The G.O.P. had two big victories yesterday in off-year elections, winning the race for governor in New Jersey and Virginia for the first time since 1997. The New York Times's coverage was dominated by three themes used to explain away the success of Republicans:
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The liberal media just can't get over the way Democrat Michael Dukakis lost to George H. W. Bush.