A lot will be made out of the big election wins last night and while yes these wins are significant the bigger underlying theme is that these votes were not necessarily in favor for the person they were voting for... it was just a vote against Trump.

That is not a long term success strategy and something that fades as quickly as it forms. Virginia in particular has been hurt most by the government shut down. Once it reopens it would be interesting to see how that would have affected the election.

I'm not surprised by the election results but the theme emerging from it is as more if not more important for the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. Democrats still do not have a leader. Republicans do....