LEADING INDICATORS

In solid red or blue states, it takes a ballot initiative to move policy

With few competitive races, elections are often ineffective measures of what voters want.

FILE - Dennis Willard, spokesperson for One Person One Vote, celebrates the results of the election during a watch party on Aug. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio voters rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

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In solid red or blue states, it takes a ballot initiative to move policy

With few competitive races, elections are often ineffective measures of what voters want.

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