It's rare to have any good news at all. But if we are wanting some, plus if we are wanting to have a sense of how we are doing as left of center folks going forward, special elections are the way to go. And this...
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LINCOLN, RI - OCTOBER 14: Voters were directed to cast ballots inside at Lincoln Town Hall in Lincoln, RI on Oct. 13, 2020. Voters cast ballots in the first day.
The real political nerds follow special elections for hints of what is to come in 2022. There's been a few. The most important one was for New Mexico-1, replacing Deb.
Since commenters need continual input that Democrats are likely to do well in 2018 if we work hard or they go into full Chicken Little mode, here's another piece of good news from tonight's special election in Florida: Democrats just flipped their 36th state legislative...
In one of the comment threads last week, commenters were flipping out because of one weird Monmouth poll that showed a significant improvement in Republican polling numbers. And yes, Republican.