Tuesday...

 

Republican Glenn Youngkin's projected win in the Virginia governor's race Tuesday erased any doubt: Democrats' slim congressional majorities are in grave danger in next year's midterm elections.

Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe had hoped former President Donald Trump's continuing unpopularity would halt the pendulum swing against a new president and his party that nearly always takes place in Virginia and often continues in the following year's midterms.

Instead, Youngkin drafted a playbook for Republicans to navigate around Trump -- keeping the former President's base energized while also winning back a share of suburbanites who had fled the party during Trump's tenure.

And while CNN projected Wednesday night that Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy prevailed in New Jersey, the race's neck-and-neck status through the night Tuesday was another shocker for Democrats who expected Murphy to coast to reelection.

I think voters wants someone to do some work instead of tax and wasteful spending, limiting their freedom, tell them what to do to live their lives, etc.  Just a thought.