Some quick takes on last night's election
It’s a shame that the forces of bigotry won in Maine, denying marriage equality. But if you had put interracial marriage up for a vote in Mississippi in 1960 it would have lost too. Time is on our side. This country is slowly getting more progressive. Both marijuana and gay marriage will be legal in 10 years.
The governorship losses in New Jersey and Virginia are disappointing, but Democrats put up a weak candidate in Virginia, and Corzine fell victim to anti-incumbency sentiment (and his own incompetence).
The real bright spot for Democrats are the two special congressional elections. The California victory was expected, but Owens’ win in NY-23 was a real shocker. The national teabagger movement threw their support behind the far right Doug Hoffman, but he had zero charisma and went down in flames.
Bloomberg won a surprisingly tight race, but I’m chalking that up to apathy among his supporters. I didn’t bother to vote yesterday, but I would have gone for Bloomie. He’s doing a pretty damn good job.
The most overlooked story of the night was that Ohio is the new Nevada. We’ve legalized gambling. Cincinnati is getting a casino!
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