Speaking of Firsts ...

 

Wow, what an election night!

New York City has its first Indian, Shia Muslim and Hindu mayor, Zohran Mamdani (D). He  is also a legal immigrant.

Virginia has its first female governor,  Abigail Spanberger (moderate D), flipping the state back to blue.

Detroit has its first female mayor, Mary Sheffield (D) - who is also a person of color..*

Cincinnati has its first Indian/Asian-American mayor, Aftab Pureval (D) - his personal faith is unknown, but his father is Hindu and his mother is Tibetan Buddhist*

* The NYT has the last two listed as "nonpartisan" and I'm not sure why. They were/are Democrats.

Lots of speculation as to why, which I'm sure will be analyzed further, but for now, I think here's what we can safely say is fact ...

1) When Trump himself is not on the ballot, Democrats fare better.

2) Despite the push to remove DEI policies from government institutions and businesses, the people have spoken - and they don't care about what gender, skin color, ethnicity, or religion a candidate is, they just want the best candidate and change.  

*But don't get it twisted - this should NOT be confused with voting for them because of their gender, race, ethnicity, or faith.*

I suppose something might be said for the fact that the cost of living keeps increasing, which Trump supporters hoped would change under Trump (Really? Despite his personal greediness and selfishness?)

Or disliking authoritarian-dictator-style leadership, whether it comes from the right (fascist) or the left (communist).

But we have to delve into that more to see before we can pronounce it fact.

Otherwise, I have nothing to say about California redistricting (gerrymandering). I mean, I know it's in response to the mass Republican gerrymandering going on elsewhere, but I don't dig gerrymandering in general, and I think this is stooping to their level.

Regardless, you feel us, Trump?

The people themselves have spoken.

We won't be silenced. We just get louder. 😊