More Good News Coming On Election Day
As the predictions about the Senate become increasingly grim, there are several good things to look forward to on Tuesday. The first, as I posted last week, are the governor’s races. Another is that minimum wage increases are on the ballot in several states and are likely to pass.
Beyond politics, however, Tuesday’s votes carry real-world implications for hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers. If all five initiatives pass, and if the Illinois legislature acts in accordance with voters’ wishes, about 680,000 workers would get a raise, according to data from the Current Population Survey. Their median age is 28. Two-thirds are women. A quarter are raising children.
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By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
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OldLefty November 2nd, 2014 at 08:40
While I realize that as far back as 2012, they said this was a Republican year because so many Senators are up for re-election or have retired from red states, when most polls seem to be within the margin of error, why do we say “As the predictions about the Senate become increasingly grim??”
Although, even in 2006 and 2008, I always had a distaste for pre-election predictions.
Why not spend the time on the issues and the policies instead of the horse race, forgo predictions and wait until the results are in?
mea_mark November 2nd, 2014 at 09:49
All things must be balanced. If we want to celebrate like crazy after the election, we need to be grim and feel like all hope is lost before the the election. ~ Zen Buddha Master
OldLefty November 2nd, 2014 at 09:53
I guess.
It puts me off, and I wonder how many people, (positive OR negative) don’t bother because they think their side is already winning/losing.
R.J. Carter November 3rd, 2014 at 11:04
Exactly why I’m not at all crazy about early voting reporting of results. Even if they’re not reporting the actual tally (which they can’t) it can certainly sway people to not show up if they think the election is already a foregone conclusion before Election Day.
OldLefty November 3rd, 2014 at 11:12
I agree.
It’s one of the reasons I stopped watching TV news in 2004, and why I don’t look at any predictions anymore, haven’t since 2006.
I would rather go back to paper ballots and wait a few days.
OldLefty November 2nd, 2014 at 09:40
While I realize that as far back as 2012, they said this was a Republican year because so many Senators are up for re-election or have retired from red states, when most polls seem to be within the margin of error, why do we say “As the predictions about the Senate become increasingly grim??”
Although, even in 2006 and 2008, I always had a distaste for pre-election predictions.
Why not spend the time on the issues and the policies instead of the horse race, forgo predictions and wait until the results are in?
mea_mark November 2nd, 2014 at 10:49
All things must be balanced. If we want to celebrate like crazy after the election, we need to be grim and feel like all hope is lost before the the election. ~ Zen Buddha Master
OldLefty November 2nd, 2014 at 10:53
I guess.
It puts me off, and I wonder how many people, (positive OR negative) don’t bother because they think their side is already winning/losing.
R.J. Carter November 3rd, 2014 at 12:04
Exactly why I’m not at all crazy about early voting reporting of results. Even if they’re not reporting the actual tally (which they can’t) it can certainly sway people to not show up if they think the election is already a foregone conclusion before Election Day.
OldLefty November 3rd, 2014 at 12:12
I agree.
It’s one of the reasons I stopped watching TV news in 2004, and why I don’t look at any predictions anymore, haven’t since 2006.
I would rather go back to paper ballots and wait a few days.
Denise November 2nd, 2014 at 09:55
“Increasingly grim” for who? Not the Democrats, they are going to pick up four Senate seats. They will also pick up about 6-8 Gubernatorial seats. If anybody will be whining will be the Republicans! What I find is that dimwit halfwit, Joni Ernst is moving ahead in the polls!
I thought Iowa voters were intelligent. Seriously, the voters there want to eliminate the Board of Education, the EPA and the AHA? Really? I’ll believe it when I see it Tuesday night.
Spirit of America November 15th, 2014 at 06:44
Just a bit off… :)
Denise November 2nd, 2014 at 10:55
“Increasingly grim” for who? Not the Democrats, they are going to pick up four Senate seats. They will also pick up about 6-8 Gubernatorial seats. If anybody will be whining will be the Republicans! What I find is that dimwit halfwit, Joni Ernst is moving ahead in the polls!
I thought Iowa voters were intelligent. Seriously, the voters there want to eliminate the Board of Education, the EPA and the AHA? Really? I’ll believe it when I see it Tuesday night.
Spirit of America November 15th, 2014 at 07:44
Just a bit off… :)
R.J. Carter November 3rd, 2014 at 11:02
Increasingly grim? They’re only grim if nobody votes and seats are left unoccupied.
Meanwhile, we Republicans are looking to pick up 8 seats, so I’m not feeling “grim” at all.
OldLefty November 3rd, 2014 at 11:10
More of the same downward spiral that the majority corrects in presidential elections is what looks grim.
R.J. Carter November 3rd, 2014 at 12:02
Increasingly grim? They’re only grim if nobody votes and seats are left unoccupied.
Meanwhile, we Republicans are looking to pick up 8 seats, so I’m not feeling “grim” at all.
OldLefty November 3rd, 2014 at 12:10
More of the same downward spiral that the majority corrects in presidential elections is what looks grim.