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Youngkin Defeats McAuliffe

We Shouldn't be Surprised. The Popular Mood Has Turned Sour for Democrats.
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November 2, 2021 11:24 p.m.
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The networks haven’t called it. But the numbers crunchers I watch have. What do we make of this result? My main reaction is that we should not be surprised that Youngkin won. By this I do not mean that this morning I would have told you this was going to be the result. In fact, I had an inkling in the last day or so that McAuliffe might pull it out. I mean on the larger canvass: this shouldn’t surprise us.

Why? Let me explain.

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