Abby McCloskey, Columnist

Democrats, Curb Your Enthusiasm

November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC

Abby McCloskey is a columnist, podcast host, and consultant. She directed domestic policy on two presidential campaigns and was director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute.

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By any metric, Tuesday’s elections were a blowout. Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City. The new Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey won with double-digit margins. Voter turnout was off the charts.

Democrats’ wins speak to Trump’s unpopularity, the chaos that has accompanied his administration and voters’ continuing frustration with persistently high prices. The GOP has been warned.