Post-Midterm Reading Digest

Published by Aubrey Hicks on November 7, 2014November 7, 2014

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a governance-related wrap-up of the midterm elections held earlier this week:

National

As Tuesday night’s elation fades, the GOP has its work cut out for it: http://wapo.st/1Eck9UU
Was it former pig castrator’s Joni Ernst’s spot or the “Say Yes to the Dress” spoofs? Best and worst campaign ads: http://bit.ly/1uvKUnR
On Tuesday, the GOP made great strides with Hispanic voters: http://wapo.st/113BbIE
Some folks think we should get rid of midterms altogether: http://nyti.ms/1pyfnQr
Whether your side won or lost on Tuesday, we can all celebrate a new benchmark for women in Congress: http://slate.me/10td5WR
Does the election mean a wholesale repudiation of liberal model of governance?: http://tws.io/10GnPRZ
After the election, public pension battles are looming: http://reut.rs/1sgO5si
Ezra Klein’s takeaways from the election: http://bit.ly/10AreRY
Minimum wage increases saw success across the country: http://53eig.ht/1yg2BVH
Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin leaves many Republicans relieved—and considering him as a presidential candidate in 2016: http://slate.me/1zsh2tL
If Tuesday’s election left you down, science says you’re not alone: http://bit.ly/113BTWs
After Sandy Hook, 90% of Americans supported greater background checks for gun purchases. Not much legislation emerged at the federal level, but a Washington state initiative sidestepped the politicians by going straight to the voters: http://theatln.tc/1tnth2q

California

California has already seen a boost to its credit rating, thanks to Prop. 2: http://bit.ly/1wD4Rbs
The days of a supermajority in the California legislature are over: http://lat.ms/10Gp1og
Hours after the California election wrapped up, officials were already starting to implement Prop. 47: http://bit.ly/1sgPwXC
Money talks—big donors were rewarded on election day: http://bit.ly/10AsrZn
The GOP in California didn’t share the same luck as their national brethren in Tuesday’s election, but that could change in the future: http://bit.ly/10AsynI
The embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will see an outsider at the helm for the first time in more than a century: http://lat.ms/1pyhfsi
Neel Kashkari got trounced by Gov. Jerry Brown, but his campaign might hold the key to a brighter future for the GOP in California: http://bit.ly/113CCXC

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