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GoLeft TV

(3,951 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:54 PM Monday

Voters Just Said "F YOU" To TrumpAcross the country -- even in places that were supposed to be "unwinnable" -- voters are



Across the country — even in places that were supposed to be “unwinnable” — voters are stepping up: a Democrat just won a mayor’s race in Tennessee for the first time in over 30 years, a deep-red district came within a few points of flipping, and special elections Republicans assumed were theirs were won by Democrats instead. It didn’t dominate headlines, but it should have — because the real story of 2025 is that Americans didn’t give up. And as we head toward 2026, the Trump movement knows the tide is shifting, which is why they’re already spreading lies and trying to discredit elections again. But this year isn’t about fear — it’s about focus, turnout, and believing that truth, compassion, and the Constitution still matter. Every race counts. Every vote counts. And this is the year we organize, defend democracy, and vote like our future — and our kids’ futures — depend on it. Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser breaks this down.
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Voters Just Said "F YOU" To TrumpAcross the country -- even in places that were supposed to be "unwinnable" -- voters are (Original Post) GoLeft TV Monday OP
I will rejoice mwmisses4289 Monday #1
I am under no illusion... berksdem Monday #2
This empire building shit isn't going to be a winner Klarkashton Monday #3

mwmisses4289

(3,265 posts)
1. I will rejoice
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:06 PM
Monday
after we win elections, not before. Too many seem to be crowing about wins before they happen, and as we saw with Clinton and Harris, that can lead to complacency and disaster.

berksdem

(895 posts)
2. I am under no illusion...
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:20 PM
Monday

that elections moving forward will be free and fair. I am also under no illusion that the mid-terms will be a "reset" of democracy. Come 2028 I fear the damage will be done and we will be far beyond the tipping point. I hate being negative but I fear all is lost and we are moving into a global political oligarchy shared by a few countries.

Klarkashton

(4,740 posts)
3. This empire building shit isn't going to be a winner
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:21 PM
Monday

.people really don't care about Venezuela or anyplace else.

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