Savoring an election night for a change. Northam, who many considered to be a weak candidate who might lose, wins the Virginia governorship by exceeding Clinton's 2016 vote totals in that state. Democratic voters showed up at the polls. The Democrats swept all three statewide races in Virginia tonight. Virginia voters felt that the most important issue--by far--was health insurance. Murphy handily puts an end to the dark Christie era in New Jersey. The Democrats will pick up many seats in the Virginia legislature. Sweetest of all is the victory tonight of Danica Roem, who became the first open transexual to win a seat in the Virginia legislature by beating Republican Bob Marshall, a 26-year veteran of the legislature, by double digits. Marshall sponsored an anti-LGBT bathroom bill, refused to refer to Roem by her correct gender, refused to debate her, and proudly called himself "Virginia's homophobe in chief." Tomorrow he'll begin looking for a new job.