When I came back to @dlcc in 2016, Democrats controlled *30* of 99 state legislative chambers.
Reversing the 2010 losses and gaining the majority of state legislative chambers was my biggest, most audacious dream
On Tuesday, Dems achieved that dream, winning 51 majorities. 🥹
Look at @ahrferrier bringing the heat.
This from somebody who toiled for a number of Senate Repubs, put sweat equity into the party >>
For years, the self-anointed "GOP bro" class insisted that character was a liability and that decorum was merely weakness. They built a politics around performative malice—laughing openly at human misery during immigration dragnets, picking petty, unprovoked fights with Canada, our closest ally and gentlest neighbor, and turning executive authority into a carnival of dark spectacles, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military firing-squad execution to allegations of corruption and self-dealing.
They reduced public service to swaggering nihilism and raw grift. In 2023, Nikki Haley confronted Vivek Ramaswamy on the presidential debate stage after he dragged her daughter into a political argument. “You're just scum,” she told him. Three years later, Ramaswamy proved her point. His campaign weaponized the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton, in an attack ad despite a horrific history of childhood abuse. Even fellow Republicans recoiled. There was no political principle at stake, no serious argument about governing. Just cruelty masquerading as political combat.
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I doubt most Americans know how instrumental the @UAW has been in fighting back against the rise of fascism in America.
If you are happy with the outcome of this election, thank a UAW member.
Mississippi Senate: AP has Colom up 65, DDHQ up 1,864. Which is right? We checked county reports: AP is missing batches counties already released. Local figures match DDHQ in Warren, Clay and Lowndes, putting Colom's floor near +1,240 before affidavits. #MSSen#Mississippi
A 10-year old boy wrote Virginia Foxx a letter as part of a school project. He had to write a persuasive essay and he chose tax credits for electric vehicles. The congresswoman responded by ripping him & his teacher.
Last night, voters retired Rep. Foxx.
I didn’t tear up until I went back and watched this video of Josh Turek pulling his wheelchair up the stairs to talk with a neighbor.
How do you not root for a guy like that?
Last night, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) told me something I keep thinking about: While Democrats may want to celebrate, they need to remember that this isn't a sporting event. This is Americans sending the strongest signal possible that they are in pain, and hurting, and want help. Now Congress needs to answer that call. It was powerful stuff, and if the party is smart they'll follow his instincts.