Michigan's Proposal 2 Takes Back Power From Big Unions

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Investors Business Daily:

Champions of small and responsible government looking for some good news in this year's election results need look no further than the state of Michigan.

Though a majority of voters sided with Democrats by re-electing President Obama and sending Democrat Debbie Stabenow back to the Senate, they also rejected by 58% a ballot proposal (Proposal 2) that would have enshrined collective bargaining in the state constitution.

Michigan isn't an outlier in this regard. In progressive states like Wisconsin, Democratic voters this year also showed a willingness to split their tickets. Wisconsin re-elected Obama and gave their open Senate seat to a Democrat, barely half a year after Governor Walker survived his union-led recall by almost 10 points.

In other words, voting Democrat isn't synonymous with voting union, and organized labor is hurting as a result.