Virginia is a blue state right now. The Gop must still find ways to be competitive. That’s their business, their apologist are already blaming Trump which makes no sense. The Virginia Gop needs new leadership. Whitbeck needs to go.
Obama lost 1,000 seats for his party and he got the blame and Trump will now get blamed. That is how it works.
It is not so much losing the governor's race - all the polls predicted it, it is the fact that the repubs may lose the state House. There are still 7 races outstanding, but the pubs have lost 13 seats tonight and will lose more when all is said and done - it was a blood bath today at the polls. When voters are energized and want to express their displeasure, their only way is to vote against the president's party - and that is what they did. This will cause the republicans in the US House and Senate to be even more cautious than they are already. Fair or not, Trump will get the blame.