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 .
Errol Louis : GOP results -- win 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 wants to win argument but then loses race . Louis : GOP 's `` to hell with the middle '' ideologues may have principles but will lose elections .