Last night, the Democrats consolidated political power in Virginia, where they now control the state house, the House of Reps, and the state senate for the first time in a quarter-century. This despite a Democratic governor who was nearly forced to resign after pictures of him in blackface surfaced. Democrats continued their advancement after bleeding into Republican control back in the 2017 and 2018 elections. Danica Roem also won reelection last night!

I am so incredibly proud to be a trans person tonight. I am proud of my community. Danica Roem is just the beginning, and she, herself, is just getting started. https://t.co/hmaNaCSVc4

— Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) November 6, 2019

There is even the possibility, slim though it may be, that Virginia puts the Equal Rights Amendment over the top by becoming the 38th state to ratify it (the ERA was passed by the Senate in 1972. However, some states have rescinded their approval since them, and all the necessary deadlines have passed, but victory in Virginia could provoke movement).

There was good news in state elections in places like Pennsylvania, too, where Democrats took control of Republican strongholds.

Taking a step back from KY and looking at all the elections last night, GOP should be most concerned about what happened in local elections in Chester, Delaware and Bucks County, PA last night. That is genuinely alarming if you know the voting history.

— Josh Holmes (@HolmesJosh) November 6, 2019

The big story, however, is what happened in Kentucky, a solidly red state, where Democrat Andy Beshear narrowly defeated Matt Bevins, a Republican closely aligned with President Trump. This happened despite Trump's efforts to swing the election in Bevins way with a rally on Monday night.

Here's Trump saying at his rally in Kentucky last night that Matt Bevin losing "sends a really bad message" and pleading with his fans, "you can't let that happen to me!"

Welp, it happened. pic.twitter.com/LUHSUAgSnB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 6, 2019

The Trump campaign is now trying to both distance themselves from Bevins and claim that Trump saved him from a blow-out loss, which is completely inaccurate. He is unpopular, but part of his unpopularity comes from how closely aligned he is to Trump.

What does this mean for Mitch McConnell's reelection prospects next year? I'm not sure. I do know that a recent poll showed that Bevins approval rating was a dismal 34 percent in Kentucky (he was the second least popular governor in America). However, Mitch McConnell's approval rating in Kentucky in the most recent poll is 18 percent, and only 37 percent of voters said they would vote for him again. McConnell's likely opponent, Amy McGrath, raised nearly $11 million in her first three months of campaigning, and at least one independent poll shows the race dead even, a year out.

McConnell may or may not lose in 2020, but for the first time in maybe his career as a Senator, he will have to make certain political calculations in order to save his ass, and political calculations as a Republican under a Trump presidency are a dangerous thing.

Meanwhile, the #MoscowMitchIsNext hashtag on Twitter this morning is giving me life.