Virginia House of Delegates harbinger

Link from conservative Weekly Standard.

Put [it] in perspective for a moment: The Democrats began the night just one net loss away from giving Republicans a supermajority. They finished it one seat away from parity.

This transgender candidate beats 13 term conservative Republican upset (and others like it in state and local elections across the country yesterday) will influence the future behavior of those seeking federal reelection in 2018.  In short --

Virginia voters elected the state's first openly transgender candidate to the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday.

Danica Roem unseated incumbent delegate Bob Marshall, who had been elected thirteen times over 26 years . . .