Election Results

• No winner yet: Fight for the White House could drag on for days or weeks (Daily Signal)

• Democrats appear poised to keep the House but fall drastically behind expectations (Washington Post)

• GOP holds key Senate seats (NBC News)

Quarter-Billion-Dollar Debacle

• Dems set fire to $104 million trying to unseat Lindsey Graham, who won by a landslide (Not the Bee)

• Mitch McConnell reelected despite Democrat challenger's $90 million war chest (Newsweek)

Other Notables

• So much for the polls … again: Biden’s predicted lead evaporates (Daily Mail)

• GOP newcomer Madison Cawthorn youngest person elected to Congress since the late 1700s (Fox News) 

• Kim Klacik, who went viral with a sensational roadmap for dilapidated Baltimore, loses House bid (Daily Mail)

• U.S. officially exits Paris climate accord (The Hill)

Non Compos Mentis

• Candidate in North Dakota who died of COVID in October wins election (USA Today)

• Hillary Clinton disciple James Comey tweets photo of himself with Biden gear (Disrn)

• Trevor Noah provokes outrage by posting a video of Florida being obliterated by the Death Star (Daily Mail)

It’s Hazy, Man

• Marijuana legalization measures pass in at least four states — NJ, AZ, SD, and MS (ABC News)

• DC votes to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms by wide margin (The Hill)

• Oregon decriminalizes possession of hard drugs (Washington Post)

Elsewhere Around the Nation

• GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte wins Montana governor’s race, ending 16-year Democrat streak (The Hill)

• Trump’s win in Florida helps deliver a red wave of Republican victories (USA Today)

Snippet: Not only did Trump nearly triple his 2016 margin of victory in Florida, but Republicans flipped two congressional seats held by Democrats and maintained total control of state government by winning a series of competitive state House and Senate races.

• Florida votes for job-killing $15 minimum wage (FEE)

• California passes Prop 22 in a major victory for Uber and Lyft (The Guardian)

• Utah voted to make hunting and fishing a constitutional right (USA Today)

• Mississippi votes in favor of adopting new flag absent confederate battle cross (CBS News)

• With Proposition 115 defeat, Colorado remains among few states to not bar certain abortions (CBS4)

• Louisiana passes amendment saying there’s no constitutional right to abortion (Daily Caller)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: Tech hangovers: Unresolved challenges for the next administration (AEI)

• Policy: A vision of a nuclear-powered planet (AEI)

• Humor: Democrat volunteers ensure deceased voters get “I voted” stickers too (Genesius Times)

• Related humor: Chicago polls turn away voters for not being dead (Genesius Times)

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