Americans in several states across the country – particularly in Virginia and New Jersey – vote Tuesday in the biggest election since last year’s presidential election and before the upcoming midterm congressional elections in November 2022. Voters in Virginia and New Jersey are voting on who they want to be their next governors, as well as on several important down-ticket offices.

Early voting numbers in Virginia’s governor’s election closed with record highs in the contested race between former Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin.

LOUDOUN, Virginia — The fairgrounds in Northern Virginia’s wealthy suburb of Loudoun County were packed Monday night, buzzing with high energy as lines of cars rolled in to see Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin.

Progressive Caucus chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that President Joe Biden has assured her he has the votes of all the Democratic senators, including Sens Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for his Build Back Better Act.

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder answers to no one. He has always been truly independent, which makes him a problem inside the Democratic Party.