What a difference a year makes! I went from feeling like crap to feeling…good?! Dare I say hopeful even!?
But this isn’t about me. It’s about us. The work we did together helped power some incredible victories:
- Abigail Spanberger flipped the Virginia governor’s seat by more than 15 points — becoming the first woman ever to lead the commonwealth.
- Mikie Sherrill crushed a Trump-endorsed MAGA sycophant by a landslide.
Did your donations single-handedly clinch these victories? Who’s to say!? Okay I’m saying: They sure didn’t hurt.
Democrats swept every single major race nationwide. We gave Trump and his morally bankrupt enablers the electoral equivalent of a giant middle finger and we gave Democrats the jolt of energy we need to win big in 2026.
And that’s not all! Last night:
- Every single county in Virginia shifted blue — and Democrats substantially increased majority in the House of Delegates
- Mississippi voters broke the GOP’s State Senate supermajority
- Democrats held all three Pennsylvania Supreme Court seats
- Georgia flipped both Public Service Commissioner races for the first time in 20 years
- Kansas Republicans dropped their redistricting schemes
- And J.D. Vance’s half-brother lost the mayoral race in Cincinnati (I’m not saying that one’s a bellwether, but it’s satisfying!)
So yeah, I’m feeling pretty good! But you know what? We still have a ton of work to do if we’re going to continue feeling this way after the midterms next year.
I believe in our party and what we represent. And so do you. That’s why you opened this email.
I hope you can help us help Democrats who will flip the House, defend the Senate, and win up and down the ballot.
Thanks,
Al
P.S. Isn’t it nice to finally wake up to some good news?
