A Closer Look at Virginia’s (Low) Turnout

A Closer Look at Virginia’s (Low) Turnout

There are a lot of things for Democrats to be depressed about after Tuesday’s midterm outcomes, but two of the biggest are Virginia and Colorado, vital swing states where Democrats performed poorly and where unhappiness about Barack Obama really made the difference. In Colorado, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall was defeated by Republican Cory Gardner by more than four points. In Virginia, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner appears to have won reelection by only about 12,000 votes over former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie has not ruled out seeking a recount, which Virginia law permits when the difference in vote totals is less than 1%.
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