A Republican won in Virginia. But beware hysterical reports of Democratic demise.

As of early Wednesday morning, Republican Glenn Youngkin looked poised to become Virginia's next governor. [View in browser]( [Image]( November 3, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The wrong lesson to learn from GOP victory in Virginia]( by Hayes Brown Republican Glenn Youngkin is poised to become Virginia's next governor, NBC News projected early Wednesday morning. For months now, politicos and pundits have said that the outcome of that race will be a bellwether for Democrats in next year's midterm elections. Already Youngkin's win is being heralded as proof that control of Congress is all but lost for President Biden's party — but it shouldn't be, [Hayes Brown writes](. Virginia was "one election among many other elections at the state and local level that maybe, perhaps, if you turn your head and squint, form a cohesive narrative," Brown writes. "The trouble with that is that in trying to smooth out the edges into a recognizable shape, the contours of each race are lost." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis here]( don't forget to check out the rest of your Wednesday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Glenn Youngkin]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Glenn Youngkin's victory proves white ignorance is a powerful weapon]( Youngkin won on an intellectually lazy — and false — premise. [Read More]( [A graphic of shackled hands with signs behind it that say ''justice'' and ''Ahmaud'' ]( [Keisha N. Blain]( [How a Georgia law aimed at catching fleeing slaves led to the death of a Black jogger]( The law was enacted when slavery was still legal, and it was no less racist when three white men accosted Ahmaud Arbery. [Read More]( [A photo of Chuck Grassley]( [Steve Benen]( [Why do Republicans keep complaining about fentanyl shipment seizures?]( The GOP keeps complaining about the Biden administration stopping illegal fentanyl shipments. It's getting weird. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace]( [Election 2021](%20 [What went wrong for the Democrats: Rachel, Joy and Nicolle discuss the state of the left]( [A photo of Terry McAuliffe ]( [Joy Reid]( [Virginia's Democratic governor candidate lost a messaging war]( [Craig Melvin]( [Justice Kavanaugh may have upended the Texas abortion ban with one simple question]( [A photo of Brad Raffensperger ]( [Morning Joe]( [Brad Raffensperger reveals why Trump scheduled their now-infamous phone call]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] “Four Seasons Total Documentary” delves into Rudy Giuliani’s infamous press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping, delivered just as the presidential election was being called for Joe Biden. One year after the event that became an internet sensation, meet the family behind the Philadelphia small business that was thrust into the national spotlight. Watch “Four Seasons Total Documentary,” Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this all happening? Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night every week[on his podcast](, aptly titled,["Why Is This Happening?"]( [In the newest episode](, Al Roker joins Chris to talk about how he found his way into TV, what goes into producing forecasts and why climate change is an existential threat to our world. In addition to being on the Today Show, he's also the author of more than ten books, including his latest one, "You Look So Much Better in Person," and has a new limited series podcast out called Cooking Up a Storm. Listen to the new episode now. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)