Maine voters on Nov. 4 delivered definitive results on two referendums – votes that should serve as reminders and guides to future policy once a new governor and Legislature are elected next year.

Nationally, voters delivered a strong rebuke to the president and the Republican Party, with Virginia Democrats sweeping the executive and legislative races, mostly by wide margins, and New York City electing a Democratic socialist mayor, something unthinkable even a decade ago.

Democracy itself was a big winner, with a high turnout, orderly voting and virtually no controversy. Donald Trump blamed his party’s setbacks in part on the federal shutdown, which suggests he may want to take some active part in getting the government he heads back into operation again.

In Maine, the votes on Questi

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