Election Post Mortem!
While I was happy the House flipped, I noticed that overall
I was not thrilled, since there doesn't seem a clear repudiation of the path
we're on. And the real game changers, in Florida, Georgia and Texas, all
lost. My mood improved when I read what my friend Sheila posted on
Facebook:
Celebrating the incredible
victories of these Democratic women of color. Her story was made tonight — the
youngest person elected to Congress; the first Native American woman—and the
first openly gay lawmaker—to represent Kansas in Congress; the first
Somali-American Muslim woman in the House and the first woman of color to
represent Minnesota in Congress; the first Black Congresswoman from
Massachusetts, the first Native American woman to represent New Mexico in the
House; the first African American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress;
and the first Palestinian American Muslim woman in Congress. Yes! Yes! Yes!
Then, when I looked at more
election results this morning I saw some bright spots. Walker in Wisconsin lost. Rohrabacher in Orange County lost. The Democrat in Nevada flipped a Senate
seat. And more . . .
Onward . . .
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