It points out what your piece points out -- that people who've been in the struggle for progressive change for a long time know that one election does not necessarily mark real victory. The U.S. is not so fragile as to collapse or fully lose its guardrails after a couple of bad election outcomes.
After the Dems in 2008 thought they reached nirvana, even winning North Carolina for Obama; a woman, Bev Perdue, winning the governorship for the first time, and a Democratic Senate Seat for Kay Hagan; it was just two years later when the roof fell in, full Republican control of the state legislature, and the Congress, followed by the election of a Republican governor in NC, 2012.
And now, because of the recent Democratic victories, the Republican super majority is doing more election law changes and taking power away from the four democrats elected. Thomas, that deserves a column. Despite that we should not be discouraged
Considering how Gerrymandered NC is, we did well overall in the election. We got back half of the Council of State, most likely NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, Terence Everitt and Woodson Bradley in the NC Senate and we broke the Supermajority. Part of this was because of the efforts of many people including me, who cured ballots for weeks. Allison Riggs went from being behind by ~10,000 votes to being ahead by 624 votes. That's a lot of ballot curing. We need to keep up the good fight. The Republican for Supreme Court is suing because it's the only way he can win. He wants to not allow people's votes to count. We can't give up.
Unfortunately, the Republican super majority is reducing the time period for canvassing and ballot curing to three days. Shows the importance of having voters follow the right process when they cast their ballots
yea, I saw that. Anything they can do to suppress votes and more Democrats vote absentee that Republicans. Curbside voting needs to be pushed more and voting in person in general. College students can't even follow the instructions. Also, people don't know when early voting ends. And now the powers of the governor and AG are being given to the state auditor who will be Republican. What happens when I Democrat gets that seat back, will they give the job to Agriculture?
My own little story in the same vein: The morning after Election Day, seeking a guilty indulgence to help me feel better, I went to my local Hardee's to order two sausage and egg biscuits at the drive-thru. (I had a coupon.). The woman at the window happened to be African American. I said to her, our gal lost last night. She smiled at me and said, We gonna be alright. .....Not sure that we will be, but I do absolutely acknowledge that black women are our strength and our salvation.
The New Yorker has a piece, "The Naivete Behind Post-Election Despair: What sort of reply can one offer to a person who has already decided that the world ends here?" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-naivete-behind-post-election-despair
It points out what your piece points out -- that people who've been in the struggle for progressive change for a long time know that one election does not necessarily mark real victory. The U.S. is not so fragile as to collapse or fully lose its guardrails after a couple of bad election outcomes.
After the Dems in 2008 thought they reached nirvana, even winning North Carolina for Obama; a woman, Bev Perdue, winning the governorship for the first time, and a Democratic Senate Seat for Kay Hagan; it was just two years later when the roof fell in, full Republican control of the state legislature, and the Congress, followed by the election of a Republican governor in NC, 2012.
Thank you Thomas. It is certainly worth the effort.
Never give up, never surrender! Ever!
And now, because of the recent Democratic victories, the Republican super majority is doing more election law changes and taking power away from the four democrats elected. Thomas, that deserves a column. Despite that we should not be discouraged
Nice, Thomas. We need some uplift..
Considering how Gerrymandered NC is, we did well overall in the election. We got back half of the Council of State, most likely NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, Terence Everitt and Woodson Bradley in the NC Senate and we broke the Supermajority. Part of this was because of the efforts of many people including me, who cured ballots for weeks. Allison Riggs went from being behind by ~10,000 votes to being ahead by 624 votes. That's a lot of ballot curing. We need to keep up the good fight. The Republican for Supreme Court is suing because it's the only way he can win. He wants to not allow people's votes to count. We can't give up.
Unfortunately, the Republican super majority is reducing the time period for canvassing and ballot curing to three days. Shows the importance of having voters follow the right process when they cast their ballots
yea, I saw that. Anything they can do to suppress votes and more Democrats vote absentee that Republicans. Curbside voting needs to be pushed more and voting in person in general. College students can't even follow the instructions. Also, people don't know when early voting ends. And now the powers of the governor and AG are being given to the state auditor who will be Republican. What happens when I Democrat gets that seat back, will they give the job to Agriculture?
My own little story in the same vein: The morning after Election Day, seeking a guilty indulgence to help me feel better, I went to my local Hardee's to order two sausage and egg biscuits at the drive-thru. (I had a coupon.). The woman at the window happened to be African American. I said to her, our gal lost last night. She smiled at me and said, We gonna be alright. .....Not sure that we will be, but I do absolutely acknowledge that black women are our strength and our salvation.
Thank you for this. We have to break through and make the goal of true justice and equality relevant to people’s everyday lives. Buck up, indeed.