The Lowdown Many democrats woke up Wednesday morning shell-shocked and confused.  Off-year election season is here & it certainly kicked off with a bang. Incumbent Terry McAuliffe (D) was defeated by newcomer Glen Youngkin (R) in the Virginia Gubernatorial Contest. In a state that President Biden carried by 10 points one year ago and had been previously described as having completed the ‘demographic shift’ to … Continue reading Virginia & New Jersey Elections: (D)em Canaries in the Coal Mine?