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As we continue to await results in close races and recounts, the pace of that process should be seen as a success for democracy. Diligent election workers continue to ensure honest election results, shutting out the noise - and sometimes even threats - to focus strictly on the count. Most losing candidates have done what others have historically done as a matter of course – conceded defeat. The voters are speaking with increasing clarity.

There is much to consider as a result of the elections and the state of our two-party system. Our colleague, Evan Falchuk, is a former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate for the United Independent Party. In a recent letter to the Boston Globe, he wrote that Americans may say they want a third party, but what they truly seek are “sane candidates who care about public service.” We hope that these mid-term election results ultimately reinforce that observation and will move the country towards rational political discourse.

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