Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset [Flipping a Trump+15 district]
Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset [Flipping a Trump+15 district]
This district has been heavily red for the last 60 years
One of the focal points of the campaign from the dem who won was opposition to musk
This IS HUGE. It really shows what swing state voters are thinking. It’s great sign for dems
Indeed. this was also a solid republican district. dems need to hammer Elon Musk and Trump are destroying the economy.
Fuck the Dems - I'm hoping it's a great sign for whatever party comes out of Bernie and AOC's current tour. (I know I don't really understand how things work there and I'm being optimistic talking about future elections.)
Easy when Musk isn't rigging the voting machines
On the one hand: Fucking A
On the other hand: We have a trump admin who is already pushing to get rid of elections and a Democrat Senate minority leader who actively refuses to fight. It is hard to care too much when we actively won't use the seats we have TO fight until it is way too late.
And now come the inevitable cries of "fraud!" and "election interference!"
Probably
And yet some Republicans were actually already warning about potentially losing this district before the election
I'm guessing all the attention and money was focusing on trump and not local election, it's been said on Reddit for years that trump is siphoning campaign money away from down ballot GOP elections to line his pockets
That's great but I really wish a new progressive party would come out of the ashes.
Dreams I suppose.
I really don't get the calls for a new party in the US lately. You've seen how to get a new movement win in a two party system with the tea party. A complete new party would just split the vote.
It was called the “tea party”, any new movement within the democratic party will need to differentiate itself in name to make significant headway, so we will probably get a “new party” just as a division in the old one expressed through the primary system (assuming our democracy makes it that far)
Very good sign.
wish they can get rid of fetterman, but he wont be eligble til the next election.
Let’s keep that ball rolling
But Trump won every swing state!
Wow in 2 years maybe you'll show trump you like him less... What a victory
unsurprising really.