Hi, all, and happy Wednesday.
And it is happy, indeed.
Look, yāall. I donāt want to say I told you so, but in this case I will exuberantly tell you: āI told you so.ā
Why? Because in so doing I am really congratulating you, not me.
I knew you could do this.
I knew you WERE doing this.
I knew you would do this.
THANK YOU.
Iām not going to write a lot today. I phonebanked for nine hours straight yesterday; my house is a disaster; I have eight loads of laundry to do, and I may just go splurge on a massage this afternoon. Plus many others will write better pieces than I could about all we know so far and what it means. (Status Kuo has what I think is an excellent summary right here.) But let me be clear: we had an INCREDIBLE election. Stunningly so. As evidenced by our many, many victories thus farā¦and the above tweet.
Obviously it wasnāt all good news. And thereās a lot thatās still unknown. But today I am going to dwell only on the fact that what weāve doneāeven so farā is extraordinary. We defied ALL (except for Michael Mooreās) predictions. The news coming out of the states is particularly exciting. We flipped the Michigan AND Minnesota statehouses, yāall! Held off a supermajority in both NC and WI! Kept our majority in Maine! These are not small victories. They are incredibly meaningful for the people living in those states, and for democracy itself. These victories will greatly matter in 2024.
We also beat many of the most toxic, Trumpy election deniers running for statewide office.
And we did all of this while being told relentlessly, with absolute mansplaining certainty, that we wouldnāt.
Never. Ever. Forget: Itās about what we do. Not what we believe. And when it comes to us and elections they will underestimate us every time.
So the next time the āexpertsā tell you youāre going to lose, give a little smile, then keep chopping wood and carrying water.
Because it works.
I love every single one of you, and Iām so proud of you. Take a day offā¦unless you feel up to some ballot curing. Which is actually really important. See below.
Iām off to wash clothes.
šØ Here are some urgent ballot cure needs for this week. If anyone has any bandwidth left please sign up. These cured ballots could make the difference in close House or Senate races. IMPORTANT! šØ
Thursday November 10th, GA ballot curing. 4-6 ET. Sign up here.
Virginia phone bank later today 5-7 ET. Sign up here.
Illinois ballot cure 5:30-7:30 today. Sign up here.
Ballot curing into Washington (could determine balance of power in the House) multiple shifts this week. Sign up here.
Ballot curing calls for Nevada multiple shifts. Sign up here.
NY ballot cure for competitive House districts. Multiple days starting today. Sign up here.
Thanks, all. More tomorrow.
Jess
P.S. You did it again. You helped to save democracy. Really.
Dear Jessica, you inspired all of us to do better. Your dedication, skill, determination, generosity, and grace is simply astounding. Iād be happy to do your laundry today! Catherine
I stopped reading all election news except yours in the last few weeks. So much for the pundits! You are the best and you deserve some amazing time off