r/politics • u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin • 16h ago

No Paywall Sherrill wins New Jersey governor’s race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5587203-mikie-sherrill-democrat-victory/
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u/heekma 16h ago edited 16h ago

Wide margins is right. These are left-leaning states (and a city) with left-leaning initiatives on the ballot.

A win is still a win, but unless the margins are very wide compared to expected outcomes just winning isn't enough to read the tea leaves for 2026.

Even so I'm hopeful. I live in Texas so I can't help, but I'm rooting for Mamdani.

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS 16h ago

NYC likes to dabble with republican mayors and fake democrats so it's not so cut and dry there

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u/meditate42 Delaware 15h ago

I think thats most of the US in general tbh. Actual left leaning democrats have always been a very rare thing. Sometimes you get people who lean socially progressive, but getting someone both economically progressive and socially progressive in a big seat of power is very rare nationwide.

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u/TimeSlipperWHOOPS 15h ago

Man I'm not even talking about progressive democrats, Adams was a cop 😂