Democrats win NYC and Virginia
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="retook">retook</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="reelection">reelection</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>.</p><p><span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balloting">balloting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="litmus">litmus</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Blasio">Blasio</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 1989, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governorship">governorship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>-<span word="biter">biter</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="McAuliffe">McAuliffe</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Christie">Christie</span> <span word="handily">handily</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span>, <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>.</p><p><span word="Christie">Christie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>-<span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="wrought">wrought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="given">given</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pragmatism">pragmatism</span>, <span word="charisma">charisma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Blasio">Blasio</span>, <span word="McAauliffe">McAauliffe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Walsh">Walsh</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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