Well the Blue Wave wasn't enough to get us the Senate, but Democrats got the House, so we'll finally get some power to resist Trump's agenda. Checks and balances are in the Constitution, and the Republicans just ignored their duty. Democrats will step up.
I am sad that Beto didn't win, but the margin was only 3%, and he built a statewide infrastructure that we can use in the future. Also, there were some downticket races where Democrats were able to defeat Republican incumbents, like Collin Allred taking Session's seat, and Beverly Powell taking back Wendy Davis's old seat from Konni Burton. Glad to have a little blue back in Tarrant County. Yay for Democratic women helping flip 12 seats in the Texas House!
Nationally, there were also great Democrat wins for diversity and for voting rights. Of course it's disappointing not to win the marquee races, but it's important to get governorships and state legislatures so we can control redistricting and fix gerrymandering. I am still hopeful for the future, and relieved that the election is done finally, so we can stop seeing loathesome campaign ads.
I know everybody's gonna talk 2020 even more than they already have; everybody was pushing for Beto to run for President in 2020, like we didn't need him so badly to defeat Cruz and be our Senator. I do wish people would stop pushing the horse race and let us take a breather.
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