There were 18 trans and non-binary state legislator candidates around the country and some of them won. The youth turnout was tremendous: students at U of Michigan, MSU, and other places made news by staying in line to vote even though it got really late. Wes Moore, AOC, Lucy McBath, Rashida Tlaib, Ihan Omar got elected/reelected. But mostly--it could have been so much worse.
I'm always surprised that these contests seem so close--I mean it's like cuddly puppies + gooey cookies on one side and hateful detractors + dumpster fires on the other. The choice seems... obvious? As Zack Bornstein's tongue-in-cheek tweet summarizes: FASCISM IS DEAD IN AMERICA AFTER DEVASTATING LOSS 49.-49.3. Nevertheless, it felt wonderful to share the election news with Nu over breakfast, be happy about it with assorted neighbors, respond to a string of similarly ecstatic texts, and plan a neighborhood bonfire to celebrate.
Big A and I made a checklist of things we wanted to do together and got almost all of them checked off. I leave for Minneapolis and NWSA early tomorrow and he'll leave for work the day after I return on Sunday so there was no time to waste. Both of us took meeting calls on our hike with our headphones on... but we still got to hold hands.
Pic: MSU Red Cedar Rapids w/ Big A.
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It was quite the night in Michigan, I noticed. I don't think I'll know how I feel about the election until control of the Senate is settled. That's the big one. Definitely could have been much worse, though.
Agree on the senate... Cannot understand how Warnock and Walker are close?!?!!
I am writing voter turnout postcards for the runoff.
I feel kind of sorry for Warnock, too. The poor man has to do every election twice!
I think I'll do postcards for the runoff too, Steph. Thanks for the idea!
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