H.L. Mencken wrote, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” Hello, New York City.

On Tuesday, a handful of states held off-year elections, and Democrats enjoyed a good night, comfortably winning governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia. They also prevailed in a California ballot measure that allows Democrats to gerrymander congressional districts to pick up seats in Congress.

Many pundits hailed the victories as a harbinger of the 2026 midterms, when control of the U.S. House and Senate is at stake — and perhaps that will be the case. But, in fact, it would have been a bigger story had Democrats stumbled in three states that vote reliably blue. In addition, one year is an eternity in politics, although Republicans face

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