Stephen and Seth take closer looks at Tuesday's election results in Virginia and elsewhere

I held off writing about Tuesday's elections in Virginia and elsewhere because Virginia's results depressed me and New Jersey's results weren't settled yet. I'm ready to blog about them today because I Stephen Colbert was able to laugh at the election outcomes in GOP Has A Big Night | Rep. Boebert Thinks Parents Don't Deserve Paid Family Leave.

The gubernatorial election results in Virginia and New Jersey pointed to a strong showing by Republicans and those unhappy with President Biden. Elsewhere in the GOP, Rep. Lauren Boebert offended many by mocking the idea that new parents deserve paid family leave to tend to their newborns.

While I don't like Youngkin winning in Virginia any more now than I did Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, being able to laugh at it makes it hurt less. Still, it shows that I wasn't worrying over nothing. Also, it helps that Stephen and his writers were able to find good news in the mayors-elect of both New York City and Boston.

Seth Meyers also examined the Virginia gubernatorial election results in Virginia Republicans Kept Their Distance from Trump While Courting His Base: A Closer Look.

Seth takes a closer look at beltway insiders ludicrously blaming progressives for Republicans winning big in a closely watched race in Virginia last night.

I'm with Seth; centrists Manchin and Sinema are the ones standing in the way of Biden's agenda and making him look bad, not the progressives. Blame them.

I conclude with more good news, as MSNBC reported Gov. Phil Murphy Wins Re-Election In New Jersey, First Dem. Re-Election Since 1977 late last night.

The incumbent beat his Republican challenger by a slim margin. And with Democrats reeling from the Republican gubernatorial win in Virginia – they are now concerned about the midterm elections in 2022.

Congratulations to Murphy, whose win means that the New Jersey bill to ensure Roe v. Wade remains the law in the Garden State can still pass and have Murphy sign it into law. Meanwhile the rest of the report will play out over the next year or more, which is cause for worry. Stay tuned.