Given New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie's unpopularity (14% approval), it was not surprising that the Democratic candidate easily won the governor's race there.
But the blowout Democratic wins in Virginia were thrilling -- and surprising. They swept all statewide races: governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Ralph Northam had led the polls for governor until the race tightened in the last couple of weeks, as the Republican candidate, Ed Gillespie, began adopting Trump-type tactics, emphasizing divisive cultural issues. Polling was not very reliable, but people were worried the Dems might lose badly. Instead, they won gloriously.
Northam pulled off a surprising win with a margin of over 9 percent. In addition to taking the Lt. Gov. and AG positions, they were close to doing what no one had even thought possible: taking back control of the House of Delegates. It would require flipping 17 seats. As of this writing at 10:30 pm, they have taken 10 and have slim leads in another 7. So it's possible.
As if to put a cherry on top of all these goodies, a trans woman candidate has soundly defeated the 25 year incumbent, a man who literally wrote the trans-ban bathroom bill (which did not pass); a man who proudly calls himself the "Homophobe-in-Chief." What a stunning development !!!
Overall, it was an outpouring of anti-Trumpism fervor. It will energize the Democrats, who are now, finally, talking about going all out in the Alabama race, in early December, to defeat Roy Moore and elect Democrat Doug Jones to fill Jeff Sessions senate seat. Let's do it.
Ralph
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