Virginia/New Jersey Governor races

[CarolinaBengalFanGuy]

(11-03-2021, 07:34 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: They are a big deal, but most folks on here aren't paying attention to them. Obviously, as a Virginian, I've been heavily invested in the races here. I'm not shocked by the outcomes for us. Despite so many of the liberals in my area, as well as the media, trying to say Virginia is a blue state, it has been and will remain purple. The Dems tried hard to paint Youngkin with the Trump brush, but that didn't stick very well. Youngkin isn't someone who has spent a ton of time in politics, so he doesn't really have a policy background that they could point to that would really portray him as a Trump-style individual.

Meanwhile, McAuliffe was just a terrible idea and many of us were saying as much from the start. That, combined with him really stepping in it during the debates and a poorly run campaign (IMHO), spelled his doom. There isn't a ton of tolerance right now for the political elite in the Commonwealth, and McAuliffe is a member of that group. And then there is the whole Biden factor, which hurts all Democrats running but especially those with a strong tie to the establishment.

I agree he should have never let Biden stump for him right now at all. Also if he wasn’t going to support school choice at this time he might have been better off avoiding the topic altogether. (I don’t know if that statement about parents not being involved in school was post the school issue blowing up or not though)

I’m surprised about New Jersey. Pretty sure the Democrat is still going to win but both states had massive swings toward red in almost every single county besides one (between the 2 of them). I wonder if NJ dems we’re assuming that seat was safe and just didn’t turn out as well as the Republicans did?

Edit: the fact that apparently the off election seats constantly swing in the opposite direction of the previous presidential race should indicate at least a somewhat purple state.