kenrockthefirst:

Gatewood:

Last night's startling wins by GOP candidates...

I'd hesitate to call those wins "startling." The Republican was expected to win in VA, a traditionally Republican state, while the Republican in NJ ran against a deeply unpopular incumbent Democrat. Again, if you want to read tea leaves, look at the result in the special election in NY.

the special election where the repub vote was shattered by having 2 candidates up until a few days ago? Gee, what a sentinel event.... not.