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TexasTowelie

(111,304 posts)
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 06:49 PM Aug 2018

The Pink Wave Crashed in Michigan this Week

The headline of Tuesday’s election is that pissed-off women are voting Democratic.

That’s what propelled Gretchen Whitmer to win a straight-up majority in a three-way race for governor and all 83 counties. That’s why women won most of the key congressional races in the state — particularly in those Democrats need to flip in November, the 7th, 8th and 11th. That’s why unknown women toppled two male state legislative incumbents and came close in others.

So if your analysis of Aug. 7 doesn’t include women, you’re missing a big piece of the puzzle.

The national media missed this story with their boring Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders redux premise. I talked to several national reporters who could not be disabused of that idea and wrote lovely paeans to Abdul El-Sayed and his likely victory.

In reality, the race was always more interesting than that (and I’ve never understood, as someone who was a longtime political reporter, why anyone would want to write the same story as everyone else).

Read more: http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/08/the-pink-wave-crashed-in-michigan-this-week.html

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The Pink Wave Crashed in Michigan this Week (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2018 OP
It's the women. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #1
Damn Right Me. Aug 2018 #2
Hey Me! sheshe2 Aug 2018 #3
... Me. Aug 2018 #4
I am woman, hear me roar... llmart Aug 2018 #7
To the pink wave. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #8
Me and all my best good friends Olafjoy Aug 2018 #5
From my username, you can take comfort that I am aware of towel etiquette. TexasTowelie Aug 2018 #6

llmart

(15,501 posts)
7. I am woman, hear me roar...
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 06:34 PM
Aug 2018

in numbers too big to ignore!

Pink wave is right. It's about time women become in charge of running this country at every level.

Gretchen is going to kick Schuette's ass in November.

Don't forget to throw a few dollars her way. I am committed to doing everything I can to see her win and win bigly.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)
5. Me and all my best good friends
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 10:03 PM
Aug 2018

Are mad as hell and we’re just not going to take it anymore
We have been organizing everything all our lives and will carpool to the polls.
When momma ain’t happy, no one is happy.
Review the pictures of OUR protest on 1/21/17...since then, we have become angrier and even more powerful. Prepare for the Blue Wave. And don’t drop your damn towel on the floor-put it in the hamper!!

TexasTowelie

(111,304 posts)
6. From my username, you can take comfort that I am aware of towel etiquette.
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 10:09 PM
Aug 2018


I'm expecting a blue wave at the polls across the country so I wish you best in getting the votes out for Democrats.

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