Ben Casselman @bencasselman ·
So voters want a higher minimum wage, legal pot, abortion access and GOP representation. Ok then.
And here's a good piece in the same vein from David Firestone, "The Tornado Election" (my emphasis):
The clichéd term for what happened last night is “wave election,” but if natural phenomena are going to be evoked, the more accurate expression is “tornado election:” widespread destruction in weird, jagged patterns that are often difficult to explain when it’s over.
And here's a good piece in the same vein from David Firestone, "The Tornado Election" (my emphasis):
The clichéd term for what happened last night is “wave election,” but if natural phenomena are going to be evoked, the more accurate expression is “tornado election:” widespread destruction in weird, jagged patterns that are often difficult to explain when it’s over.
When a force that powerful is fueled by anger rather than careful analysis, it produces results that can seem irrational. More than a third of people voting for a Republican House candidate said they were unhappy or even angry at the Republican leaders in Congress, according to exit polls, but they did so anyway, producing a House that is even more right-wing than the current one.
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this post says how Democrats have walked away from their "brand"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/05/1341978/-Democrats-Have-Their-Schlitz-Beer-Reckoning
Republicans want to "take their country back" - over and over and over they say it - they are not happy unless their tribe - of Straight White Christians is fully in charge.
Democrats have the melting pot of equality - opportunities for everyone - and have squandered it by kowtowing to Bankers. Bill Clinton was a great politician but he literally destoyed the soul of the Democratic Party.
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