The Morning Dispatch: The Republican Retreat on Impeachment

Plus: Marco Rubio’s ‘Common-Good Capitalism’ and a looming government shutdown.

By The Dispatch Staff

Nov 6, 2019

Happy Wednesday! To those of you in states that held major elections yesterday, congrats on carrying out your civic duty once again. To the rest of you, congrats on living in a regular state that votes in regular years. The odd-numbered thing is weird.

Quick Hits: What You Need to Know

Kentucky, Mississippi, and Virginia all held their regular oddball off-year elections Tuesday.
- The night’s big headline: Kentucky has elected a Democratic governor. State Attorney General Andy Beshear unseated unpopular GOP incumbent Matt Bevin, who limped to the finish despite holding home-field advantage in a state Trump carried by 30 points in 2016.
- In Mississippi’s governor’s race, Republican Tate Reeves cruised to a strong finish over moderate Democrat Jim Hood.

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