2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumName something POSITIVE about the election results in your state........
I'll start.......Kamala Harris is our new US Senator!!! She is likely to have a HUGE future in the party. Maybe she'll be the one to finally break the glass ceiling.
beaglelover
(3,435 posts)Kaleva
(36,145 posts)beaglelover
(3,435 posts)Kaleva
(36,145 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)beaglelover
(3,435 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)to move to D.C. But I've been wrong a lot lately....
Siwsan
(26,175 posts)Somehow I don't think he would ever consider just retiring.
Raster
(20,996 posts)...which is hella lot less than I figured. I can see AZ s-l-o-w-l-y go Blue, depending on the Candidate(s).
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)Satch59
(1,353 posts)Although assisted suicide could get abused from this election...
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)Thank goodness.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)msongs
(67,193 posts)Siwsan
(26,175 posts)Dan has been tirelessly working to resolve the Flint water crisis. When congress is on a break, Dan is back here, traveling his district and meeting with his constituents and taking on their problems.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)greymattermom
(5,751 posts)but for awhile I thought Georgia might be a swing state.
John Lewis was reelected.
I live in that blue spot you see on any map of Georgia.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)and you still have Jimmy and Roslyn.
meow2u3
(24,743 posts)Josh Shapiro will be our new Attorney General, a guy who'll keep corruption at bay.
Pennsylvania also raised the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I didn't know the constitutional question had passed.
Weird ticket-splitting in PA though.
meow2u3
(24,743 posts)Those PA results were fishy AFAIC. There was no way Democrats would vote for both tRump AND Toomey while also voting for Dems for the row offices. Some man-in-the-middle attack had to be going on at the central tabulating machines, only it's tough to prove without subpoenaing the source code.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)And we are stuck with 6 more years of empty-suit toomey after McGinty led in the polls for months.
TimeChaser
(5,551 posts)about toomey not announcing who he was voting for until hours before the polls close. What a chickenshit.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)jalan48
(13,797 posts)Things are improving here.
MissB
(15,800 posts)in the US. She assumed office so this is her first time being elected to the office.
jg10003
(974 posts)Amendment 1 was a utility sponsored measure to crush solar power. Amendment 2 was for medical marijuana.
diane in sf
(3,904 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)Gave the speech during no fly no buy during sit in. "Duck hunters limited to 3 shells to protect ducks. We protect ducks, why not our children!"
https://nolan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/nolan-speaks-on-house-floor-during-no-bill-no-break-sit-in
book_worm
(15,951 posts)Cattledog
(5,897 posts)Romney won by 8 in 2012
Trump won by 6
book_worm
(15,951 posts)DVRacer
(707 posts)All I got was a sticker :/
greatauntoftriplets
(175,694 posts)And, Illinois voted for Hillary.
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,694 posts)I'm in the near western suburbs. Proud to have her as part of the opposition to Herr Drumpf.
Island Blue
(5,811 posts)defeated Gov. Bathroom Bill in NC ... still waiting on recount results.
wishstar
(5,267 posts)Big win for Dem Mike Morgan who got 8 year term, unseating a Repub, plus Dem Attorney Gen Josh Stein and hopefully Gov Roy Cooper for Gov.
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)Beyond that, I got nuthin.
Jersey Devil
(9,862 posts)Though only by 5,000 votes and subject to recount, Pat Cooper has apparently defeated McCrory.
Also, Dems now have a majority on the NC Supreme Court, though that may be undone by a court packing scheme in which the lame duck gov appoints 2 Repub to the Supreme Court before he leaves office (unfortunately NC constitution would allow this).
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Swing state means swing state, get out and vote.
beaglelover
(3,435 posts)who is very liberal, posted on Facebook that she voted for Trump. I was heartbroken. My niece also lives in Philadelphia and she's a late 20s tattooed pin up model. I doubt she even voted.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Which is a weird reaction.
Anyway what we learned is don't look at a blue map and think it can't change.
phylny
(8,352 posts)We get to keep Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and our state still (barely) was blue.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)She was a fantastic community organizer in Seattle during the darkest of the Bush years. She always stood up for human rights and was an effective leader, even as those rights were being attacked at the federal level.
Now she's headed to DC and I look forward to her continuing in McDermott's tradition of being a steadfast progressive.
WhiteTara
(29,676 posts)and a couple of our democratic candidates were elected into the state assembly (blood red that it is) and our sheriff and county judge both were voted in.
Yonnie3
(17,376 posts)I am not home much, but when I was, I chatted with Republican neighbors and acquaintances. Very low key chats about the candidates. It took a while, but several were convinced to vote for Clinton, and several said they would not vote for Trump. To me this is positive. I will do this one on one approach for the midterms.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)few local Democrats in positions. Every little bit helps.
ellie
(6,927 posts)and voted for Hillary and re-elected Michael Bennett. We also passed the minimum raise hike.
Greywing
(1,124 posts)and Diana DeGette was re-elected in my district and Amendment 72 did not pass
MineralMan
(146,189 posts)and Hillary carried the state. We also had the #1 voter turnout nationwide. MN votes!
beaglelover
(3,435 posts)MineralMan
(146,189 posts)During Presidential elections, we always turn out over 70% of registered voters. I'm very proud of that. Oregon often competes with us, with it's mail-in ballots, but we still win most of the time.
redwitch
(14,933 posts)She is wonderful!
boston bean
(36,186 posts)trof
(54,255 posts)The bad news: He'll be secdef and our luvguv will appoint some other asshole in his place.
mcar
(42,206 posts)Medical marijuana. Defeated the corporate solar amendment. Loony tune TP county commissioner defeated by sane Republican (best we can do in red FL).
