@heidilifeldman states who managed just fine on less than 2 weeks notice include #virginia, with a republican gov

@dramypsyd #virginia started with weekly monies onto #snap cards last Monday. Think they continued today. It was not hard to do. Gov (and legisl?) decided and about a week maybe two later boom card filled. So how could #usda “forget” how to do this but every state can who wants to?

$38.5 m a week from #va rainy day fund budget surplus.

“Despite Donald’s pathetic protestations to the contrary, these results were in part very much about him—his unpopularity, his unfitness, and his failures.”

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #election #NewJersey #Virginia #California #ZohranMamdani
/16

https://open.substack.com/pub/marytrump/p/it-is-our-time

"The sheer magnitude of these wins, and the massive surge in (Democratic) turnout that produced them, shows that people are furious about what Trump and MAGA are doing. And it shows just how badly we were misled by poll-driven takes declaring that Americans supported Trump’s cruel mass deportation plans."

~ Michael Podhorzer

#Trump #election #NewJersey #Virginia #California #ZohranMamdani
/20

https://www.weekendreading.net/p/why-democrats-dominated

"When I walked outside on this beautiful fall morning, I heard birds singing — even the mourning doves sounded a little less doleful. And then I heard it: neighbors laughing as they walked their dog.

Neighbors laughing. I realized I hadn’t heard that on our street in a long time. Maybe for a year — or thereabouts.

As the leaves fall here in the Virginia suburbs, hopes rise again for American democracy."

~ Diana Butler Bass

#Trump #election #Virginia
/19

https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/notes-on-the-state-of-virginia

"Bret Baier—on Fox News, to Fox & Friends—had to explain to his audience how bad it was. 'It’s a big loss,' he said. Not just the results, but 'the spreads are surprising.' …

When the votes came in, Fox News had to explain to its own audience that Republicans lost. Badly. Not in spite of Trump’s power, but because of what Trump’s power is doing to people."

~ Mike Brock

#Trump #election #NewJersey #Virginia #California #ZohranMamdani
/18

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-simulation-is-collapsing

"The election was a rebuke of Trump and not only because he has failed to deliver economic relief. … The margins matter as an indication of where things are heading, namely, voters do not want Trumpism to reign unchecked."

~ Andy Craig

#Trump #election #NewJersey #Virginia #California #ZohranMamdani
/17

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-election-was-a-rebuke-of-trump

“Despite Donald’s pathetic protestations to the contrary, these results were in part very much about him—his unpopularity, his unfitness, and his failures.”

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #election #NewJersey #Virginia #California #ZohranMamdani
/16

https://open.substack.com/pub/marytrump/p/it-is-our-time

"Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks. We saw the poll that came out the day before Election Day. His disapproval rating was a record 63 percent. People are deeply sour about nearly everything (reduced border crossings being the sole exception), and they blame him for every single bit of it."

~ Michael Tomasky

#Trump #election #NewJersey #California #Virginia #ZohranMamdani #Democrats
/15

https://newrepublic.com/article/202710/2025-election-verdict-america-remorse-trump

"Trumpism was never about governing. It’s about grievance. And you can’t build a movement on grievance forever; eventually, the people notice the smell."

~ Michael Cohen

#Trump #election #NewJersey #California #Virginia #ZohranMamdani #Democrats
/14

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/the-sweet-smell-of-gop-failure

"So yesterday showed us what a wave election looks like. And what was the best predictor of the vote, and the probable source of the wave? Donald Trump. …

2025’s off-year elections were, to a remarkable degree, a referendum on Trump."

~ William Kristol

#Trump #election #NewJersey #California #Virginia #ZohranMamdani #Democrats
/13

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-resistance-blue-wave-elections-spanberger-sherrill-mamdani

"To a large degree, it was a referendum on Trump, and anti-Trump forces won across the board."

~ Dan Froomkin

#Trump #election #NewJersey #California #Virginia #ZohranMamdani #Democrats
/12

https://www.headsupnews.org/p/the-resistance-is-ascendant

Wenn die Stadt, die niemals schlaeft so ein Zeichen setzt... wenn dieses US-Wahrzeichen, diese Institution #NewYork einen Politiker wie #Mamdani zum Buegermeister macht, dann sollte uns das allen Hoffnung machen.

#Trump hat nun ein riesiges Problem... nicht nur in New York, auch in #NewJersey und #Virginia

Moin #Fediverse und an alle Early Birds. Ich denke das sind hervorragende Nachrichten aus den USA. Alles wird gut!

Congratulations to the new Governor of Virginia! Thanks to all the Virginia voters abroad who voted!
#Virginia #VA #Democrats

Ich habe mal ein kleines "Best of" der #Mamdani Wahlsieg-Rede zusammengeschnitten und kommentiert. Ohne aber die sensationellen Wahlsiege in #Virginia und #NewJersey zu vergessen.

Er haut da tatsaechlich ein paar feine Ansagen in Richtung #Trump raus, auf die dieser bisher noch nicht reagiert hat.

https://youtu.be/HAZ-Rvufr2Y

#Virginia #Governor :

#Democrat #AbigailSpanberger wins

https://election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11-04/states/Virginia

#elections

“Spanberger, 47, centered her campaign heavily on economic and affordability issues, as well public safety and her support for abortion rights” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685 #Virginia #Spanberger #elections #VAPol

Democrats won a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the U.S. presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks to next year's congressional midterm elections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/world/politics/democrats-sweep-elections-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #zohranmamdani #abigailspanberger #mikiesherrill #democrats #republicans #newyork #newjersey #virginia #us #donaldtrump

Wenn die Stadt, die niemals schlaeft so ein Zeichen setzt... wenn dieses US-Wahrzeichen, diese Institution #NewYork einen Politiker wie #Mamdani zum Buegermeister macht, dann sollte uns das allen Hoffnung machen.

#Trump hat nun ein riesiges Problem... nicht nur in New York, auch in #NewJersey und #Virginia

Moin #Fediverse und an alle Early Birds. Ich denke das sind hervorragende Nachrichten aus den USA. Alles wird gut!

@heidilifeldman Dems have picked up +13 seats for a +14 seat majority in the house of delegates. Abby has her team and a majority of historic proportions. A mandate. #virginia is for winners

“Spanberger, 47, centered her campaign heavily on economic and affordability issues, as well public safety and her support for abortion rights” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685 #Virginia #Spanberger #elections #VAPol