Dems have won all three of the marquee off-year races — NJGov, VAGov, NYC Mayor — for the first time since 1989.

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 8, 2017

The beginning of the end. A chance for the GOP to reject the racism and extremism of Bannon and the Alt Right.https://t.co/dIHcSMI7j9

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 8, 2017

Gillespie experience will likely make some incumbent Rs nervous. Embracing parts of Trumpism didn't make the base come out the same way it did for him–and may have unnerved moderate suburban voters.

— Robert Costa (@costareports) November 8, 2017

Steve Bannon Nov. 5: Gillespie going to win because he embraced Trumpism.

Breitbart Nov. 7: Gillespie lost because he's a swamp thing. pic.twitter.com/XrNvvS8gTY

— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) November 8, 2017

Gillespie certainly ran on Trump's cultural/values issues — taking a knee, sanctuary cities, crime, Civil War monuments, immigration. https://t.co/PSYp3MjKTT

— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) November 8, 2017

One year after Trump's election, Trumpism is being obliterated tonight at the voting booth.

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 8, 2017

If Republicans think things are bad tonight, wait until they ram through a giant tax cut for corporations and the super rich. https://t.co/6OxCEaKbu6

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 8, 2017

Look at the Virginia House of Delegates results. Dems are currently +13 seats. Not just the top of the ticket. https://t.co/8uper3IbXr

— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) November 8, 2017

.@FairfaxJustin becomes first African-American elected to Va state office since Wilder broke color barrier in ‘89 pic.twitter.com/TzEkA27Noh

— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) November 8, 2017

If you doubt the Virginia election was an all-out, anti-Trumpist, forward-looking Democratic rout, read this: https://t.co/i646iQwUaR

— Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) November 8, 2017

I love that @pwcdanica began her television interview with an emphasis on building infrastructure & expanding access to health care. Democrats could learn something from the interview.

— Guy Cecil (@guycecil) November 8, 2017

Democrat Phil Murphy to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey governor https://t.co/6YM3GebU7S

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) November 8, 2017

Notably absent from the @PhilMurphyNJ victory speech tonight: Any mention of Chris Christie.

— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) November 8, 2017

Minneapolis’ Angela Jenkins city council win makes her the first trans woman of color legislator in the nation https://t.co/tw58vUuERm

— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 8, 2017

Hoboken, New Jersey just elected the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history.

Well done, Ravi Singh Bhalla! And well done, America! pic.twitter.com/Gqc65o4obE

— Simran Jeet Singh (@simran) November 8, 2017

As a southern ex-pat, I really miss hearing accents like Ralph Northam's.

He always sounds like he's introducing the band's next number, "an old favorite by Mister George Jones."

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 8, 2017

It will be a while before the Bannonites and Alt Right show up in Charlottesville again. Not welcome.https://t.co/FxAtu2rMXf via @nbcnews

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 8, 2017

Dems got their voters out, but Gillespie under-performed among men, older voters, married voters & whites. Worrisome for Rs.

— Stuart Rothenberg (@StuPolitics) November 8, 2017

Fox isn't covering the election. Weird.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 8, 2017

Easy to just mock Hannity for this, but it's more important than that: A whole universe of people who won't be told about important news. An alternate reality. https://t.co/T3fxR5Mu5h

— Alex Koppelman (@AlexKoppelman) November 8, 2017

The President of the United States is delivering a grade-school book report on South Korea to the national legislature of South Korea.

— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 8, 2017

Trump's review of the South Korea Wikipedia article is going well

— Daniel Larison (@DanielLarison) November 8, 2017

Join us for live coverage of the #VirginiaElection and the rest of #ElectionNight with @DecisionDeskHQ https://t.co/wEbkhxrDqd

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 7, 2017

#Breaking: The polls are closed in Virginia's race for governor. Follow LIVE RESULTS here: https://t.co/9X6twmiLij #vagov pic.twitter.com/oWFMNHpdSO

— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2017

Live results in the Virginia and New Jersey elections: https://t.co/qHDYGfF9wK pic.twitter.com/X5KwcULbMw

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 8, 2017

My @DKElections colleagues @dwbeard, @taniel, & @donnermaps will be updating our tracker spreadsheet including these key races & more: https://t.co/4Ex7JZY9f7 pic.twitter.com/5YHW5a7lQx

— Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social (@PoliticsWolf) November 8, 2017

Exit polls by demographic from Virginia. https://t.co/BIUYhfnuqy

— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 8, 2017

I've listed all the elections that I will be keeping an eye on tonight—& some of their stakes (expanded edition!): pic.twitter.com/VxdJ7iTQQs

— Taniel (@Taniel) November 7, 2017

My boss @LarrySabato w/ @chucktodd on MTP Daily tonight – https://t.co/qsAB8YKztT

— Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) November 7, 2017

NEW: Virginia voter suppression tweets went undetected by Twitter for hours today https://t.co/egultdn9yc#VAGov #ElectionDay @CNN pic.twitter.com/52tvCR5dbv

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) November 7, 2017

If you get a call saying your polling place has changed, note that the ONLY reliable source to find where to vote is👉https://t.co/yau5J6SYc1 pic.twitter.com/M8wUm03L8x

— ACLU of Virginia (@ACLUVA) November 6, 2017

If you sit out election day, it's on you https://t.co/EIBoumk1SW

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 7, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions to face House judiciary panel November 14 https://t.co/hyW8nUz55r pic.twitter.com/Y0ZCYa1Q8e

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2017

(THREAD) This thread lists EVERY bombshell in Carter Page's Congressional testimony—each summarized in ONE sentence. Hope you'll pass it on. pic.twitter.com/WEY0Rbxnt6

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) November 7, 2017

Why didn't he disclose it?

