have. i think on the republican side, i don't fault ed gillespie as much as i fault a national republican party that really hasn't stood for anything and really hasn't accomplished anything as a party. i think it was really hard for him. he tried to tie into the trump agenda, but the trump agenda hasn't gone very far yet. and so i don't think there was any momentum for him to borrow from there. so i really think this was more about the last election and the democrats kind of getting their act together in virginia more than it was, is this going to be a precursor of what happens in the midterms next year? >> in his victory speech, governor-elect northam seemed to direct some of his comments to the president and republicans who follow his politics. >> today, virginians have answered and have spoken. virginia has told us to end the divisiveness that we will not condone hatred and bigotry. and to end the politics that