The following stories are examples of this week's Election Roundup of 75 down-ticket stories covering Sunday, Nov. 4 through Saturday, Nov. 10.
Meet The Flippers by AKALib
Yes, we flipped a lot of seats last night. In spite of a few disappointments in the Senate and Governor races, last night’s results were a resounding victory for all Americans, especially Democrats, women and minorities.
In spite of all the GOP flim-flammery, the house has been flipped upside down; it is now sunny-side up, which is frightening for the creatures of the dark in the WH. Expect to see trump flap around wildly in the hurricane that is about to hit him called Mueller and Congress.
Here are a few simple charts to illustrate the heartwarming Blue Flip -
The Flip Chart
ELECTION |
DEMOCRATIC FLIPS |
REPUBLICAN FLIPS |
House |
35 |
2 |
Senate |
1 |
3 |
Governors |
7 |
0 |
State Legislature Control |
6 |
1 |
Attorney General |
4 |
0 |
Secretaries of State |
2 |
0 |
State House/Senate |
300+ |
|
(CT-05) National Teacher of the Year to be 1st African American woman to represent CT in the U.S. House by Missys Brother
Scoot over Massachusetts, you weren’t the only New England State last night to send their first African American woman to Congress!
Jahana Hayes has become the first African American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress after defeating Republican Manny Santos, 56% to 44%, in the 5th CT Congressional District.
Hayes grew up in Waterbury, CT public housing, the daughter of a drug addict and pregnant at 17 years old. As a single mother, she put herself through college, became a teacher, and eventually won the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
NBC Connecticut
“I don’t think you realize what just happened. Yesterday marked 50 years since Shirley Chisholm was elected as the first African American woman to go to Congress,” Hayes said to supporters Tuesday night. “Today, we made history by sending me to Congress.”
(TX-Sen) A New Day for Texas- Post Election Thoughts from a Life Long Texas Democrat by Crazycab214
If I were the Texas GOP, I'd be legitimately shaking in my boots right now. They've spent decades gerrymandering, suppressing the vote, and making it virtually impossible for people to register to vote, and yet on Tuesday, Texans from across our great state fought back for the first time in a long time. And Beto's campaign, along with the passion and energy of other fantastic Democratic candidates, and everyday Texans across the Lone Star State, put the Texas GOP on notice. Don't mess with Texas Democrats and don't mess with Texas voters.
So instead of being bummed out, or sad, or disappointed, I'm choosing to look at this as a chance, the first real one in decades, to shift our state away from the ruinous and corrupt policies of our state's GOP, and put us on a path back to good governance and stewardship under Democratic leadership by breaking the Republican stranglehold on Texas. And while that fight didn't start or end on Election Day, it sure got a shot of adrenaline on Tuesday. This fight's not over, and it won't be over in 2020, but I sure like where us Texas Democrats stand today better than where we stood in times past. So to my fellow Texas Kossacks, and any and all Texas-friendly Kossacks, take some time to recuperate, regroup, and re energize, because we've still got to finish taking our state back!
Sunday 11/4 - Saturday 11/10
Stories: (75)
Senate: (11) posts, (5) states
House: (13) posts (11) states (10) districts
State and more: (32)
Voting: (19)
Rescues since 2006 (13,445)
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