Key Points• Republicans swept Virginia on Tuesday night, winning statewide for the first time in a dozen years and running much better than they did in the Trump years.• The result helps confirm a poor environment for Democrats, which if replicated next November could help the Republicans win back the […] Read more »
What Virginia’s election says about the nation
Whoever wins Virginia’s tight gubernatorial race Tuesday, the commonwealth will offer a fascinating read on where the country’s stormy politics stand a year after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump, and may point to what happens next. In the closing days of the race, both nominees in Virginia — as well […] Read more »
Rating change: Virginia governor’s race a Toss-up
Under normal conditions, Democrats win in Virginia. But these clearly aren’t normal conditions. In the final moments of the 2021 race for governor, the race is coming down to the wire and Democrats no longer have a discernible advantage. Therefore, the rating for the race is changing from Tilt Democratic […] Read more »
Why Democrats are in a lot of trouble in Virginia
Virginia will have the eyes of the political world on it Tuesday night. Most of the attention will be on the marquee gubernatorial election between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. Less watched, but important for its national implications, are the elections for the 100 seats in the House […] Read more »
A Last Word on Virginia
Key Points• This Virginia gubernatorial race is one of the most vexing races we can remember.• Terry McAuliffe (D) retains the advantage of running in a state that is clearly trending Democratic. But Glenn Youngkin (R) has many significant advantages of his own, which may outweigh Virginia’s Democratic lean.• When […] Read more »
How New Jersey may prove some politics still is local
There’s a gubernatorial race this upcoming Tuesday in the state with the 11th largest population in the nation. No, it’s not in Virginia (which has the 12th largest population). It’s in New Jersey. You may not have heard much about the election in the Garden State between incumbent Democratic Gov. […] Read more »