General News You Want to Talk About - Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:25 am
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[mention]Poppy[/mention] wrote: Gotta love karma sometimes.
What a difference a year makes. I was shedding tears again at the election results this year, BUT this year, they were tears of relief and happiness.
This year's results were an important barometer for next year's mid-term elections and I was on pins and needles awaiting the results.
Last year, I sat in utter disbelief and horror as the Presidential election results came in bit by bit. THIS YEAR, I was smiling and cheering on as the results from the different races came in!
The people have spoken, and more importantly, the people CAME OUT AND VOTED. The amazing results of this year's election (finally) give me hope for more positive results at next year's mid-term elections.
The results were wonderful to see (thanks for sharing the recaps, Poppy), but the Virgina results were espcially beautiful.
--Danica Roem winning (by a significant margin) against the awful guy (his name is not worth mentioning) that authored the anti-transgender bathroom bill and called himself the "state's biggest homophobe", all while keeping to her campaign focused on the issues and not lowering herself to participate in the *other candidate*'s mudslinging . . .
--election of Democratic Governor Ralph Northam over yet another awful guy not worth mentioning (also the Lt. Governor and Attorney General positions Poppy mentioned earlier) . . .
--the Virginia House of Delegates also now includes Kathy Tran (the first Asian American Delegate), and Hala Ayana and Elizabeth Guzman (the first and second Latina Delegates) . . .
-a House of Delegates flipped from red to blue . .
Also, Maine voting for the expansion of Medicaid in direct opposition to their Governor's efforts to block the expansion . . .
Also, the ousting from office of guy (another name not worth mentioning) that commented that he hoped all the women at January's Women's March made it home in time to make dinner . . .
Well said Rachel . . .
History writen with the caps lock key on . . . I love that.
These candidates came out to directly address issues and WON.
The people CAME OUT TO VOTE and WON.
I know there's so much more goodness, but those are the ones that come to mind.
Yup, Poppy, gotta love karma sometimes!
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