Elizabeth Warren Says It All
Voice hoarse? Arms tired? Thinking of giving up? I get it. We’re over a year into Trump's presidency, and every day brings another assault on our values, our democracy, and our plain old common sense. But we can’t stop now. Together, we’ve fought to protect the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid – and we’ll keep fighting to protect health care for millions of Americans. We’ve stood up to racism and hate. And we’ve used every possible tool in the toolbox to hold the Trump Administration accountable. As much as we may want to give up, we have to keep fighting back. This is up to us. Are you still with me?
Elizabeth Warren
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First off, they poured tons and tons of political and actual capital into this race, despite the fact that the district will in all likelihood be gone after the court ordered redistricting to eliminate the blatant GOP gerrymandering.
Second, Conor Lamb has given the Democratic Party a template, a political road map if you will to win elections in heavily Republican areas. What that man did last night and into this morning in winning this election was nothing short of miraculous. Speaker Ryan’s remarks of Trump’s presence narrowing the margin by which they lost to the contrary. The GOP sent Pence, Ryan, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Don Jr. and the President himself. Many commentators seem to feel that Trump’s presence there was detrimental to the election. Don Jr. even went so far as to wear a hair net and be photographed in it. I have to say on his behalf that required a certain amount of courage. Or a complete lack of shame-not sure which was the case.
And thirdly, it showed that the GOP has some major problems. They, of course, knew that, but now everyone else does as well. Especially Democrats who needed the booster shot for their morale.
For whatever amount of time Conor Lamb serves, whether he gains re-election or not, he’s done the party a huge favor and we all owe him a big thank you for that.