{"id":2503473,"date":"2025-10-27T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-need-nj-and-va-victories-to-show-theyre-not-out-of-the-game-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T14:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:23:58","slug":"democrats-need-nj-and-va-victories-to-show-theyre-not-out-of-the-game-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-need-nj-and-va-victories-to-show-theyre-not-out-of-the-game-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats need NJ and VA victories to show they&#8217;re not &#8216;out of the game&#8217;: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-need-nj-and-va-victories-to-show-theyre-not-out-of-the-game-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the significance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protesters-vandalize-wh-gates-and-monuments-in-the-city\/\" title=\"Palestinian protesters damage WH gates and monuments in the city.\">upcoming gubernatorial elections<\/a> in New Jersey and Virginia for the Democratic Party, as highlighted by Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York. Taking place on november 4,2025,these elections serve as a crucial test for Democrats to demonstrate thay are still competitive nationally. The New Jersey race features Republican Jack Ciattarelli against Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill,while in Virginia,Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears faces former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Both donald Trump and Barack Obama are actively campaigning for their parties, emphasizing the high stakes.<\/p>\n<p>York notes that the Democratic Party currently lacks a dominant leader and has been overshadowed by Trump&#8217;s momentum. Victories in these states could revitalize Democrats, but losses might reinforce the narrative of the party being &#8220;lost in the wilderness.&#8221; Early voting has already started in both states. Polls show Democratic candidates leading,but York points out that factors such as voter priorities on issues like the economy and cost of living will be decisive. The article also mentions controversies and campaign efforts surrounding the races, including Obama&#8217;s endorsements and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >campaign stops aimed<\/a> at boosting Democratic turnout.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats need NJ and VA victories to show they&rsquo;re not &lsquo;out of the game&rsquo;: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382639\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Chief Political Correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> said the two gubernatorial elections next week will give the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3864218\/bernie-sanders-blasts-establishment-backs-aoc-2028\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> a chance to show it&rsquo;s not &ldquo;dead,&rdquo; but could also continue its &ldquo;lost in the wilderness&rdquo; narrative if it loses.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey and Virginia will both elect new governors on Nov. 4. In New Jersey, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) will face off to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ). In Virginia, voters will choose between Republican Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3860078\/trump-winsome-earle-sears-obama-stumps-for-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-election\/\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a> and former Democratic Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger for the governorship. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864108\/trump-sherill-double-energy-bills-ciattarelli-nj-voters\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3855230\/obama-mikie-sherrill-endorsement-power-foray-new-jersey-governors-race\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> are pushing for their respective sides in the final stretch of these races.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3863678\/zohran-mamdani-nyc-jewish-vote-split-cuomo-schumer-jeffries\/\">Mamdani&rsquo;s rise splits Jewish Democrats in NYC and stokes concern from mainstream groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864376\/sliwa-cuomo-mamdani-worst-nyc-mayoral-candidate\/\">Sliwa says other than Cuomo, Mamdani worst NYC mayoral candidate ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864103\/cpac-event-latino-voters-virginia-2025-elections\/\">CPAC holds event targeting Latino voters in Virginia weeks before 2025 elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Jack Ciattarelli, left, and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) during the final debate in the New Jersey gubernatorial race on Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (AP Photos\/Heather Khalifa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>York said both these races are &ldquo;important&rdquo; for the Democratic Party, which currently lacks a &ldquo;dominant figure&rdquo; to lead it. He added that Trump has had &ldquo;all the momentum&rdquo; for the last year while Democratic lawmakers are searching &ldquo;for their own position.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, if either Sherrill or Spanberger wins in New Jersey and Virginia, that would be a huge plus for the party. But, on the other hand, if they lose, you go back to the Democrats lost in the wilderness narrative, and especially in New Jersey, you do see that momentum that you&rsquo;re talking about,&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3203546&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=5c0b3ce19bce32a10e0a6523734d0184\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York also said the New Jersey gubernatorial election is &ldquo;all about Donald Trump&rdquo; and Democrats opposing the president. However, he argued Ciattarelli has &ldquo;a real lead&rdquo; on multiple matters, including taxes, the economy, and the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>York predicted these elections will depend on &ldquo;what voters are really thinking&rdquo; when they vote.<\/p>\n<p>Early voting in New Jersey began on Saturday and will conclude on Nov. 2, two days before Election Day. Meanwhile, Virginia began early voting on Sept. 19 and will end on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Democratic Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Henrico County, Virginia, on Nov. 25, 2024, left, and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Richmond, Virginia, on Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3859597\/new-jersey-virginia-political-trends-2025-elections\/\"><strong>THE TRENDS IN NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized both Sherrill and Spanberger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864598\/trump-blasts-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-ahead-of-tokyo-visit\/\">just before departing for Japan<\/a> on Monday, urging voters to support the Republican candidates in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-price-data-critics-dispute-schumer-claim-democrats-have-lowered-energy-costs\/\" title=\"Critics challenge Schumer&#039;s claim that ... reduced energy costs.\">reduced energy costs<\/a> and &ldquo;basic Common Sense.&rdquo; Both Democratic candidates are leading their respective races in polling data.<\/p>\n<p>Obama will make two campaign stops <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abigailspanberger.com\/new-president-barack-obama-to-rally-with-abigail-spanberger-in-norfolk\/\">in Norfolk, Virginia<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/mikiesherrillforgovernor\/event\/862139\/\">Newark, New Jersey<\/a>, on Saturday to shore up support for the Democratic candidates. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852949\/obama-spanberger-endorsement-jay-jones-texts\/\">The former president also filmed an ad for Spanberger<\/a>, which was released shortly after the Virginia attorney general race gained national attention <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3856785\/jay-jones-tying-jason-miyares-trump-virginia-attorney-general-bid-falters-text-scandal\/\">for inflammatory text messages<\/a> Democratic candidate Jay Jones sent about former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats must win NJ and VA to prove they&#8217;re still competitive: Byron York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2503474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290711002701_d518b6.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,49847,51082],"class_list":["post-2503473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-nj","tag-va-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25290711002701_d518b6.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503477,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503473\/revisions\/2503477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}