WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For deeply divided Republicans, Tuesday's elections in New Jersey and Virginia did little to resolve the ongoing feud between hardline conservatives and establishment pragmatists who worry the party is drifting too far to the right to win statewide and national elections.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's easy re-election in a mostly Democratic state was an emphatic statement about voters' attraction to Republicans who talk about reaching across party lines. It also solidified Christie as an early favourite in the campaign for the 2016 Republican U.S. presidential nomination.
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