The midterm elections in the United States brought many surprises. The first is that a Republican wave was expected in the House of Representatives, and perhaps in the Senate, and that did not happen. Another, which is no longer new, is the failure of pollsters, analysts and forecasters, of any ideology, of any institution. Even more worrisome is the delay in counting the votes in a highly fragmented electoral system that is showing little execution, generating doubts, legal actions, and conspiracy theories in both parties.
But perhaps one of the most positive surprises seen in this campaign was the focus on education that many candidates have placed, both at the national and district levels. It was a topic that dominated the agenda, and attracted a lot of attention from the media, donors and interest groups.
Read Gabriel's piece in the original Spanish here, or an English translation here.
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