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After a long, dark year for Democrats, Tuesday night was a respite—and a romp: In a handful of states across the country, the party finally got the victories over Republicans it craved. The Virginia governor’s race was a blowout. So was a New Jersey governor’s race that many expected to be close. A GOP effort to oust liberal justices from Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court flopped , and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s effort to redistrict his state in Democrats’ favor took a critical step forward. But as big as Tuesday night’s results were, the question everyone focused on was what this means for the midterms, when Democrats hope to retake some federal control an

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