I know we need to get rid of Trump BUT looks like that vile creature, Mitch McConnell will still be majority leader.
Democrats not holding the senate is devastating as this was the cycle to pick up seats. Even more depressing, is Democrats dropping House seats—some in BLUE districts, in THIS cycle, with THIS turnout against THIS president. WTF? ? Really curious about that and how we think that could’ve happened. Trump we can say Trumpers’ going to Trump, but this one is hard to explain.
Biden vs Trump will get the headlines but congress was going to be just as important. It’s been a bad day. We’re in a pandemic, and the party of Qanoners and anti-healthcare is making gains in congress in as harsh an environment as it can get for them.
The other sad development is we lost ground with minorities. This is not a good long term trend and I hope in future elections, we will actively campaign and speak to them, and not assume they’re our default. Republicans getting ~30+ of the minority vote means we’re relying on voters with more of a “natural” affinity for republicans. Mr. MuslimBanMexicanRapists making gains with minorities?
To the extant that there’s something to feel good about, it’s that there are wins for more progressive recreational drug policy—even places like South Dakota are decriminalizing marijuana, and DC legalizing psychedelics, and Oregon decriminalizing drugs all together.