One shouldn't read too much into two races. But the VA one may foreshadow a persistent problem for Republicans. Thanks to Trump making the GOP the safe place for fake facts, racial resentment (or worse) and xenophobia, the GOP primary winner is going to be, or pretend to be, a kindred spirit. In the midterm election, he will be tarred with those brushes. That may not matter much in heavily gerrymandered districts, but in statewide races, it will.