The Democratic Party has reason to celebrate for the first time since President Donald Trump defiantly won reelection to a nonconsecutive term last year. Since then, the opposition party has been perpetually back-footed. But now, with major victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races, and lesser wins elsewhere, Dems have officially broken their national losing streak.
As the results trickled in last night, the tenor of the conversation on reliably liberal MSNBC became one of elation, with the various pundits observing that Trump's authoritarian overreach had finally inspired blowback. In fact, they had a specific example of overreach in mind: the White House's East Wing, which Trump has demolished in order to make room for a new ballroom. Progressive commentators Lawrence O'Donnell and Nicole Wallace repeatedly referred to this new construction project and suggested that by voting for Democrats, Americans have risen up to reject it.
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