Opinion | Why Election Night 2021 Was Bad for Donald Trump

Glenn Youngkin’s victory in Virginia undermined the idea that Trump, and only Trump, knows the secret to Republican success.

Tuesday was a boffo night for the Republican Party, and not such a great night for Donald Trump.

It’s not as though the interests of the two are diametrically opposed, but they are in tension. To the extent that the GOP shows that it can thrive without former President Trump being on the ballot or even at the center of attention, it undermines the idea that he, and only he, knows the secret to Republican success.