Election Day was held Tuesday, deciding state and local races across the
country. In Virginia, former Democratic National Committee Chair Terry
McAuliffe was elected governor, defeating tea party-backed Ken
Cuccinelli, the state’s attorney general. McAulliffe’s victory was seen
as a rebuke of the tea party-backed government shutdown that impacted
many of the state’s workers. In New Jersey, Republican Gov. Chris
Christie easily won re-election, paving the way for a possible
presidential run in 2016. New Jersey voters also approved a
constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage by $1, to $8.25 an
hour, and add automatic cost-of-living increases each year. Christie
vetoed a similar bill last year. Backers of a measure to impose a
$15-an-hour minimum wage at Seattle’s international airport and
surrounding hotels have also declared victory. After campaigning on a
vow to tackle inequality, Bill de Blasio won an overwhelming victory to
become the first Democrat mayor of New York City in two decades. In
another closely watched race, the union-backed Martin Walsh was elected
mayor of Boston. "When I look across this country, I’m seeing results
that say people are really ready to look at an alternative to
austerity," says John Nichols, political writer for The Nation. "They
want something different than just 'cut, cut, cut.'" We also discuss the
results of several other ballot measures, including victories for
legalized marijuana in Maine and Colorado, and the defeat of a GMO-labeling proposal in Washington state.
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