Republican candidates have won the governor mansions in both New Jersey and Virginia, the former a surprising upset in a deep blue state, both of them in states that went for Barack Obama in 2008.

The Associated Press, NBC, CNN and Fox News have all called the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Chris Christie (R). Jon Corzine (D) had received the very vocal support of President Barack Obama and other prominent national party leaders.

Meanwhile, all major networks and news outlets have called the Virginia gubernatorial race for staunch conservative Bob McDonnell (R) by a very large margin. Sources like the Washington Post had blatantly been attacking McDonnell with timely stories for months.

This is pretty clearly a rejection of the liberal policies pushed forth by Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. It’ll be even more difficult for conservative Democrats to sign on to socialized health care now.