The Democrats will win the House. Maybe a lot of those tight races will go their way and they get a nice majority. Who knows? A gavel in the hand of Adam Schiff is the most important thing. Quite a few governorships will change hands, which will help with re-districting. Florida restored the right to vote to over 1.5 million people. That might bear fruit in 2020, but 2018 looks headed to a recount.
In some ways? It worked. The racism and the xenophobia and the strong man antics. It worked. It preserved the Senate for the GOP. Trump will be able to appoint Kris Koback Attorney General. He won't get impeached. He can nominate Jeannine Pirro to the Supreme Court. It worked.
I remain hopeful that Democrats will win the House and use that leverage to remind people every day that Trump is an authoritarian kleptocrat. But the American people? A large part of them are completely OK with racism and sexism. Joe Manchin won and Joe Donnelly lost, because one took a stand against rape and the other didn't.
The pipe bombs, the shooting of African Americans and Jews...it didn't move the needle. Not enough.
I'm profoundly disappointed in my fellow Americans.
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