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Mark Z. Barabak: Liars lose and deniers are denied. In the midterms, democracy comes out ahead

Today we discuss liars, deniers and standing at the precipice. Wow, what an election! Indeed. Something in the midterm results to please everyone. Republicans took control of the House. Democrats kept hold of the Senate. Any moment now I expect the clouds to part and a chorus of heavenly angels to break out in song. Seriously. OK, forget the celestial choir. But there was some seriously good ...
Voters arrive to cast a ballot at a polling station setup in the Region II Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Today we discuss liars, deniers and standing at the precipice.

Wow, what an election!

Indeed. Something in the midterm results to please everyone. Republicans took control of the House. Democrats kept hold of the Senate.

Any moment now I expect the clouds to part and a chorus of heavenly angels to break out in song.

Seriously.

OK, forget the celestial choir. But there was some seriously good news emerging from this acrid election cycle: All the bad things that didn’t happen.

Such as?

There were no major glitches in the casting or counting of tens of millions

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