Yesterday, transformative change asserted itself and inclusion and diversity won the day. In state after state there was a series of firsts: First Sikh elected mayor of major city, first openly transgender legislator, more Latinos and Latinas, first woman mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, first African-American women mayor of Charlotte, first African-American elected mayor of a town in Montana, and on and on. Every study shows that the more diverse and inclusive an organization, business, state or country is, the more successful it is over time. Transformative change won the battle yesterday.

Were conservatives screaming at the sky? I hope so.