Democrats fear Virginia is precursor to House drubbing
| Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s drubbing in Tuesday’s gubernatorial contest in Virginia has sparked new fears for House Democrats that they could lose their majority in a blowout in the 2022 midterms.
The lawmakers say party leaders need to rethink their strategy heading into those elections to prevent a repeat of the devastating defeat majority Democrats took more than a decade ago in the 2010 midterms. “It’s a wakeup call — and we’d better learn from it,” said Rep. Cheri Bustos (Ill.), former head of the Democrats’ campaign arm. “We’ve got exactly a year to go.” |
