A 33-year-old transgender Democrat was being lauded as a pioneer on Wednesday after she won a seat in the Virginia state legislature against a Republican incumbent who openly boasted of being a “homophobe.” “Discrimination is a disqualifier and the message of inclusion is a winning message,” Danica Roem, a former local newspaper reporter
Trump Suffers A Major Blow As Voters Rebuff Him In Virginia, New Jersey
[dropcap]U[/dropcap].S. Democrats won the governorship races in Virginia and New Jersey and the mayoral race in New York on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump. In Virginia, Democrat Ralph Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie, who had adopted some of Trump’s combative tactics and issues. Northam, the state’s lieutenant governor, overcame a