Nationwide victories for Democrats on Tuesday, including two high-profile gubernatorial races, the New York City mayoral election and the approval of California’s redistricting map, are fueling party optimism as it seeks to recover from heavy 2024 losses and regain the majority in the House in the 2026 midterms. Democrat Jay Jones' electoral victory as Virginia’s attorney general-elect came weeks after leaked text messages surfaced in which he fantasized about killing a Republican lawmaker and