A Woman's Place is in the Resistance

[ny biker]

!!!!!!!

I swamped at work right now but just wanted to say -- huge things happened in Virginia yesterday. For the first time in a year, I have hope.

We'll start with this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...=.d417202f3276

What I love most is that she won because she ran on real issues, like transportation.

And of course there were the elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. But also serious upheaval in the House of Delegates, though several districts will have recounts so the final results are not yet known.

BTW the number of women holding seats in the House of Delegates grew substantially.

I only helped out in a small way, volunteering last weekend. In part that's because there were so many other volunteers that they didn't need me for some things I would otherwise have helped with.

Now to try to carry the momentum to 2018, and Congress.

[emily_in_nc]

Virginia is a bright light! Watching MSNBC last night, DH and I were cheering. Definitely a reflection on, and a rejection of, Washington in the last year.

Optimistic here!

[north woods gal]

Me, too. After reading the news, this morning, first time in what seems like forever that I felt a touch of hope concerning politics.

[Crankin]

Me, too!
Although there were no elections for me to vote in, we had a few women mayors elected, one being the first woman mayor of the city I grew up in. Both she and her opponent were liberal Democrats, but near the end, it turned into a modern version of the southside vs. the northside rivalry that's been around since time began! She handled it well. And, all of the women who were elected seem so professional and competent.
Very happy for Virginia, NY. My closest friend from above described city lives in Richmond (since the late 70s) and she was worried. She's a paralegal for the Federal Defenders office and very politically connected. I like hearing her take on things, as she has not lost her Massachusetts values.

[shootingstar]

Am also impressed this winner in New Jersey: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.df08485b893e

[Trek420]

It feels as if after the 7th was the first time we've slept well since the election. There really have been positive results since November ‘16

While the 7th was dramatic with Dems winning NJ Gov, VA Gov & Lt Gov of VA bringing our triumvirates (governor and both state houses) from 6 to 8. Maine expanded Medicaid ... But since '16 we've actually done a lot.

We Flipped the Hopkinton planning board, Fairfax, Des Moines & entire New Mexico school boards.

Las Cruses mayor & city council, Wisconsin Supt of Education who ran against candidates favoring vouchers and privatization. Progressive Larry Krasner is now Philly DA, I’ve lost track of state senate seats flipped, it's a ton. Granted we were 1000+ behind nation wide but finally, movement.

Mayors of Charlotte, Framingham, Manchester, Hoboken, Helena, Seattle , Albuquerque, St Paul, Statesburough, Cairo, Santa Barbara, New Orleans, Birmingham …

Now on 12/12/17 if we get Jones into the senate and start on both houses.

[ny biker]

And back to reality... we need to call our senators AGAIN because they are trying AGAIN to gut the Affordable Care Act, this time through the tax bill that benefits a handful of rich people at the expense of everyone else.

And don't get me started on the wave of sexual assault and harassment revelations because I can't even.