Democrats are too good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. We flipped the House, and we did so while running a ground game that could change the fundamentals of how our democracy works. Progressives should be proud of what we've done to make elections fairer. /1
We helped passed ballot initiatives that re-enfranchise 1+ million voters in FL, that overturned non-unanimous juries in LA, that simplified voter registration in MD/MI/NV, and that counters partisan gerrymandering in CO/MI/MO/UT. That's the hard work, not the fast win./2
Our work on GOTV led to increases in early voting and election day turnout. We diversified leadership at all levels--increasing representation by women, minorities, & LBGTQ candidates. We also closed the margins on GOP-won contests to slimmer ones; we made them fight for it. /3
We are fighting for a more inclusive democracy. If we only care about the win, we are no better than the partisans we criticize. The big picture is we want to keep all of yesterday's voters energized. We do this by acting like we did #VoteSaveAmerica, because we DID. /4
