Do political scandals still matter? Or is ticket-splitting dead?

Do political scandals still matter? Or is ticket-splitting dead?

Jay Jones walks with Abigail Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi in happier times, at the Annual Buena Vista Labor Day Festival parade on Sept. 1. Getty Images.Compared to last year — and compared to next year — this is going to be a quiet November at Silver Bulletin. But it’s Election Day next Tuesday in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City. The election is (obviously) important if you happen to live in one of these places. And Californ…