Dems 2, Repubs 0
Republicans will no doubt say that all politics is local and this means nothing on a national scale. But that's bullshit, of course.
The AP has declared Democrats as the winners of the only two governor's races on the ballot this year, in New Jersey and Virginia. Both were open seats.
If a Republican had won either, Republican radio would be crowing in the morning about the Bush-Republican-conservative resurgence.
Read 'em and weep, Bushies.
Kaine wins Virginia.
AP declares Corzine winner in NJ
posted by xoff @ 8:50 PM
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Bush did everything he could in Virginia, and the Republicans got totally slimy and personal in NJ and lost anyway. Both were open seats.
NY Times:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - After months of sagging poll ratings, scandal and general political unrest, the Republicans badly needed some good news in Tuesday's elections for governor. What they got instead was a clear-cut loss in a red state, and an expected but still painful defeat in a blue one.
The Republican loss in Virginia, which President Bush carried with 54 percent just a year ago, came after an 11th-hour campaign stop by Mr. Bush and the kind of all-out Republican effort to mobilize the vote that reaped rich rewards last year.
Republicans argued on Tuesday that Virginia was a local election driven by local events, with little long-term national significance. But the loss clearly stung, as did the double-digit defeat in New Jersey, a blue state that had seemed within reach for the Republicans.
Whatever their significance as predictors, the elections come at a sensitive time for both parties, as they scramble to raise money, recruit strong candidates for next year's Congressional elections and, equally important, minimize the number of retirements. Candidates and incumbents are often swayed by their sense of the national mood and the political landscape.
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