Virginia and New Jersey Elections in National Context

Elections for state offices reflect state-specific issues, the personalities and backstories of the candidates running for office, and the dynamics of the campaigns. State elections can also reflect trends and circumstances occurring at the national level. This last point is important, given the tendency of many observers to use the outcomes of Tuesday’s elections in Virginia and New Jersey as not only a reflection of the national mood, but also harbingers of the outcome of next year’s midterm elections. CONTINUED

Frank Newport, Gallup


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