fulanigirl2d ago
#Voting #DC #RankedChoice #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackTwitter
Ranked Choice results in tonight. The Democratic Socialists gob smacked the established Dem party. They got 35 of the 48 seats. That's on top of our candidate winning mayoral primary and a progressive to replace Eleanor Holmes Norton. My ward elected a woman labor leader, and Dem Socialist to represent us on the City Council. First time this generation DC voters had an option and we spoke clearly!
Show threadPaul_IPv6

@fulanigirl

i am thrilled at the wins by democratic socialists and that they are lifting up others too.

we need progressives and folks with energy and new ideas, not the same tired, ineffective tripe the core democratic party establishment has been failing with for 40+ years.

Jun 21 at 11:41pmWeb
Show threadfulanigirl2d ago
@paul_ipv6 absolutely right. I've talked to some voters who are in my age group (old) and they voted for Mayor Bowser's sycophants. They were afraid. Noted the need for change but thought old school could do it even though they hadn't gotten it done before. It was quite surreal talking to them. But it just goes to show we have to keep educating the voters.