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After Republicans suffered a bruising election night in Virginia, the governor of the state once part of the commonwealth issued a public invitation for disillusioned residents to head west.

That and other invitations from other states came as the trend of people fleeing New York City and New Jersey following prior elections continues to change political dynamics, including in one of the biggest swing states.

“It’s about to get awful blue in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said after urban and suburban areas turned out en-masse Democrats and overwhelmed comparatively anemic GOP turnout.

INSIDE JAY JONES AND THE DEMOCRATS’ LATE SURGE TO UPSET WINS ACROSS VIRGINIA, FROM THE SUBURBS TO THE SHORE

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