Post-shutdown pragmatism reshapes 2013 off-year results
Across New Jersey and Virginia voters rewarded moderates Christie and McAuliffe, while Cuccinelli failed in a conservative bid. Alabama's Byrne won a GOP primary, signaling a shift toward pragmatism over hard ideology amid a partial government shutdown and Obamacare rollout fallout.
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2016 Election Trends Show Broad Partisan Leanings
In New Jersey Chris Christie wins re election while Terry McAuliffe prevails in Virginia. New York City elects Bill de Blasio. Colorado taxes marijuana at 25 percent. Alabama selects Bradley Byrne in a GOP runoff. Voter turnout remains light and several cities elect mayors while a symbolic secession vote occurs in one rural county.
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