Wake up North Carolina! You've just been sold to the Koch brothers. You can forget clean water, fresh air, education and pretty much anything else that doesn't fit into the extreme rightwing agenda you just elected.
To my LGBT friends who told me "I'm not voting, gay marriage is legal now." Wake up!
To my LGBT friends who told me they were voting for gay hating Thom Tillis because "he can't take away my marriage." Wake up!
To the black churches that supported Tillis because of gay marriage. Wake up!
To my progressive friends who didn't vote because "Hagan is a moderate". Wake up!
To my teacher friends who didn't vote or voted for Tillis because "you got a raise". Wake up!
To my female friends who didn't vote or voted for Tillis. Wake up!
WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE! I mean seriously. Apathy won in North Carolina last night. Progressives in the urban areas stayed home for a myriad of reasons. I can't tell you how many friends I spoke to in the last few weeks who just didn't care enough to vote. Several of my friends - Obama voters - voted for Tillis last night because "they weren't happy with Obama".
I worked my butt off for Kay Hagan. I literally have blisters on my feet from all the walking I've done in the last few weeks. I canvassed and knocked on so many doors. Our goal was to get the particular precinct to have a 50% turnout rate. Obviously, many of the people who promised me they would be voting did not turn out because we were nowhere near the 50% mark.
With our new ALEC/Koch endorsed Thom Tillis, you can kiss any progressive ideas you had out the door. Clean water? Hope you like coal ash. Clean air? Don't get used to that either. Education? Better send your kids to private school! Gay marriage? Enjoy that too while it lasts! Equal pay for women? Heck no! Healthcare for all? No!!!
WAKE THE FUCK UP NORTH CAROLINA! YOU'VE BEEN SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!