If you’ve been paying attention to the national news, you may be disappointed by what you’ve seen. While control of Congress is still up in the air, neither party seems thrilled about last night’s election results, which goes to show just how polarized we have become. 

Both sides lost, so to speak, yet there is one group of people that emerged as clear winners: the grassroots.

You won’t hear about them in the mainstream media. Their stories won’t be told on the pages of The New York Times or The Washington Post. But the grassroots are the real heroes of this year’s midterm election.

They emerged as winners because they made a difference. Even if the elections did not turn out how many of them would have liked, they proved that they are a formidable force for freedom.

Many got involved to influence school board elections. Others campaigned (to the extent that was legally allowed) for pro-COS state legislators, while other volunteers ran successfully for office.