Following Tuesday’s midterm elections, much attention has been paid to the beating Republicans took at the federal level and what Congress will look like come next year. But unfortunately for the GOP, those losses are only the tip of the political iceberg.
In “purple” and “red” states across the country, Republicans lost significant races for statewide executive offices and control of several state legislatures. As The Federalist previously observed, these state governments are critical in determining the overall governance of a state, including its election administration, education policy, and so much more.