Democratic gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey won both elections, receiving campaign support from former President Obama.

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia’s next governor — and its first female chief executive — while Rep. Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governor’s office by running campaigns focused largely on the economy, public safety and health care.

Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll.

Democratic victories in Tuesday’s highest-profile, and under-the-radar, elections give the party a shot in the arm as they look to regroup and storm into next year’s key midterm elections.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pegged Tuesday’s GOP election losses as a sign of voters discontent with the economy, as reflected in exit polls. “I will give the president some

In Virginia, New York and New Jersey, Democrats emphasize affordability, believing voters are dissatisfied with the president’s economic policies.

Republicans are in full meltdown mode following this week’s elections, which could be a preview for the 2026 midterms. MSNBC Political Analysts Basil Smikle and Susan Del Percio join The Weekend to discuss.

For businesses, the effect of Trump’s incoherent economic policy decisions is to freeze their planning in place. A recent poll of corporate chief executives indicates that the business leaders are fully alive to negative trends that may yet be undiscerned by ordinary Americans.