I guess they need something to feel about, given their complete lack of 'feel-good'. But Corzine was beaten senseless throughout his term and Virginia is really pretty red. Meaningless. I've been to New Jersey, and they have insane taxation, owing to their highest-in-the-union population density. I've also been to Virginia, where Confederate flags still fly, although their days are numbered.
Steele on Parade
But now they know their 'core values' will lose them seats, and now they have to watch Christie get skinned alive in NJ (all that biomass probably going to bioenergy research). He'll have to cut services drastically to come close to alleviating budget troubles, leading to worse conditions in Trenton, Camden and Newark, which will lead to worse conditions in the suburbs.
Then NJ will go D again, Captain Pyrrhus. Will the same be true for NY-23? I don't know about Virginia, but I expect they're warming to the present and will continue to go blue at the edges.