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Democrats May Lose, but Their Narrative Is Never to Blame

November 6, 2021
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Commentary Election post-mortems used to be pretty simple affairs. The winners would claim a “mandate” to govern, and the losers would mutter to themselves something approximating to the late Dick Tuck’s public pronouncement when he lost a race for the California Senate in 1966: “The people have spoken, the bastards.” But sooner or later they’d…

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Democrats Squabble About Cause for Tuesday Election Losses

November 3, 2021
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News Analysis After Tuesday night brought an unexpected wave of losses and toss-ups, Democrats are left with the question of what happened and how they should move forward, but are far from united over the message that voters were trying to send. In Virginia, a governor race that was expected to be razor-thin ended in…

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Republican Glenn Youngkin Projected Winner in Virginia Governor Race

November 2, 2021
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Republican Glenn Youngkin on Nov. 2 defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for the governorship of Virginia, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ. Youngkin led McAuliffe 54–45, with 72 percent of the precincts reporting at 9:17 p.m. ET. Decision Desk HQ called the race 40 minutes earlier. Republicans swept all three competitive…

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Republican Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor Race

November 2, 2021
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Republican Glenn Youngkin on Nov. 2 defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the race for the governorship of Virginia. Youngkin led McAuliffe 50–48, with 99 percent of the precincts reporting at 8:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Republicans swept all three competitive elections in Virginia on Tuesday, with Winsome Sears winning the lieutenant governor contest and Jason Miyares…

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