Did the "election" of November 6, 2018 disprove the political chestnut that "all politics is local"? Or was it like it has always been, "fifty little elections"? Martha McSally wrapped herself in Trump's orange cloak and lost even her own congressional district in her Senate race against Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona.

David Brat tried to shrink wrap Abigail Spanberger in Nancy Pelosi's power suit. Both attempts to nationalize local elections failed.

The Brat-Spanberger debate is a political classic, a seminar on "How to lose an election." Brat is like an automaton. He is oblivious to the reaction of the audience. He boomeranged himself by repetition of the Nancy Pelosi line. Watch and listen.

On his sixth "Nancy Pelosi," twenty-three seconds into these excerpts a few in the audience begin to laugh audibly. Spanberger smiles wryly. Brat is tone deaf if not deaf. He's got 19 more to go!

On the seventh, more laughter.

On Brat's ninth, Spanberger is smiling, really smiling.

Laughter and then audience clapping as at a comedian's signature gag line at :48. It's like that old Saturday Night Live skit: "WITCH!" Brat is a caricature, he is caricaturing himself.

At 1:09 there is out-loud laughter at Brat as at a comedy house.

At 1:21 there is so much laughter that Brat seems to recognize it and looks at the audience.

And Spanberger is laughing so hard her chest heaves:

Brat is making an ass out of himself and either doesn't realize it or..."That's just who I am. I'm Dave Brat, Horse's Ass."

At 1:41:

At 2:34 when Spanberger begins what sounds like her closing argument to the audience Brat the Horse's Ass smugly holds up some pink card, I don't know what it is, like "I've got her." He has no idea that he has totally lost the audience.

And when she finishes at 2:38 the crowd erupts in thunderous cheering and applause.

Battle of Culpeper. Another victory for the good guys.