It was a big week for Democrats nationwide, which should have been expected from the start, given that the party in power during an off-year election traditionally gets slaughtered.
And that was the case, in most places across the nation yesterday, as Democrats cruised to victory for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.
Virginia’s huge win was expected, but Jersey was at least expected to be close. It wasn’t. Democrats even elected an attorney general who texted about his desire to see his opponent’s children die in their mother’s arms.
The off year is the time when the voters out of power are motivated to express their wrath against the president of the other party, whom they usually loathe.
This does not portend well for Republicans next year in the midterms.
One thing that could be a counter balance to a blue wave is having newly elected socialist Zohran Mamdani as the face of the Democratic Party nationwide. While his Marxism might not be anathema to the ultra-blue liberal New York City, he could be a motivating factor for Republicans worried about Marxism spreading beyond the blue inner cities.
Locally, Suffolk Democrats gained by taking at least a seat in the county legislature and running very tight races in a number of towns. Huntington and Riverhead supervisor races, both with Republican incumbents, will likely result in recounts.
Nassau remained solidly Republican, though it was no blowout. The difference between Nassau and Suffolk is probably that Nassau folks who live closer to New York City are much more worried about the impact that Marxist Mamdani will have on their quality of life.
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman was also benefiting from flat-tax budgets over the last four years.
Elections swing back and forth over the years and decades. This isn’t the last midterm slaughter that we will see.
The biggest trend to follow is whether the move towards socialism will take over the Democratic Party in the near future… if it hasn’t already.