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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Aren't We Celebrating The Best Parts Of Last Night?
Yeah we can all mourn Beto's loss (and I know that I am) and that racist piece of shit Ron DeSantis won but look at the good that happened last night:
- Kim Davis - LOST!
- Dana Rohrabacher - LOST!
- Dean Heller - LOST!
- Scott Walker - LOST!
- 7 governorships flipped
- Huge pickups in the House
- Dems won the House
I don't know about you, but I would say that it was a pretty damn good night! Any victories gained should be celebrated.
mcar
(42,490 posts)We have a lot to celebrate!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)It was also a bad night. Not everyone feels like celebrating.
marybourg
(12,656 posts)Kaleva
(36,457 posts)Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)the return of checks and balances.
David__77
(23,688 posts)Now, there is a lot of work to do for 2020.
bluestarone
(17,194 posts)We do have a lot going for us now!!! As far as i'm concerned WE WON!!!!!!!!!
Initech
(100,184 posts)mokawanis
(4,455 posts)I've been waiting many years for that asshole to be defeated by someone and lost night Tony Evers delivered!
kcr
(15,334 posts)This makes me very happy. Former America's Teacher of the Year https://www.wfsb.com/news/video-jahana-hayes-declares-victory-to-supporters/video_1cc318ab-dff6-5891-8082-ca6c1891ceb5.html
Turin_C3PO
(14,172 posts)lost the governor race to Dem Michelle Lujan Grisham!! Woohooo!!!!
Initech
(100,184 posts)cynatnite
(31,011 posts)Initech
(100,184 posts)It wasn't a tsunami like we were hoping but it was definitely a huge wave! I'll take it!
dalton99a
(81,759 posts)Sunsky
(1,737 posts)And Fl isn't totally lost either. I'm so happy that we have taken the house and union busting Walker lost.
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)We got our first female governor. Of course Chellie Pingree (D) got re-elected to US House in ME-1. Angus King (I) was re-elected as US senator. King typically votes with the Dems like Bernie does. US House race in ME-2 is up in the air. It will be an instant runoff so the dem has a chance there too and that's the conservative part of Maine. Very good results in Maine. I am incredibly pleased. This is what we need after 8 years of LePage.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I think many of us were secretly hoping for an even more resounding repudiation of Trump. But looking at th enumbers it was a GREAT night for us and a very bad one for Trump.
JCMach1
(27,593 posts)Initech
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