Thread by @ErinSchrode

I believe @JoeBiden will be our next President + @KamalaHarris our next VP. But we’re anything but the *United* States of America.

When every vote is counted (a critical piece of the democratic process which, yes, takes time), I think Biden will reach 270 electoral votes…THREAD

.@JoeBiden will become the 46th leader of this nation + assume the most powerful office in the land — an ousting of the incumbent which is indeed monumental + a necessary step for any progress— but this election is the furthest from a repudiation on Trump, his admin or policies…

When tens of millions vote for Trump in #Election2020 and therein condone, even stoke the flames of, white supremacy, hatred, violence, oppression, division and dishonesty, humanity and society and democracy and basic decency lose.

Blatant racism, outright bigotry, incessant lies, dogwhistles to extremists, 230,000 dead from Covid are somehow not dealbreakers or disqualifiers for the masses of Americans in #Election2020.

Who and what people vote for in #Election2020 speaks to the values, makeup and fabric of millions of actual Americans, rather than the unproven projections or postulations of pundits, pollsters, echo chambers or the Twitterverse.

Maybe this country isn’t as virtuous or righteous as we like to think or the ingrained often fabricated or sanitized stories we tell ourselves for generations, especially among Americans who benefit from white privilege, like myself. #Election2020

Still, I have hope for this country I love, this country where I am a proud citizen, this country in whose promise I believe. #Election2020 turnout was higher than it has ever been, as people fulfilled their civic duty and engaged responsibly in the democratic process.

In freer + fairer elections, though still suffering from widespread inexcusable voter suppression nationwide, Americans cast ballots to not only elect @JoeBiden + @KamalaHarris (first black, female, Asian and and and VP in the history of this nation!), but also up + down ballot…

Americans nationwide voted in #Elections2020 to increase minimum wage, legalize marijuana and psychedelic therapeutics, restore voting rights for formerly incarcerated people, and elect diverse public officials at every level and for every office…

Americans elected new progressive prosecutors, state reps (like first trans rep @SarahEMcBride), Congress (like proudly gay Afro-Latino rockstar @RitchieTorres), Senate (like @CaptMarkKelly flipping AZ, a race I focused on, being in newly-blue Maricopa County this summer), more.

Democracy matters. Organizing matters. Representation matters. Your voice and your vote matter. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, ever. Breathe. Ground yourself. Nourish your body and soul. And count every vote in #Election2020 and always. // 🙏🏾🗳🌎