Joe Louis : GOP results -- In Virginia , the GOP candidate , Ken Cuccinelli , narrowly lost a winnable race in no small part due to his longstanding affiliation with the tea party and with attempts to crack down on immigration and drastically limit the availability of abortions . gains in New Jersey , losses in Virginia and New York -- reflect pattern . He says red - meat candidates draw big far - right cheers but turn off independent voters . He says Chris Christie correctly said that GOP tries to win argument but then loses race . Louis : GOP 's ` ` to hell with the Democrats '' ideologues who have principles but will lose elections .
Joe Louis : GOP results -- gains in New Jersey , losses in Virginia and New York -- reflect pattern . He says red - meat candidates draw big far - right cheers but turn off independent voters . He says Chris Christie correctly said that GOP tries to win argument but then loses race . Louis : GOP 's ` ` to hell with the Democrats '' ideologues who have principles but will lose elections .