We did it, John.
For the past four years, we’ve been marching, organizing millions of women voters, and mobilizing this women-led movement to defeat Trump. We’re beyond proud of this movement and there’s so much to celebrate.
But we want to make this clear: our work is far from over.
There are important facts to understand and important questions to ask ourselves before moving forward in our fight for a more progressive future that serves everyone. What do the exit polls tell us, or not? What if Trump doesn’t concede? Where do we go from here? What else can we do?
There’s a lot to be proud of, John.
This was a historic election in terms of turnout. At least 160 million people voted — making this the largest election turnout in the history of our country. Women, women of color, and people of color paved the way for critical victories in battleground states.
But there’s no way of ignoring it: there were still huge numbers of people who did not vote with us in this election. We are still getting more insight, but what is clear is that this race was way too close. Millions of people voted for Trump, many of them against their own economic and health interests. Democrats were unable to flip statehouses in our favor.
We must not underestimate the power of our opponents. The greed, cruelty, and death dealing culture of Trumpism goes far beyond Trump himself. We must ask ourselves tough questions and figure out our strategy to repair our democracy, and prepare it for the unprecedented challenges that are shaping our world today. Defeating Trump was just the first step.
See you tomorrow,
Caitlin
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