TexasBushwhacker
(20,043 posts)They both beat Republican incumbents. The former DA was really bad. If she thought a rape victim might not show up to testify in the trial, she threw them IN JAIL! Glad to see her go.
Clinton got 54% to Trump's 42% in Harris County.
In a hotly contested race for Railroad Commisioner, the Democrat, Grady Yarborough, was victorious! That's a big deal because the RC deals heavily with the fossil fuel industry.
sarge43
(28,939 posts)Voted for Clinton
Got rid of that sock puppet Ayotte and now both senators and both representatives are Democrats and women.
Governor is Republican, but NH's governor has little power
Skinner
(63,645 posts)Chris Van Hollen!
Jim__
(14,045 posts)kairos12
(12,817 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,063 posts)First and foremost the Seattle metropolitan area passed ST3 which will build 62 new miles of light rail over the next 25 years. This will give most people in the region a viable alternative to driving.
Both Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray were re-elected.
Voters approved a bump in the minimum wage.
It's the election of Drumpf which spoiled an otherwise good day.
KT2000
(20,544 posts)our state legislators are all Democrats.
My county commissioners are all repub though - cut down those trees on the Olympic Peninsula! Spray herbicides all over the place!
manicraven
(901 posts)"The person would need to be considered a significant danger to himself or herself or others before an extreme risk protection order can be authorized. The measure empowered certain individuals, including police, family, and household members, to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order on a person ... It provided that extreme risk protection orders last one year. The measure permitted petitioners to ask for the order to be renewed for an additional year. The measure was designed to allow persons under order to request a hearing to argue that the order be terminated."
CurtEastPoint
(18,548 posts)Suburban as hell but diverse as hell, too!
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/rjmedwed/georgia_elects_first_openly_gay_man_to_state_legislature
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)I didn't know that.
gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)Wash State has not had a republican governor since Jan 2 1989
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,063 posts)Booth Gardner defeated incumbent Republican John Spellman in the 1984 election
gopiscrap
(23,673 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)But, that was expected, as they couldn't completely gerrymander out all the Democrats in my state. Outside of that, I am unaware of anything good that happened.
Grown2Hate
(2,005 posts)Adrian Fontes! Maybe we'll get some fair elections in our state next time around (remember what a CLUSTERFUCK the primaries were here? National news.).
Bettie
(15,997 posts)there was nothing positive except we don't have to see that stupid lawn mower ad for another six years.
VOX
(22,976 posts)I'm in a district that was historically Republican; it went Democratic in 2012, and it stayed that way!
Plus Kamala Harris as senator.
Bucky
(53,795 posts)as well as taking the offices of Country Attorney, District Attorney, and Sheriff away from Republicans.
tokalion
(15 posts)I was driving to work on Wednesday after a sleepless night. Walked in to Starbucks not wanting to connect with anyone....then realized..hey..the majority of people in my state voted for Hillary and we now have both state senate and house back to the Democrats again..and we voted an awesome Democrat for secretary of state... I then was able to lift my head and think...okay...we are going to make it through this...and start fighting....proceeded to pay for all my subscriptions to progressive voices (i.e. DU, TPM, etc). I'm here to help DU financially as much as I can...thanks all!
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)With CO, NM, and, now, Nevada, we're changing the west.
Renew Deal
(81,801 posts)He ended his losing streak. He wants to be president someday and at 54 it's still possible.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)Quiet_Dem_Mom
(599 posts)Newly elected Congressman Kihuen and ousted R Crescent Hardy. D Rosen replaced former R congress Heck.
We did it right! It was the smallest consolation prize in a dismal evening
Hekate
(90,189 posts)flyingfysh
(1,990 posts)A measure to open more charter schools was defeated, legalized marijuana passed, and in my town a vote for higher taxes to build a new high school was passed overwhelmingly.
LostOne4Ever
(9,267 posts)[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]My rep is a republican still, my senators, my governor, and now the president.
Someone shoot me. [/font]
Behind the Aegis
(53,823 posts)LostOne4Ever
(9,267 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,354 posts)There is empathy here. Oh, we also approved legal public pot pubs because there are also stoners here!
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)The Republicans won everything. They took everything and they even elected a Klansman in one district.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)plus most of the congressional delegation.
In my former state, Alaska(I left at the end of July)Dems and independent progressives took enough seats to form a coalition to organize the state House with a couple of moderate R's...this ended twenty-two uninterrupted years for party-line R organization.
Baby steps, but it's something.
diane in sf
(3,904 posts)rollin74
(1,952 posts)recreational marijuana legalized
Democratic majorities in state legislature (both state senate & assembly)
passed ballot measure to require background checks for firearm purchases
Behind the Aegis
(53,823 posts)State Question 777 was designed to establish a constitutional right for farmers and ranchers to engage in farming and ranching practices. It was defeated. ( )
State Question 780 was designed to reclassify certain property offenses and simple drug possession as misdemeanor crimes. It was approved. (FUCK YES!)
State Question 781 was designed to use money saved by reclassifying certain property and drug crimes as misdemeanors, as outlined in State Question 780, to fund rehabilitative programs. It was approved. (Sing it!)
State Question 790 was designed to repeal Section 5 of Article 2 of the Oklahoma Constitution, which prohibits public money from being spent for religious purposes. It was defeated. (Hallelujah!)
State Question 792 was designed to allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell full-strength beer and wine. It was approved. ( )
Lunabell
(5,919 posts)This means my wife can finally get a medical marijuana prescription for her many ailments. It does really help her fibromyalgia, depression and ptsd. Of course I will try to get one too,but this shit should be legal for recreational purposes!!!!