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MineralMan

(150,208 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:24 AM Nov 5

The Results of Yesterday's Election Are Promising, but

they don't mean we're free and clear. Not by any means. Odd-year elections just don't reflect much in future major elections. They just don't. We should be saying, Yay, but we should be thinking about the next challenges and planning how we will win in 2026.

It's nice that Democrats won some local elections. I like that very much. But those elections are pretty much irrelevant to the races next year.

Look ahead. Plan ahead. Think ahead.

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The Results of Yesterday's Election Are Promising, but (Original Post) MineralMan Nov 5 OP

Why can we ever have 24 hours to celebrate on here? obamanut2012 Nov 5 #1

You can have all the time in the world. MineralMan Nov 5 #3

Yes, it's exhausting. BannonsLiver Nov 5 #11

Do you really think people are going to be sitting on their hands for 2 years? dem4decades Nov 5 #2

Well, I don't know, really. MineralMan Nov 5 #4

DURec leftstreet Nov 5 #5

No doubt. We must have missed that in the last few elections. MineralMan Nov 5 #6

It does give us some momentum going into midterms. Kind of like scoring at the end of the half in a game you are losing. Silent Type Nov 5 #7

You seem to have a problem with people celebrating victory. Sogo Nov 5 #8

Do I? Hmm... MineralMan Nov 5 #9

Oh wow. And here I thought we were out of the woods and it was all over. I was just about to uncork the bubbly. BannonsLiver Nov 5 #10

uncork it! RussBLib Nov 5 #12

We're never out of sarcasm, though. MineralMan Nov 5 #13

That's exactly right! BannonsLiver Nov 5 #14

obamanut2012

(29,028 posts)

1. Why can we ever have 24 hours to celebrate on here?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:28 AM

Nov 5

This happens every damned time.

This can wait for a couple days.

MineralMan

(150,208 posts)

3. You can have all the time in the world.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:44 AM

Nov 5

My post doesn't stop you from doing any damned thing.

BannonsLiver

(20,089 posts)

11. Yes, it's exhausting.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:59 PM

Nov 5

dem4decades

(13,390 posts)

2. Do you really think people are going to be sitting on their hands for 2 years?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:33 AM

Nov 5

Newsom showed that if you fight, you can win, and many others did too.

For those that didn't think that was the way, now they know.

Democratic representatives that don't want to battle should just not run.

MineralMan

(150,208 posts)

4. Well, I don't know, really.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:46 AM

Nov 5

Trump has gotten elected twice, hasn't he? I guess we forgot those times to vote for the Democrat who was running. Or something. Someone was sitting on their hands. Maybe they "just didn't like" Hillary, or "just couldn't vote" for Kamala. I don't know...

leftstreet

(38,208 posts)

5. DURec

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:53 AM

Nov 5

The opposition(s) certainly won't be sitting on their hands

MineralMan

(150,208 posts)

6. No doubt. We must have missed that in the last few elections.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:57 AM

Nov 5

I hope we don't miss it in 2026.

Silent Type

(11,959 posts)

7. It does give us some momentum going into midterms. Kind of like scoring at the end of the half in a game you are losing.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:03 PM

Nov 5

A lot can happen, and it's stupid to count trump/MAGA out.

Sogo

(6,822 posts)

8. You seem to have a problem with people celebrating victory.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:18 PM

Nov 5

But it's a much-needed break from the sh!tshow we've been witnessing every day since January 20 of this year.
Let people enjoy the taste of victory for ONE DAY, will you?

"But those elections are pretty much irrelevant to the races next year." I couldn't disagree more. They are a reasonable bellwether....

"Look ahead. Plan ahead. Think ahead." No reason to think that's not happening. Nothing like a good series of victories to propel momentum....

Have a good day!!