What Went Down In The June 21 Elections In Alabama, Virginia And Georgia

As Jacob and Zoha pointed out, just because Trump’s preferred candidates lost in Georgia’s 6th and 10th districts doesn’t mean it was a victory for non-Trump Republicans. Anytime a Trump endorsee loses, there is a tendency, I think, to assume that it’s because another wing of the party has prevailed — when the reality is sometimes voters just don’t like who Trump picked! It’s almost like … his grip on the party isn’t invincible. And all those polls that show that Republicans like Trump’s policies but maybe don’t want another Trump presidency might be onto something. 🙃

On that note, Meredith: In a year when voters are worried about crime, Vega’s background in law enforcement could have given her a boost. She’s also the daughter of Salvadoran immigrants and has taken tough stands on immigration enforcement, which has made her a bit of a lightning rod locally — and that could be helping her as well.

If Vega does win the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 7th District, that would make tonight a relatively good night for Republican women, who, as I mentioned earlier, have struggled in primaries thus far. Vega is a law enforcement officer and would challenge incumbent Democratic Abigail Spanberger who is a former operations officer in the CIA.