Let’s flash back for a moment about 30 years to the presidency of George H.W. Bush.
Going back that far, every new president suffered political setbacks in Virginia and New Jersey, meaning that the governors races in those states went to the winner from the opposing party.
Bush 41, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all suffered those embarrassments.
Joe Biden on Tuesday only suffered half of it. Virginia went from Democrat to Republican. New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, managed to win re-election.
Now, does this lessen the impact of this bellwether election? Is President Biden’s agenda now in the clear? Hardly.
It’s just that the president somehow managed to avoid the embarrassment that befell his five predecessors who saw the governorships in those key states flip from their own party to the party on the other side.
It’s complicated. Yes?
Nice spin! Even CNN and MSNBC are saying Democrats are in trouble if they don’t start listening to the people. Well, except those hardcore that still blame Virginia on racism. Even the Lt. Governor’s win. LOL