underperformance when Trump’s name is not on the ballot continues. In New Jersey, Citarelli embraced Trump and was embraced back (although he also ran a substantial campaign based on affordability), while Winsome Earle-Sears (a poor candidate overall) failed to win his support in the final days. It didn’t matter – both got caught.
Additionally, in the sober light of Wednesday morning, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought may rethink his tweet touting the closure of the Hudson River Tunnel (New Jersey) project and the Second Avenue Subway (New York) as punishment for the shutdown. Sherrill and Mamdani thank him for his contribution.
“Soft attacks on crime” haven’t really worked
Progressive defense attorneys Alvin Bragg in Manhattan and Larry Krasner in Philadelphia were re-elected — remarkable given the administration’s constant cries about crime-ridden cities and the need to send troops to quell them.
Republicans win, Democrats lose
Despite the Democrats’ absolute victory, headlines are already popping up like mushrooms after a storm: “The victories in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand,” worries the New York Times. “Democrats can finally celebrate, but questions remain about the party’s path forward,” advised the Wall Street Journal.
The exercise is tired, but that’s not how Republicans are covered when they win big, regardless of the coalition’s underlying malaise.
Now my own negative warning
Most of these races took place in blue country (although sometimes in red pockets of blue country). Democrats are going to have to win on Trump’s turf to retake the Senate — although Tuesday’s enthusiasm suggests that such a feat may be possible, something almost no one previously thought.
Being JD’s half-brother isn’t enough
And as a bonus: JD Vance’s Republican half-brother, Cory Bowman, was defeated in his race for mayor of Cincinnati. Vance had supported him before the primary. Incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval received 78 percent of the vote.
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