The ruling is in: it was a brutal night for Democrats

As RNC Chairman Ronna McDaniel put it, the “red wave has begun.”

And everybody knows it:

• The Hill: House GOP campaign arm expands target list after brutal night for Dems
• CNN: Democrats are in need of a reckoning after misjudging the nation's mood
• Axios: Voters punish Democrats amid left drift
• Politico Playbook: Let the Democratic freakout begin
• The New York Times: Democratic Panic Rises as Virginia Loss Exposes the Party’s Failures
• The Associated Press: Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Bad omens for Democrats
• CNN: Alice Stewart: A bad omen for Democrats
• The Wall Street Journal: Editorial Board: A Thumping in Virginia
• Los Angeles Times: Biden returns from Europe to Democratic turmoil over Virginia election loss

The on-air coverage was no better for Democrats:

• MSNBC’s John Heilemann: the election results were “a bloodbath” for Democrats.
• ABC's Jon Karl: “This is a sonic boom of a wake-up call for Democrats.”
• Former Obama adviser David Axelrod: Democrats have “no connection” with blue-collar Americans.
• CNN’s Van Jones: “Democrats are coming across” as “annoying and offensive and seem out of touch.”
  • “Crime, inflation, and concerns about our kids – Democrats gotta have better answers.”
  • Democrats “that I’m talking to tonight say this is a big, big wakeup call.”
• CNN’s Jake Tapper: “We are seeing something going on here, a trend, that seems a message clearly at the Democrat Party.”
• CNN’s Dana Bash. “Democrats who are in swing districts...are very concerned.”
• Fox News’ Bill Hemmer: “It makes you wonder...what [has Joe Biden] managed well so far in [his] presidency?”
• UVA's Larry Sabato: “It's a bloodbath.”

The kicker, even Kamala Harris knows it: “What happens in Virginia will in large part determine what happens in 2022, 2024, and on.”

Kamala Harris, four days ago: “What happens in Virginia will in large part determine what happens in 2022, 2024, and on.” pic.twitter.com/kjwaBYOiJb

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 3, 2021

Newsflash for Democrats: swampy socialist policies that raise taxes, kill jobs, increase prices, defund our police, open our borders, weaken parents, and force indoctrination into our schools are NOT POPULAR.

Commentators and reporters across the spectrum got the message. Will Democrats?