Michigan
Related: About this forumThe Pink Wave Crashed in Michigan this Week
The headline of Tuesdays election is that pissed-off women are voting Democratic.
Thats what propelled Gretchen Whitmer to win a straight-up majority in a three-way race for governor and all 83 counties. Thats 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. Thats why unknown women toppled two male state legislative incumbents and came close in others.
So if your analysis of Aug. 7 doesnt include women, youre 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 Ive 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
sheshe2
(83,341 posts)Pink wave.
llmart
(15,501 posts)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.
sheshe2
(83,341 posts)Olafjoy
(937 posts)Are mad as hell and were just not going to take it anymore
We have been organizing everything all our lives and will carpool to the polls.
When momma aint 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 dont drop your damn towel on the floor-put it in the hamper!!
TexasTowelie
(111,304 posts)I'm expecting a blue wave at the polls across the country so I wish you best in getting the votes out for Democrats.