Vot­ers across the nation sent a clear sig­nal about change by pass­ing min­i­mum wage hikes on state bal­lots. It’s been far too long since the fed­er­al min­i­mum wage was increased, and vot­ers are get­ting anx­ious. Nan­cy Pelosi has made it clear she intends to pass such a raise, and it’s impos­si­ble now for any­one to deny a man­date for that change.

There are a lot of lessons to be drawn from yes­ter­day’s elec­tion, but that one is pret­ty much impos­si­ble to ignore.