It’s the day after Election Day, and Democrats are casting about—as they did in 2016, as they have so many times before—for an explanation for what just happened. How did they manage to lose the Virginia governor’s race to a first-time candidate? How is it possible that the New Jersey governor’s race is still too close to call? How did the moderates tro…
What Happened Last Night in Virginia

Glenn Youngkin speaks during a campaign rally on November 1, 2021, in Leesburg, Virginia. (Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images)
The mandarins at MSNBC are calling Virginians racist and ignorant for voting Republican. But it's not voters that are the problem.
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