Democracy Was on the Ballot—And Won
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Some observers ridiculed Joe Biden for making a closing pitch for democracy, but as it turns out, Americans do care about more than the price of gas. Voters concerned about democracy and their rights defied predictions of a red wave and sharply limited Republican gains.
But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
- For Drake, the misogyny is the message.
- Annual COVID shots mean we can stop counting.
- America has an anti-MAGA majority. Read all of our election coverage here.
Deniers Denied
Let’s get the bad news out of the way: In yesterday’s midterm elections, a fair number of odious candidates managed to buy tickets to Washington. Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson is going back to the Senate, where he will be joined by Ohio’s would-be hillbilly whisperer J. D. Vance, whose campaign will stand for years to, the “Empress of Trollistan”—will become governor of Arizona. And we still don’t know who will control Congress.
