Post-Election Thoughts
Just want to get some thoughts down as the afterglow of Election Night wears off.
(By the way — the Lubbock Democrats victory party was definitely the best place to be last night we had 200+ people of all races laughing, crying, hugging, dancing, and having a great time!)
Two things weigh heavily on my mind amid the joy of the Obama/Biden victory.
First, every single anti-gay ballot initiative in this election passed, even California’s prop 8. This is terrible. We have a long way to go in terms of gay rights in this country.
Second, our local and statewide Democratic candidates did not do as well as I had hoped. At the county level, we kept our one Democratic seat on the Commissioners Court, and that’s it. We failed to unseat Congressman Randy Neugebauer, a Bush Republican who bears some responsibility for our financial crisis. We didn’t elect Rick Noriega to the Senate, although we did make John Cornyn sweat a little.
Reigionally, we kept Joe Heflin — a real rising star in Texas politics — in his TX-85 House seat. He will continue to do his district proud.
In the meantime, I look forward to having a President I can be proud of and a spirit of progress that we can feel in our hearts.
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama, and good luck on picking out that puppy!
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