Tomorrow is election day in many states.  The two biggest races are for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. In 2009, those two states elected Republican governors, presaging the GOP wave election of 2010 where Republicans took control of the House.  Tomorrow, Democrats are hoping to win both high-profile races to give them some momentum going into the 2018 midterms. As with 2009, the party out of power in the White House has sought to make an issue of the newly elected president and his popularity.  In Virginia, Republican Ed Gillespie has a shot at a Republican takeover, as he is narrowly trailing Democrat Ralph Northam. In New Jersey, on the other hand, the issue is not in doubt, as The Hill reports: Gov. Chris Christie (R) is term-limited, which is probably for the best. The two-term Republican's approval rating is plumbing new depths in the low-teens, according to recent surveys. Those same polls show Phil Murphy, a...(Read Full Post)