“If Virginia is lost ...”
VA is not lost. McAuliffe only won 48/45. The legislature is republican.
I agree in part with you. I saw a county by county election map of governor's race in VA and it was a sea of red. This bodes well for the GOP in the legislative races which are contested on a district basis. It does not bode well for statewide races such as governorship or the presidency where a few urban districts can out vote the rest of state due to sheer numbers. Demographic trends are not the friend of the GOPe.
Republicans control Michigan and Wisconsin at the state level - didn’t prevent the states for voting Democrat in 2012.