Justan
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Justan
@justjustan.bsky.social
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He/Him 🏳️‍🌈 justanpeterson.com Views are my own. Reposts are not an endorsement. My views do not reflect the views of my employer. 43rd Dems Comms Chair 💕 @liamsteckler.com
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Agreed. It won’t be a massive margin by any means but still a win.
Well, not ten points ahead, but very likely 2 points ahead. Hopefully same swing.
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Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
To Andrew Cuomo, and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov and @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and every other institutional Democrat who shit on Mamdani or refused to give him their unwavering support (vote blue no matter who, right?), I hope you’re eating crow today. I hope you reflect.
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AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
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Brand new data:

Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).

These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.

Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
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Betting markets still put the odds for Wilson at 70%.
And if the if the vote shifts a normal amount, she will win. This was always likely to be close. Keep calm and prepare to cure ballots if needed!
In Seattle, Bruce Harrell (incumbent) is leading with 53% of the vote over Katie Wilson for Mayor.
We really need all the good vibes please. We put everything on the line to get Katie elected. We need the late votes to break her way by 56% until Friday. She can do it. But good news is we kicked our city council president to the curb and elected Dionne Foster, ousted our CA and kept a council seat
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Cuomo gave a fairly graceless concession speech, and Mamdani rips his skin off:

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo the best in private life. But let tonight be the last time I mention his name."
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Tonight, California made it clear: we’re taking back our voice and democracy.

Here’s to proof that when we act together, we win.
It has a 0% critic consensus on rotten tomatoes, and Kim and Murphy are rotten to their core. Pass.
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Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
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Someday soon, Republicans will figure out how population density works…
I don’t want to hear a word out of Neera Tanden, who gave us the worshipped messaging from Clinton and Harris that list them elections. She’s irrelevant.
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
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Zohran Mamdani's message to President Trump: "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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AOC: “We have a future to plan for, we have a future to fight for, and we’re either gonna do that together or you’re going to be left behind… This is about: do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now, and the assignment is to come together across difference no matter what.”
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—PA Dems 2 open statewide judge seats in PA
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, + defend swing counties
—Dems flip NY's Onondaga & Dutchess counties, a first in decades, & PA's Luzerne County
—Seattle GOP city attorney trails big
—MN Dems defend state Senate
—Dems defend swing leg seats in NY, WA
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—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once 'ground 0' of right-wing takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]

—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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Zohran Mamdani overcoming a nationwide smear campaign from both sides of the establishment once again proves that there is no substitute for simply being the person you say you are.
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I love that Zohran did not praise Cuomo in his speech. You absolutely do not have to say nice things about bad people. We should normalize that in “polite” politics: Praising bad people is not actually “civility.”
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America had normal elections across the country today. An unpopular president’s party suffered a rebuke at the polls in sign that our system of democratic accountability still works.

The dangers to that system are real and remain, but our democracy is not dead yet.

It’s on us to keep it that way.