Dems Dominated In Virginia and New Jersey Because of Trump Hatred

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger won hands down the Virginia gubernatorial race, as expected. In something surprisingMikie Sherrill of New Jersey, another Democrat, also won comfortably. These two elections may have been the most important in assessing the state of national politics in 2025. But the defining figure in this year’s elections was Zohran Mamdani, the candidate for mayor of New York. He also cruised to victory. In the latest edition of Right Now, TNR writers Monica Potts and Alex Shephard discussed the victories of Spanberger, Sherrill and Mamdani and what those victories say about the state of the Democratic Party, President Trump and the country, one year after Republicans dominated the election.