1. However things turn out, remember that more people will have voted for Democratic candidates than Republican. Only a Senate that gives small states (Wyoming and Alaska both have under 1,000,000 populations) the same number of Senators as large states (California has almost 40 million and New York has 20 million) and gerrymandered House maps cause the outcome to seem close.
2. Whatever the results, we must continue the struggle for respect, decency, understanding, and democracy. No gloating if the results are good, no giving up if they aren't.
The 2024 election begins Monday. Lots of people have to talk to people about their values and where they came from and listen to others do the same. Here's one path forward:
What is going to happen in these midterms? And what will it take for the pro-freedom movement to defeat American fascism?
— THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) November 7, 2022
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I worked at a polling place today from 10:30 to 2:30. Everyone was cordial to everyone. Even when a ballot got jammed in the machine and people had to wait, they were calm and reasonable. (I did have home made chocolate chip cookies as compensation for the wait to fix the machine.)
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Alaska has great I VOTED stickers. The blue Alaska flag stickers and then some alternate stickers designed by kids.
Hello from Ireland! Looking at early returns in Alaska, it looks like the Constitutional Convention question is losing by its standard, historical levels of opposition. That's very good news. Be interesting to see what happens with US Senate (AK) race as it looks likely to go to 2nd choice ranking. International papers I read seem to agree it's not going (so) RED in the USA as was feared by many of us in other countries.
ReplyDeleteThat worry was simply: Will the 'middle' hold in the USA this mid-term election? Maybe, just might be maybe. All the best (and good on you for the cookies!).