For all the hand-wringing, Democrats won BIG tonight. [View all]
Yes, McAuliffe's numbers are weak... but he won!
Yes, Christie took New Jersey... but he did so by grabbing onto Obama's coat-tails.
And going further, de Blasio is winning by historic numbers in NYC, EW Jackson was destroyed in his run for VA Lt. Gov., Herring just may pull it out in the VA AG election, progressive measures won across the country including a $15.00 minimum wage in Seattle, Koch-backed candidate were defeated in Coralville, IA, and even Alabama voters rejected a teabagger in favor of a semi-sane republican in a deep red district.
All this in an election cycle with no major national candidates or issues other than ACA - which didn't help us in most places. This was not supposed to be a good year for Democrats.
Tonight hasn't changed the national dialog or proved that the country is ready to elect Elizabeth Warren for president, but it's a small step away from the abyss at a time when history shows we stood little chance.
Just think what we could accomplish in 2014 if we can pull wins like this out tonight!
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