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The Democrats’ across-the-board victories last night will have been welcome relief after a year of Trump II. But now comes the fight over what happens next.
Our leader warns that the party risks taking the wrong lessons from one good day. Our Lexington columnist, meanwhile, looks at one victor in particular: Gavin Newsom, who won a referendum on gerrymandering in California, and may now be casting his eyes towards Washington, DC.
The winner of New York City’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, has promised free child care for all. He is not alone among politicians in his enthusiasm for such programmes. But while their goals are worthy, there is a problem: the best evidence on the impact of free (or nearly free) universal child care suggests that it can harm children. | 
