Democratic swing state winners promise moderation
Semafor · David Weigel ·
The blue wave delivered half a dozen legislative trifectas.
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READING, Pa. — A few days before he won re-election by 22 points, Gov. Josh Shapiro was barely mentioning his Republican opponent anymore. He’d share his stages with local Democratic candidates, ask for a Democratic majority in the state Senate, and explain what it could do.
“I’m going to the good people of Pennsylvania, saying: I want to raise your minimum wage,” Shapiro told Semafor. “I want to have a big housing and critical infrastructure fund. That’s the stuff they can expect to see from us, and I’m going to stay true to that.”