The classic advice in sales is that the moment the buyer says “yes,” you shut up and let them sign on the dotted line. Anything you say after “yes” can only screw things up.

That’s sales, of course. Politics is different.

Progressives won big on Tuesday night—I know, because I saw the conga line at Stoup after the results came in. As of Thursday’s ballot drop, Katie Wilson is leading incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell by about four points. Erika Evans is leading incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison by 17—the same margin Dionne Foster enjoys over Council President Sara Nelson. Alexis Mercedes Rinck got 77 percent of the vote—63 points ahead of her nearest rival.

The temptation is to count the votes, pop the bubbly, and move on to bigger and better things: Hari Kondabolu is coming to town this

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