We have elections in several states today and for me the biggest one is in Virginia. the state house has been republican for quite a while but now it is on the cusp of being democratic for the first time in quite some time. The reason this is important to me is not only with a democratic governor and lieutenant governor ready to pass liberal/progressive policies but the redistricting that will happen in 2020 is being laid today. Whoever controls the House in Virginia will control the district lines. What we saw in 2010 when republicans swept to power and they controlled the district lines are still haunting us today. Their gerrymandering to the extreme caused for the minority republican party to be in control for nearly a decade.
Well that should end today in Virginia as Virginians have been showing that they are tired of the austere and hateful approach that republicans demand. So when I get ready this evening to watch returns I am hopeful that Virginians will bring Virginia into a democratic modernity. The other race that is of some interest but may be a bridge to far to hope for is the governor's races in Kentucky and Mississippi. Both democrats are worthy candidates and have at least a decent shot at taking both seats. However these two southern states are not easily dissuaded from their republican ways and although the tide is against republicans right now It isn't easy to see us winning either or both. Yet hope prevails.
The other state races offer some hope for the legislatures in each state to turn a bit more blue but not anything too optimistic here. Yet any and all races won by democrats is another step into the future for those states instead of staying in the past with republicans. I am not going to get excited by today's outcomes I am just going to keep working hard to make the 2020 presidential race all about electing democrats everywhere and anything that that supports that hope today will be nonetheless be most welcome.
Well that should end today in Virginia as Virginians have been showing that they are tired of the austere and hateful approach that republicans demand. So when I get ready this evening to watch returns I am hopeful that Virginians will bring Virginia into a democratic modernity. The other race that is of some interest but may be a bridge to far to hope for is the governor's races in Kentucky and Mississippi. Both democrats are worthy candidates and have at least a decent shot at taking both seats. However these two southern states are not easily dissuaded from their republican ways and although the tide is against republicans right now It isn't easy to see us winning either or both. Yet hope prevails.
The other state races offer some hope for the legislatures in each state to turn a bit more blue but not anything too optimistic here. Yet any and all races won by democrats is another step into the future for those states instead of staying in the past with republicans. I am not going to get excited by today's outcomes I am just going to keep working hard to make the 2020 presidential race all about electing democrats everywhere and anything that that supports that hope today will be nonetheless be most welcome.
No comments:
Post a Comment