So amazingly relieved about this. I didn't dare to expect it, so it's an amazing gift.
I really thought we were going to see yet another proof of the ascendance of cruelty. Instead we saw people saying no in enough numbers that it mattered. Nobody has any excuse for sidelines anymore.
Andrew reported the good news some time early this morning; was pleased to confirm later that it hadn’t been a dream.
Scary close, but I’m assuming that the Alabama republicans had their collective thumb on the scale, just not hard enough this time to outweigh the voters.
Scary close, but I’m assuming that the Alabama republicans had their collective thumb on the scale, just not hard enough this time to outweigh the voters.
They did, and they had (feh) the President, but the opposition had the NAACP. May it be the pattern of the years to come.
I went upstairs deliberately as I couldn't stand to wait, it was too much like last November. What an excellent surprise when I got up at one a.m. to find out that no, not like last November.
I went upstairs deliberately as I couldn't stand to wait, it was too much like last November. What an excellent surprise when I got up at one a.m. to find out that no, not like last November.
I thought we were going to see the same thing over again. I am so, so very glad we did not. That's a candle against the dark.
That was an AMAZING present to the rest of us. I'm really cheered up by how many people are saying how energized and rededicated they feel. It sounds like the local NAACP chapter was just fighting for every vote they could down there. Amazing.
It sounds like the local NAACP chapter was just fighting for every vote they could down there. Amazing.
It was heroic. I don't think there's another word for it. As linked above, I am glad that people are now talking about what the rest of us can do to thank them properly.
A great miracle happened there. I thought Jones had a real shot, but I was preparing myself for the worst. And then the worst did not befall, for once!
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I actually dreamt this result two nights ago and told myself not to get up my hopes.
I don't believe in prophetic dreams (that I have) but it's kind of nice to be pleasantly surprised!
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Agreed! I was really expecting a much more crushing result.
Nice icon.
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I approve this too!
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I had to travel at the point right before that started happening, so I came home prepared for depression!
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I really thought we were going to see yet another proof of the ascendance of cruelty. Instead we saw people saying no in enough numbers that it mattered. Nobody has any excuse for sidelines anymore.
Very good for the first night of Hanukkah.
May there be many more in the nights to come.
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I just woke up and saw the news.
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Nes gadol haya sham!
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Amen.
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Scary close, but I’m assuming that the Alabama republicans had their collective thumb on the scale, just not hard enough this time to outweigh the voters.
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They did, and they had (feh) the President, but the opposition had the NAACP. May it be the pattern of the years to come.
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Likewise to you.
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I went upstairs deliberately as I couldn't stand to wait, it was too much like last November. What an excellent surprise when I got up at one a.m. to find out that no, not like last November.
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I thought we were going to see the same thing over again. I am so, so very glad we did not. That's a candle against the dark.
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Nine
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And we don't let it go out.
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They did! I like this list of concrete ways to return the favor.
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It was heroic. I don't think there's another word for it. As linked above, I am glad that people are now talking about what the rest of us can do to thank them properly.
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On to the midterms.