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Today is Election Day. Get out the vote, get out your vote, do your civic duty, and take the responsibility for what direction you want this country to go in. Please remember January 6th, and the heroes of that day who are still traumatized – that kind of thing doesn’t go away overnight and it certainly doesn’t go away when the circumstances that led to it in the first place are still prevalent. We need to stop the impending fascism and save our democracy. It’s not perfect. Of course, it’s not perfect, but one party wants to help you, and one wants to destroy our American experiment. Vote blue for Democracy.
These are some of the important races around the country that I am keeping my eye on and praying for. I’ve already voted today. We got up extra early to get my middle son to the polls. He’s a first time voter. In the car on the way home, my husband asked him if he voted on the bond issue, he wouldn’t tell him. I think that was just to be an amused teenager, but it drives home the point that your vote is YOUR VOTE. Use it wisely.
These are in no special order. You can look them up with Google, and to watch the returns, I’d recommend MSNBC who will have Rachel Maddow leading the coverage beginning at 6pm EST, although starting at 4pm is Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace. She’s great to watch – good insights, good guests.
- Senate Races
- AZ – Mark Kelly
- CO – Michael Bennet
- CT – Richard Blumenthal
- FL – Val Demmings
- GA – Rev. Raphael Warnock
- HI – Brian Schatz
- NH – Maggie Hassan
- NV – Catherine Cortez-Masto
- NY – Chuck Schumer
- OH – Tim Ryan
- PA – John Fetterman
- WA – Patty Murray
- WI – Mandela Barnes
- Also, keep an eye on Iowa and Kentucky
- House of Representatives
- AK – Mary Peltola
- MI – Elissa Slotkin
- NY – Matt Castelli
- NY – Sean Maloney
- VA – Abigail Spanberger
- Governors
- CA – Gavin Newsom
- CO – Jared Polis
- FL – Charlie Crist
- GA – Stacey Abrams
- MI – Gretchen Whitmer
- NY – Kathy Hochul
- PA – Josh Shapiro
- TX – Beto O’Rourke
- Mayor
- Los Angeles – Karen Bass