Post Election - The Good News About Where We Go From Here

Last night was a roller coaster! To say the least. 

One thing is clear, voters overwhelmingly chose new leaders to move us forward together toward a better future. We did not let anything get in the way of voting and we will not let anything get in the way of our votes being counted, so that the person the voters have chosen is the one sworn in as our president.

There are tens of millions of votes left to count. Local election administrators are hard at work counting them now, and every hour that goes by is adding to the tally and emphasizing the voters’ decisive choice. 

America saw what will likely be the highest voter turnout since 1960! That is really good for representative democracy. In the end, Our votes represent our voices. And every voice will be heard. Here is what, we the voters, did:

• Arizona was flipped and is a sea change and a sign of what's to come. @CaptMarkKelly is an incredible champion on his way to the Senate.
• The DA who mishandled the Ahmaud Arbery case has been defeated in a deep-red county in Georgia.

• @LucyMcBath is back to Congress handily beating an anti-reproductive freedom congresswoman, Karen Handel. Lucy is a powerhouse and proof that deep investments in Georgia pay off.

• Holly Mitchell wins in a landslide in Los Angeles against an opponent heavily supported by police unions to give the powerful LA County Board of Supervisors an all-female makeup.

• The Northern Cheyenne Nation has elected all women tribe leaders for the first time ever.

• Taylor Small, tireless LGBTQ+ champion, made history in Vermont as the state's first openly trans member. There are now 7 trans state legislators across the country.

• Oregon decriminalized hard drugs to pave the way for drug and mental health reform. 

• Jackie Lacey was voted out as Los Angeles District Attorney in one of the most watched DA races in the country. Lacey was seen as in the pocket of law enforcement and her opponent, George Gascón as a reformer.