Politics is not an exact science. The results of some elections are hard to read. But not last week’s.

The results from the four major races on Nov. 4 — a governor’s race in Virginia and New Jersey, a mayor’s race in New York City, and an initiative campaign in California — leave no doubt.

Add in lesser-known, but still important, down-ballot results — two Democrats elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission; three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices retained; two new Democrats elected to the Mississippi state Senate; and expansion of Democratic control of the Virginia House of Representatives — and their meaning resonates even more loudly and clearly. There is no way President Trump or his MAGA supporters can explain away or spin it otherwise.

This off-year election was, first and foremost, a complete repudiation of Trump. It was the first time voters had an opportunity to vote thumbs up or thumbs down on Trump 2.0, and they clearly did not like what they saw. In exit polls, many voters said they felt they’d been betrayed. Trump promised to cut the cost of groceries, and he didn’t. He seemed to be spending more time........

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