In Virginia, Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive, defeated former Governor Terry McAuliffe of the Democratic Party. The goof-up McAuliffe made by arrogantly dismissing the concerns of parents anxious for the resumption of proper school life for their children exacerbated the voters’ anger. In New Jersey, incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy somehow scraped through defeating the Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, even though registered Democratic voters outnumber Republicans there by more than 1 million. Both Republican candidates saw strong gains in the suburbs from independent voters who had been annoyed with Trump’s style of politics. They have been held up due to months of infighting between progressive and moderate Democrats.

Source: Forbes November 08, 2021 02:10 UTC