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While the media is focused on Congress, a quiet revolution is taking place in states across the country. In the wake of Donald Trump's election thousands of Americans, many who never ran for or held public office before, are running as Progressives for statewide offices. A record number are women; 40 women are planning to run for governor in 2018.
Democrats have already picked up 34 Republican-held state legislative seats in this cycle, driven by a burst of enthusiasm in the progressive base. Much of this momentum has come from the fact that Democrats are running in places that were uncontested before. In Virginia, where Democrats erased the large majority held by Republicans in the House of Delegates, 44 of those seats were uncontested in 2015, but only 12 were in 2017. The Democrats won many of them.
The same thing is happening in Texas, where 60 Republicans who ran unopposed for the state legislature in 2016 have picked up Democratic challengers. And the Democrats are fielding a much more diverse group of candidates, with many women and people of color.
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"These races will not just determine partisan control of these local bodies, they will fundamentally reshape the face of American politics. The candidates running now will be the talent pool of the Democratic Party in future races for higher office across the country. These candidates are far more likely to be women, people of color, LGBTQ, low-income and young than current representatives are."
In another thread on this forum someone asked, what's the best thing Donald Trump has done for the country. As a progressive Democrat, I'd say awakening the next progressive wave will be his greatest and most lasting achievement.
While the media is focused on Congress, a quiet revolution is taking place in states across the country. In the wake of Donald Trump's election thousands of Americans, many who never ran for or held public office before, are running as Progressives for statewide offices. A record number are women; 40 women are planning to run for governor in 2018.
Democrats have already picked up 34 Republican-held state legislative seats in this cycle, driven by a burst of enthusiasm in the progressive base. Much of this momentum has come from the fact that Democrats are running in places that were uncontested before. In Virginia, where Democrats erased the large majority held by Republicans in the House of Delegates, 44 of those seats were uncontested in 2015, but only 12 were in 2017. The Democrats won many of them.
The same thing is happening in Texas, where 60 Republicans who ran unopposed for the state legislature in 2016 have picked up Democratic challengers. And the Democrats are fielding a much more diverse group of candidates, with many women and people of color.
In another thread on this forum someone asked, what's the best thing Donald Trump has done for the country. As a progressive Democrat, I'd say awakening the next progressive wave will be his greatest and most lasting achievement.
While the media is focused on Congress, a quiet revolution is taking place in states across the country. In the wake of Donald Trump's election thousands of Americans, many who never ran for or held public office before, are running as Progressives for statewide offices. 1. A record number are women; 40 women are planning to run for governor in 2018.
2. Democrats have already picked up 34 Republican-held state legislative seats in this cycle, driven by a burst of enthusiasm in the progressive base. Much of this momentum has come from the fact that Democrats are running in places that were uncontested before. In Virginia, where Democrats erased the large majority held by Republicans in the House of Delegates, 44 of those seats were uncontested in 2015, but only 12 were in 2017. The Democrats won many of them.
The same thing is happening in Texas, where 60 Republicans who ran unopposed for the state legislature in 2016 have picked up Democratic challengers. And the Democrats are fielding a much more diverse group of candidates, with many women and people of color.
In another thread on this forum someone asked, what's the best thing Donald Trump has done for the country. As a progressive Democrat, I'd say awakening the next progressive wave will be his greatest and most lasting achievement.
1. And that my friends, is why we have been hearing so much about how downtrodden women are and how really really bad privileged white males are. The stage has been set.
2. Four months ago CNN posted a piece indicating that Democrats had won 6 previously GOP-held seats. Unless it's been a busy four months, Huffpo's numbers are off:
Having posted that I don't want to dismiss those numbers or the trends that have taken shape over the past year. Both the "ginning up women" movement and the loss of GOP seats are real, and I hope that the GOP (and conservative voters) are paying attention.
Dems have shown a remarkable ability to squander opportunities by focusing on fringe issues (DACA?) that the vast majority of voters just plain don't care about that much.
If they get back to representing economic fairness, then they'll have the wave that indicators are pointing towards.
If they continue to insist on making microissues their main emphasis, then they'll end up being disappointed again.
To date, they show no indications of learning from their past defeats.
No, you misunderstand. This is happening because of what happened in 2016. We have President Trump to thank for waking up the formerly complacent progressives in the country. That's what's different between 2016 and 2018.
No, you misunderstand. This is happening because of what happened in 2016. We have President Trump to thank for waking up the formerly complacent progressives in the country. That's what's different between 2016 and 2018.
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Don't worry. Once more money goes in people's pockets and Millionaire Nancy Pelosi keeps calling it " crumbs" I think the warming up to the Dems will be short lived
Don't worry. Once more money goes in people's pockets and Millionaire Nancy Pelosi keeps calling it " crumbs" I think the warming up to the Dems will be short lived
Your own link says the biggest problem for the Republicans is Trump. And if Trump is still in the White House by November, the intense disapproval the majority of the country has for him will be a deciding factor. That, and the women's movement has really become a force to be reckoned with. Women are more than 50 percent of the population. Deny that at your peril.
But I welcome your confident optimism. I hope your fellow Republicans feel equally complacent.
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2018 Democratic Wave
