At a time of so much feeling of disappointment and concern about the election results of 2024 for the Democratic Party, there are bright moments to applaud.
Josh Stein became the first Jewish Governor of North Carolina.
Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware became the first combination of African American women elected to the US Senate, and only the fourth and fifth such women in American history. They also became only the 13th and 14th African American Senators, including nine men.
Two new Jewish American Senators were elected, including Adam Schiff of California and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan; and the first Korean American Senator, Andy Kim, was elected in New Jersey.
I’m glad for these successes. They give me some hope,
Some media outlets are saying that Bob Casey has lost. MSNBC hasn’t called the race yet.
It sounds like split ticketing happened with this election.
A bit of good news. Ruben Gallego beat Kari Lake.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4969256-ruben-gallego-defeats-kari-lake/
MSNBC predicts that Jacky Rosen has won Nevada, but they haven’t called the race for Ruben Gallego yet, although he appears to be leading.
MSNBC finally announced that Ruben Gallego has won his Senate race in Arizona.