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EDITORIAL: Blue tide didn’t carry over to state referendums

Las Vegas Review-Journal·4 days ago
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November 5, 2026 - 9:00 pm

The Democratic steamroller flattened Republican candidates across the country this week. But there was one bright spot for the GOP: Ballot measure results across the country failed to reflect the rushing blue tide.

In Nevada, the verdict was split. Question 6 — further codifying abortion rights in the state constitution — passed handily, as did pro-abortion referendums favored by Democrats in three other states. Idaho voters, meanwhile, imposed more restrictions on the procedure.

But Nevada also easily passed Question 7, which mandates voter ID at the polls. Democratic leaders have long opposed such a requirement despite its popularity among voters across the political spectrum. North Carolina and Ohio also passed voter ID measures.…

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