One of these guys will soon be the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia, said Strother: "It is one of only two states, New Jersey is the other, that hold governor's races this year, I think this contest in a purple state will show us the direction my party is going. Will they go full progressive? Will they include blue-collar and working-class rural Democrats in a message that they can rally around? I sure hope so, or we are in a world of hurt."