Last night, we took back our country.
I am beyond fired up. Democrats won the House and Senate. It wasn’t just a blue tsunami—it was a legendary defeat of Trump and every abhorrent thing he stands for.
I’ve had a lot of election nights since 2003, but I’ve never had one like that. Texas elected a Democrat to the Senate for the first time since 1988, and Kansas did it for the first time since 1932. South Carolina threw out a senator Trump flew in multiple times to save. The man in charge of protecting GOP House seats lost his own. So many huge upsets.
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Two years ago when we lost, I said I would refuse to give Trump an inch, and that’s exactly what we did. So many of you stood with me. You shared our posts and hashtags. You contacted Congress. You drove your neighbors to vote. You fought, and refused to go down quietly. Last night was yours.
The Trump regime and corporate media spent the last two years saying our work was a wasted effort. They counted on us staying home and being too tired. We got up, we got our neighbors, and we went and voted. We proved every one of them wrong. Egg, meet face.
Now that we won, here’s what I pledge to you.
I’ll never stop digging into Trump and the crooks around him. And we won’t give a new Democratic majority any days off. We didn’t elect them to smile for the cameras. This new Congress must be a force to be reckoned with. Subpoenas. Investigations. Impeachments. That’s what we expect from a new House and Senate. A new level of fight every minute of every day. And we will hold them to that.
Trump has 60 days left with a Congress that won’t ask him a thing, and he knows it. He’ll try to grab everything he can, but we’ll be right there fighting back.
For two years we relentlessly worked with no days off, as our Watchdog Coalition brought the fire to Trump and the Republicans who covered for him. Starting today, we refocus on stopping any lame duck power moves, and anything the GOP tries to pull over the next two months. All while planning ahead for a Blue Congress.
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Thank you. For every letter, every call, and all the work you do. We’re in this together, and last night we won.
Onward!
Scott
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We won the House and the Senate last night, but Trump still has a Congress that covers for him until the new one is sworn in. These four letters make sure he doesn’t grab anything, and that the new majority knows what we expect from day one.
No lame-duck power grabs: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-no-lame-duck-power-grabs
Count every vote and seat every winner: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-count-every-vote-and-seat-every-winner
Subpoena the unredacted Epstein files on day one: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-new-congress-subpoena-the-unredacted-epstein-files-on-day-one
Investigate Don Jr. and the Trump family’s Pentagon deals: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-investigate-the-trump-familys-pentagon-deals/
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The most interesting thing for me yesterday, while running 2 precincts, was how well-behaved all the voters were. In the previous few elections the local magas were uniformly belligerent and in-one's-face. Not yesterday. We had record voter attendance and everybody was polite and kind. Plus we had a few first-time voters - 2 18-year-olds, and 1 40-ish Latino gentleman. All were applauded and congratulated. It was a long, but ultimately rewarding day. And we sure are happy about the results! Now the real work begins. #BlueWave #DontbeComplacent