The story of New Hampshire’s political fight over universal school choice could be read on the faces of state senators Thursday as the chamber passed a final version of the bill and sent it on to the governor’s desk.

For years, Republicans argued that Education Freedom Accounts would let students escape public schools that didn’t work for them, and create competition to improve the quality of education across the state. Democrats, who are strongly allied with the teacher’s unions, said universal EFAs were just a giveaway to the rich and took money from underfunded public education.

But the fight that has generated so much heat in New Hampshire politics ended in a whimper on Thursday. Democrats admitted defeat before the vote began. They didn’t even ask for a roll call, letting the bill p

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