Two women, two states, two landslide wins. Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill aren't just the new governors of Virginia and New Jersey -- they're the fresh faces of a centrist movement seen as key to the revival of Democratic Party politics.

Former public servants who entered Congress together in 2019, Spanberger and Sherrill have long shared more than just political goals.

After Tuesday's sweeping victories, they're being hailed as the pragmatic wing of a party still desperate to define itself after defeat to Donald Trump's Republicans in 2024.

Spanberger, 46, made history as Virginia's first female governor, cruising to victory with a stunning 14-point lead in the East Coast state of more than eight million.

In New Jersey -- a state of a similar size in the same region -- Sherrill

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