The pragmatic case against Spanberger

Spanberger running up her margins in Virginia proves a better candidate could have won.

Edward-Isaac Dovere:

If polls hold, Spanberger is looking more likely to clear 50% in her more swingy state than Mamdani is in a city Democratic that only 6 of 51 city council members are Republicans. Dems nationally sy that matters a lot for thinking what comes next.

Dovere is right that the two races give us some insight into electoral strategy — but no…