The New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections are now less than two years away. Most major election outlets rated this year’s general elections in January and February of 2019, and those two dates are also a little less than two years apart. Given the interesting developments that have occurred in both states, I feel it is appropriate to give my initial ratings for these two races.
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Dean is excited by elections, and he writes about the state of national and state elections on his website, tossupcentral.com. He's a self-described "political maverick". You can follow him on twitter @bad_senator. He lives happily in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley.
There’s been a lot of talk throughout the past year about “electability” in the Democratic primary. More Democrat voters than ever say a candidate’s ability to flip the Oval Office blue is the most important factor in their decision of who to vote for. So this is an important question: What Democrat ticket would be the most electable? Any conversation about Democratic electability has to start with identifying the mistakes Hillary Clinton made in 2016 and how Democrats can avoid those mistakes this year. There are two main reasons Hillary Clinton lost: lower black turnout, and anger with the establishment…