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Summary
In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie looks at the historic midterm results and credits record Black and Latino turnout, achieved without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act after *Louisiana v. Callais*, with defeating gerrymandered maps and electing a series of firsts, from Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia to the first Latina governor in Texas, Gina Hinojosa. He warns that “elections are not absolution”: treating the vote as a moral cleansing risks a national ritual of forgetting that leaves untouched the selfishness, greed, and hatred that brought Trumpism to power. Eddie argues that Democrats should not simply return to the pre-Trump status quo but reframe American politics around a transformative agenda for the public good, including Medicare for All, a living wage, and housing, in service of a thriving multiracial democracy.
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Midterm Election Analysis
Trump’s Influence Wanes as Republicans Suffer Midterm Losses – The New York Times
Democrats Secure Historic Midterm Victories – Common Dreams
Exclusive: Democrats’ Memo on Voters of Color and the ‘Blue Tsunami’ – TIME
Summary
In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie looks at the historic midterm results and credits record Black and Latino turnout, achieved without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act after *Louisiana v. Callais*, with defeating gerrymandered maps and electing a series of firsts, from Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia to the first Latina governor in Texas, Gina Hinojosa. He warns that “elections are not absolution”: treating the vote as a moral cleansing risks a national ritual of forgetting that leaves untouched the selfishness, greed, and hatred that brought Trumpism to power. Eddie argues that Democrats should not simply return to the pre-Trump status quo but reframe American politics around a transformative agenda for the public good, including Medicare for All, a living wage, and housing, in service of a thriving multiracial democracy.
A Native Son is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Continue Reading…
Midterm Election Analysis
Trump’s Influence Wanes as Republicans Suffer Midterm Losses – The New York Times
Democrats Secure Historic Midterm Victories – Common Dreams
Exclusive: Democrats’ Memo on Voters of Color and the ‘Blue Tsunami’ – TIME
Voter Demographics and Impact
Black Voters Drive Democratic Success in the South – AP News
Gen Z Is Heading to Congress, and Melat Kiros Is Making History as Colorado’s First Black Congresswoman – TheGrio
Black Voters Drive Democratic Success in the South – AP News
Gen Z Is Heading to Congress, and Melat Kiros Is Making History as Colorado’s First Black Congresswoman – TheGrio
Candidate Agendas & State Races
Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Democrats’ Midterm Agenda – Common Dreams
Live updates: Mississippi Senate race
Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Democrats’ Midterm Agenda – Common Dreams
Live updates: Mississippi Senate race
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