"The Democrats had a big night on the big-ticket items. Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill are the new governors of Virginia and New Jersey. California is now free to use for good the power of the gerrymander. And Zohran Mamdani, who sounds less like Trotsky than he does a combination of Fiorello La Guardia on policy and Al Smith on the politics of joy, confounded a lot of Very Serious People and is now mayor-elect of New York City."
"From the Mississippi Free Press: Mississippi just broke the supermajorityand the people have taken back their power, the Mississippi Democratic Party wrote in social media posts Tuesday night. From the Delta to the Pine Belt, voters stood up for fair leadership and community progress: Better schools. Fairer representation. Expanded healthcare. Good-paying jobs. ... When a party has supermajority status in the Mississippi Senate, it can more easily override a governor's veto, propose constitutional amendments and execute certain procedural actions."
Democrats recorded notable victories in high-profile races, including claimed gubernatorial wins and a mayoral upset in New York City. California gained flexibility from districting advantages. Mississippi voters flipped two state senate seats, reducing the Republican majority from 36 to 34 and breaking the supermajority that had allowed easier veto overrides and constitutional proposals. The Democratic Party framed the shift as restoring power for better schools, fairer representation, expanded healthcare, and good-paying jobs. One cited political anomaly involves certain states converting management of government institutions and agencies into elected offices.
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