Election wasn't a Democratic wave it was a tsunami

[TexasTowelie]

By Michael A. Cohen

For the past year Democrats have been desperately searching for a reason to be hopeful about their political future. They finally got it Tuesday night — with electoral wins across the country that surpassed even their most optimistic expectations.

The big story of the evening was of course the Virginia gubernatorial race. In recent weeks, Democrats have been having a collective meltdown over the possibility that the state’s lieutenant governor, Ralph Northam, would fail to defeat former Washington, D.C., lobbyist Ed Gillespie. But not only did Northam emerge victorious, he did so in convincing fashion, winning by 9 points, the largest margin of victory in a Virginia governor’s race since 1985. Democrats also won the lieutenant governorship, the attorney general’s office, and in perhaps the most shocking result of the night, may take control of the state’s House of Delegates.

While the results in Virginia were heartening for Democrats, the real story is the broad scope of Democratic gains. In New Jersey, Democrat Phil Murphy easily took back the governor’s mansion after eight years of Chris Christie’s disastrous stewardship. In Washington state, Democrats flipped control of the state legislature. In Maine, a referendum to expand Medicaid passed handily. Democrats won local races in Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire. This wasn’t a Democratic wave; it was a tsunami.

There isn’t much mystery as to why this happened: Donald J. Trump.

Trump’s approval ratings are historically low, but beyond the numbers, Trump is despised in a way that few politicians have been disliked in American history. The number of Americans who strongly disapprove of Trump hovers around 50 percent. These are voters who have clearly made up their mind about the president and they are the ones who drove Tuesday’s trouncing of Republicans.

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[Roland99]

1. Blunami

[Sneederbunk]

2. Glad to see the Dem circular firing squad form a line

and let the Repugs have it.

[Hekate]

4. Wonderful