Ppl gleeful T won bc he's not a communist. I won't be saying anything to help.

A black woman communist.

Power is self centered and concentrated by the few. EMpowerment is other centered and shared among the many.

From the LA Times by a great columnist Gustavo Arellano
https://archive.ph/4pfQf

used to enjoy his articles in the Tucson Weekly alt paper back in the day

of the Latino vote than George W. Bush did twenty years ago, in 2004. Four years after that, Democrats won the House, 60 Senate seats, and 365 electoral college votes.

After this election, I’ve become a little fatalistic about the way we think we need to do something to attract certain demographics. Trump found issues that would resonate across all demographics and just hammered them relentlessly. With the public in the mood for change, this dynamic made him practically unstoppable. But Republicans now own whatever is coming. People will turn back to Democrats when they want change again.

to Dems things could be quite bumpy of course.

Harris and Walz's campaign was first rate and the impacts of this outcome, economically and socially could hit many people hard for years.

It reminds me of Reagan shock, but maybe that's only my perspective. The thought of the US becoming an authoritarian state is a nightmare. We'll find out out. Here's to keeping our democracy and better times ahead.