Election

[pegkerr]

Okay, I should be in a good mood. Democrats have taken the house, Minnesota is finally FINALLY sending a woman to the Senate, we've just elected a strong progressive to the House in my district, the State House has changed hands to the Democrats. And Santorum has been defeated! I am truly happy about that. Dan Savage, have fun gloating.

But I'm feeling pissy. We lost the governorship by One. Lousy. Point. Hutchinson supporters, I hope you're bloody satisfied. Thanks for voting your consciences; now we're stuck with another four years of Pawlenty gutting the state.

And my state is sending an utter BIGOT to Congress.

I'm also pissed about all the states that outlawed even civil unions, never mind passing marriage amendments.

(Maybe I'll feel better after I've had breakfast.)

Comments

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

I know the feeling; I'm pretty sure my parents voted for her too. I remember hearing one woman interviewed on NPR talking about what a good Christian woman KH was and how she stood up for things the voter believed in. It's a good thing I wasn't drinking or eating anything at the time, as I might have died from the gagging and choking.

Some people buy into that mindset, I guess. Thankfully, the majority of voters didn't.

[eal.livejournal.com]

What I loved most about this particular race was the fact that Bill Nelson never even mentioned her name in an ad. He explained who he was, what he would do, and so on.

I wish we could hold a school for all future candidates and show them what he did. It would be a kind of campaign season I wouldn't mind watching.