'Voter turnout in New Jersey and Virginia blasted past what these states saw four years ago.' | Analysis by ForecasterEnten
The Republican Party did very well on Tuesday. Beyond its win in the Virginia gubernatorial election, it came quite close to capturing the New Jersey governor's mansion.
And the GOP did it in a way that might scare some Democrats: higher voter turnout. At least in this era, Republicans don't seem to have much to fear from high turnout -- a turnout, amazingly, that came without former President Donald Trump in the White House.Voter turnout in New Jersey and Virginia blasted past what these states saw four years ago. With more votes to be counted, more than 2.5 million New Jersey voters cast a ballot this year compared to 2.1 million in 2017.