The first election since President Donald Trump’s resounding 2024 comeback couldn’t have gone much worse for Republicans.

Democrats won the New Jersey and Virginia governorships by wide margins, while carrying the down ballot. The party maintained control of three liberal judgeships in Pennsylvania, won a redistricting ballot measure in California, and flipped two Public Service Commission seats in the swing state of Georgia. On top of this, a Democratic Socialist now serves as mayor of Trump’s hometown city of New York.

These results hold weight, as they offer the first major referendum on Trump’s performance. They also raise longer-term concerns about the Republican Party’s ability to maintain the MAGA coalition and turnout the party’s base when their charismatic leader’s name won’t ap

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