The day democracy was saved

Well that all turned out pretty solid after all.

Around 7 or so it was looking like catastrophe. That was about the same time of night 2 years ago that that horror began to really take shape.  No....it can't be happening again.

It didn't. We got the house back. We won a whole bunch of big governorships(Kansas gettin all blue!). The senate didn't work out, but that was always a long shot this year, and Beto nearly winning in crappy ass Texas sets him up for big things. Florida screwed us as usual(time to just give up on that state).

And Minnesota, after coming a whole lot closer to turning red in 2016 than I could stomach, swung overwhelmingly back to blue. I am SO glad that the insane barrage of negative ads against Dean Phillips failed. I am very relieved that the unjust ousting of Al Franken didn't cost us. Nothing at all against Tina Smith, but that could have been a disaster. The smear campaigns against Keith Ellison and Ilhan Omar failed. A lot of other places in this country still seem determined to fuck themselves over, but we hold strong.

The media is already spinning this into not a big win for dems. I never used the term "blue wave."  I didn't care. Wave shmave. The dems had to fucking WIN. Democracy was over if they didn't get back at least SOME power. We did. Trump is neutered now. He can't just run roughshod over the constitution anymore. And in the broader picture, the diversity of elected dems, and the number of women elected are huge. That whole "big tent" thing about the party is back in action.

And they pulled it off in a midterm when the left just doesn't get their asses out there to vote. And they did it in the face of unprecedented voter suppression(Georgia was decided ENTIRELY due to this).

And we still might have a nice cherry on top, cause that fucknut Scott Walker might lose.

Comments

  1. MichelleNovember 7, 2018 at 7:13 PM

    It was a very good day. The Dems picked up 27 seats and Dotard is very, very nervous over it.
    I love that Ilhan Omar won. She is a very intelligent and eloquent individual. I’m so excited she’s representing Minnesota. Regarding Philips, I think I heard that was the first time since the 60s a Democrat has won that district-which is awesome. My district failed and sent Hagerdorn. I tried I voted for Feehan.
    And Walker can’t ask for a recount because of a law he signed. ���� Not even sorry for laughing.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Message Board Classics: 2004 NFL Season

Preseason kickoff post (and other posts): Oh yes, it IS that time again. Training camps are open. The first preseason games are less than a week away. Players are already being idiots. It's the best time of the sports year. It is not yet the time for predictions, but I'll hit on some of the big recent stories. Ricky Williams retires. Well, we know now he did so cuz he was gonna be suspended for using marijuana. He's a little shit as far as I'm concerned. You do not abandon your team when he did. He had every right to retire, but do it at least before the draft. He's left the Dolphins with zero chance of making the playoffs. They couldn't go get Eddie George or Antowain Smith, nor could they draft a RB. The Cowboys cut Quincy Carter. I spent all offseason pleading with Dallas to go get a QB like Warner or Collins or Garcia. Instead they fail to upgrade, and now take a step back. Vinny is 80 years old and has little if anything left. My prediction is that Drew Hen...
Read more

Awful NFL season ends with awful Super Bowl

BUCCANEERS 31 CHIEFS 9 The 2020 NFL season is over. Thank god! A season that was almost across the board unenjoyable, and felt empty and largely felt manipulated, ended with the worst outcome imaginable. With a result that not only continues this 20 year nightmare but that will frankly hurt the NFL for years to come. I was not looking forward to this game. I knew this was going to happen. Maybe not in blowout fashion but I knew the NFL was going to see to it that Tom Brady got his 7th title. The house wins. The game was never fun. Right from the start the Chiefs seemed sleepy, like they weren't really in it. This team plays with swagger, but in this game they had none. Patrick Mahomes was under enormous pressure from the start. The Chiefs grabbed the 1st lead at 3-0 but then from basically the end of the 1st quarter until halftime it was a nightmare. The Chiefs offense remained lifeless. The Chiefs defense did manage a goal line stand that at the moment seemed like it could be a tu...
Read more