• Two women become the first Muslim women in Congress
• Duncan Hunter wins reelection with a virulently Islamophobic campaign
•Colorado baker wins right to refuse service to gay customers
•Colorado elects nation's first openly-gay governor
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• 2 Dems become 1st Native Americans elected to Congress
• N. Dakota's voter ID law suppresses 1000s of Native American votes
• Parkland (and the rest of FL) now has NRA-approved governor & senators
• A gun-control advocate won Newt's old district
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• GA, KS, & others close/move polling places that impact people of color
• Women of color win key House races across the country
• White women flip all top positions in MI + 2 House seats
• White women overwhelmingly vote for Cruz, DeSantis, Kemp
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It's a helluva thing & makes living in the same country a challenge. But better to recognize this truth and proceed from there than to pretend outcomes we don't like are somehow "not America." /4x
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