Last month’s election saw Donald Trump and other Republican candidates improve their showing with Hispanic and Asian voters across the board.

That progress is continuing. On Saturday, Republican Sid Edwards – despite being outspent six-fold by the Democrats – won 54% of the vote to defeat a two-term Democratic incumbent for the office of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

He will now preside over an area that combines the state capital with surrounding suburbs and has half a million residents. The parish is only 42% white and hasn’t voted Republican for president in over 20 years Edwards clearly made inroads in minority areas.

Edwards, a well-known high school football coach, campaigned on addressing Baton Rouge’s rising crime rates, high taxes and homelessness. These are the urban problems that have been created by “progressive”  governance for many years. We expect more such victories for common sense policies in the months and years ahead.