Episode 37: Digesting the election

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann digest last week’s election results, digging into the ballot measures that prevailed and the ones that failed.

We’ve got Missouri, which is no longer the state of misery after a sports betting ballot measure squeaked through. Such a narrow margin – just a thousand votes in it – suggests there’s scope for a legal challenge.

The dynamic duo also talk through Arkansas rescinding a casino licence in Pope County and better news from Petersburg, Virginia where voters embraced Cordish’s casino plans.

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The top of the ticket is also up for discussion. The presidency, senate and most likely the house are all under Republican control.

Does that mean the federal regulation bill filed by Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Paul Tonko is dead in the water?