This was a big win-but it not a vote for staying the course.

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167. Agreed. 100%.

The only nitpick I personally make is that here in my home state we didn't go with someone bolder than Murphy.

I get that in red states we need to pick and choose our battles and aren't going to be able to run firebrand liberals. But in NJ we could have run a slice of moldy bread and if it had a D after it's name it would have beat Christie's Lt. Governer. So in a place like deep blue New Jersey, in a climate where it was a Democratic slam dunk no matter what, we ran a safe, moderate, middle aged white guy with Wall Street ties. I've got nothing against Murphy and I hope he does a great job and is very successful. But I think we need to focus on deepening our bench and taking some chances when we can. And if we have to hear how we need to be "safe" when a seat or a race is potentially risky then I'd like us to be a little more daring and bold when it's an absolute gimmie.