House of Cards

“Young Conservative Ejects Entrenched Bully from OP City Council,”
yet as KMBZ reminds us, “Democrats Drub Republicans Across the Country,”
so I do not start every post with a colon.

Starlight Glimmer & Trixie Lulamoon by toroitimu

“Tuesday night we had:

• The first transgender state representative ever elected anywhere: Danica Roem of VA who, it should be noted, beat the dude who pushed VA’s transgender bathroom bill.
• The nation’s first Sikh Mayor (Hoboken, NJ)
• Former mayor of St. Petersburg unexpectedly failed in a comeback bid
• Seattle electing an openly lesbian mayor
• Maine expanding Medicaid via ballot initiative
• In New Hampshire’s largest city, Joyce Craig is the first Democrat elected mayor in 14 years.
• Fayetteville, NC electing its first black woman mayor
• In Georgia, Democrats picked up three seats in the state legislature
• St. Paul, MN, electing its first black mayor
• Minneapolis electing its first transgender council member (also: black)
• Phil Murphy, a former banker, and first-time candidate won the New Jersey governor’s race by 13 points over Chris Christie’s lieutenant governor.
• Virginia’s General Assembly has a well-earned reputation as an old boy’s club, but the composition of the body changed big last night: All 14 of the seats that flipped are held by men. Ten of their replacements will be women.

Not bad, America ... not bad. I hate to say but maybe Donald J. Trump is making America great again ...”