The political universe Tuesday night will look a lot like the start of a NASCAR auto race, with the Virginia governor’s election serving as the starting gun for the next year — or two or three — of campaign diagnostics. You can already hear the budding analysis: “Democrats See Midterm Doom!” “Dems Dodged a Bullet!” “Will Biden Face a Renomination Challenge?”
We don’t need to wait until the results are in, however, to draw one clear conclusion from this contest. It will or should deal another decisive blow to one of the most enduring, least useful observations about American elections: “All politics is local.” CONTINUED
Jeff Greenfield, Politico Magazine
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