Amidst all the gnashing of teeth and scratching of heads, there were some bright spots in Tuesday’s election results. In Minnesota, the DFL picked up thirteen seats in the state House of Representatives, leaving the Republicans with a slim two-seat majority. In Colorado, Democrat Ken Salazar was elected Senator in a state that went for Bush. In Dallas (!), a Hispanic woman who is openly gay was elected sheriff. I’m not saying this makes up for the bitter Kerry loss, but the suicidal ramblings of some Kos readers are annoying the fuck out of me. We need to do a serious gut-check. Are we going to skulk around the next two years, whining on and on about how stupid the other 51% of America is? I can guarantee you that the other side is already mobilizing for 2006. We need to do the same.
And a word of advice to the voters in Iowa and New Hampshire who will be voting in the 2008 primaries. You might consider picking a candidate who is seen as more representative of Middle America. Not that I wouldn’t love to see Hillary run, but someone like Russ Feingold may be worth a closer look.
