…Democrats retain the Senate, and Republicans retain the house
…Paul Ryan was elected–to Congress (http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/177520551.html)
…Barack Obama’s “four more years” tweet becomes the most retweeted tweet ever (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20237531)
…Washington and Colorado–Need I say more? (http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/07/news/economy/marijuana-legalization-washington-colorado/)
…Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate (http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/07/politics/wisconsin-tammy-baldwin-senate/index.html)
…both the Voter ID and Marriage Amendments fail in Minnesota
…Michelle Bachmann narrowly wins against Jim Graves (http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/177546431.html)
…Puerto Rico requests statehood in a referendum and will likely become the 51st state (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20238272)