Billionaire Trump Adviser Thinks People Questioning Putin-Linked Investments Are "Evil" https://t.co/oA0CLOUvW9

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 7, 2017

NEW: A fourth Trump judicial nominee — Brett Talley in Alabama — has been deemed not qualified by American Bar Association https://t.co/Iw6rb4Ysw0

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 7, 2017

Senate GOP tax bill could delay corporate tax cut and make other big changes that break sharply with House plan https://t.co/eVcMbBWEyv

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) November 7, 2017

#BREAKING: Texas Republican announces retirement from Congress https://t.co/zC6on4fKM9 pic.twitter.com/QEtHx7XoLV

— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2017

On a personal journey across white America, writer Gary Younge came face to face with alt-right leader Richard Spencer @Channel4 Thurs 10pm pic.twitter.com/25f0gHWmjO

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) November 7, 2017

“Trump is one of the least reflective and introspective men that has ever breathed oxygen in human history” says @AlecBaldwin #newsnight pic.twitter.com/tbI4JeptoM

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) November 6, 2017

Why don't these congresspeople want to talk about the war in Yemen? pic.twitter.com/ghp82AtnMS

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) November 4, 2017

Dear Twitter, be careful what you wish for. #280Characters pic.twitter.com/4vYEKTnqiw

— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) November 7, 2017

Twitter to roll out 280-character tweets to everyone https://t.co/XkP6i9cDBD

— Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) November 8, 2017

NEW: Pres. Trump tried to make a surprise visit to the DMZ – but 5 minutes out, got turned back by bad weather (via pool)

— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) November 8, 2017

WATCH: @RichardEngel goes with U.S. forces on a training mission to the North Korean border.

See more tonight on @NBCNightlyNews. pic.twitter.com/4s5lKdMg4B

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) November 7, 2017

Putin is losing the long game to the Westhttps://t.co/q8WeVx4WFj pic.twitter.com/8PiO9tQlTG

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 7, 2017

Russian social media is the modern-day Trojan horse https://t.co/07zZOHBKGo

— EIN Presswire: Media Industry Newswire (@EINMediaNews) November 8, 2017

100 years ago the Bolshevik revolution launched a Communist totalitarianism that murdered tens of millions & enslaved hundreds of millions.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 7, 2017

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear". I’m proud those words now adorn BBC HQ pic.twitter.com/CbH1taRugF

— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) November 7, 2017

“Priti Patel will be very lucky if she is still in the cabinet by the end of this week” – @nicholaswatt #newsnight pic.twitter.com/wV2kMLiApj

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) November 7, 2017

Wednesday's Telegraph: "May leaves Patel's fate in balance" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @MsHelicat) pic.twitter.com/4aQHg64kb7

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 7, 2017

Boris Johnson should resign and Priti Patel should be sacked. https://t.co/6OnKirpoSG

— alexmassie (@alexmassie) November 7, 2017

.@RosamundUrwin on how Boris Johnson has sabotaged the delicate efforts to get Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe home https://t.co/n2TwNymt1h

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) November 7, 2017

Cabinet cancelled, No PMQs, break for MPs & ministers inc. Boris and Priti, , Pestminster. Nothing to worry about here move along,

— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonTABB) November 7, 2017

This cabinet has successfully normalised complete bloody incompetence https://t.co/gAFuBxmzyh

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) November 7, 2017

At least Brexit negotiations are going well. pic.twitter.com/f1uub6hAjv

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 7, 2017

Wednesday's FT: "Wall St banks warn Trump team over rising fears of Brexit chaos" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @MsHelicat) pic.twitter.com/bvHVTiLPhF

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 7, 2017

Theresa May had hoped to reassure business leaders on Brexit. It doesn't seem to have worked https://t.co/JosRH2rh90 pic.twitter.com/rinDzYwZPG

— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) November 7, 2017

Confidence in the PM to get a good deal in the Brexit negotiations has fallen to 26%. New low.

via @ORB_Int https://t.co/F9BcfjYmjG pic.twitter.com/uwf12Xai1i

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 7, 2017

Former Welsh government minister Carl Sargeant, sacked last week after allegations about personal conduct, has died https://t.co/tHiULFo9GW pic.twitter.com/bdHRt1Lux3

— ITV News (@itvnews) November 7, 2017