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Bad Vibes: Biden Approval Falls Deeper Underwater in Dem-Friendly Poll

Democrats are elated over Gov. Gavin Newsom's easy defeat of the recall effort against him in California, which turned out to be a blowout.  President Joe Biden, who campaigned for Newsom and against the recall, beat Donald Trump in the deep blue state by roughly 30 percentage points last year.  The recall margins are looking similar.  Meanwhile, Democrats are very confident they'll retain the governorship of another heavily blue state in November (New Jersey), and are slightly favored to do so in a purple-trending-blue state (Virginia), as well.  Should the GOP be worried about the 2022 midterms, given this apparent momentum on the other side?  They should take nothing for granted, of course, but they remain pretty well-situated ahead of next fall.