Friend,
I don’t know about you, but I’m beaming with excitement and motivation following this week’s elections.
Up and down the ticket voters continue to reject the extreme MAGA agenda that has taken over the Republican Party. Here are just some of yesterday’s victories we should all be proud of:
- In Virginia, Democrats not only held the majority in the Senate, but FLIPPED the House, blocking the plans of Governor Glenn Youngkin to legislate an abortion ban and advance the rest of his MAGA agenda. Eight of our endorsed candidates, supported by radio and digital ads, won their all-important Senate and House elections, along with a dozen of our endorsed school board and commonwealth attorney candidates.
- In Ohio, measure 1 passed with an overwhelming majority – enshrining the right to an abortion into the state’s constitution.
- In Kentucky, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear handily won reelection in a deeply red state – pledging to continue fighting to make progress on education, health care, and disaster recovery in the state.
- In Pennsylvania, Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on the state’s supreme court, preserving a Democratic majority ahead of the crucial 2024 elections in the battleground state.
- A majority of school board candidates backed by MAGA group Mom’s for Liberty lost in races across the country as voters rejected their extremist and pro-censorship agenda.
These and other results confirm what we’ve always known: that progressive values and an agenda that moves the country forward can and will result in wins for Democrats.
Even as Republicans lick their wounds from their losses, we see them doubling down on their unpopular, extreme, and divisive pro-MAGA agenda, planning on taking that agenda into the 2024 elections.
And make no mistake: even as Republicans acknowledge that their agenda doesn’t resonate with the vast majority voters, and despite whatever attempts they may take to reframe their messaging, they’re also preparing to further undermine the right to vote ahead of next year’s crucial elections – because they know one of their best (and perhaps only) chances at winning is when voters are prevented from voting and having their votes counted.
So, take a moment to celebrate these victories – because we all worked hard to achieve them – and then join us in fighting with all we've got against the threats that Trump and the MAGA movement pose to our democracy and our nation.
Thanks for all that you do,
Markus Batchelor
National Political Director
People For the American Way
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