Robert Kuttner, Am. Prospect
The Democrats’ stunning success in the November 7, 2017, Virginia state elections, and more recently, Democrat Doug Jones’s election in Alabama, portends a great blue wave in 2018. Or does it? The good news is that dozens of new groups mobilized thousands of volunteers and candidates, many of whom were new to politics. With a lackluster and centrist gubernatorial candidate in Ralph Northam, Virginia also produced a rare case of coattails in reverse. The down-ticket campaigns increased turnout, which improved the margin in the governor’s race.
Source: Real Clear Politics