“The 2017 victories go far beyond these important governorship wins
[in Va. and NJ] into small towns, large towns and states in the south
and north where we have numerous ‘firsts’ of transgender, lesbian,
Latin, Sikh, Vietnamese, Sudanese, Liberian, black females/males, and
white women being elected in countless leading political positions.
Congratulations America! If there is anything encouraging in America
since the presidential election last year it has to be this recent 2017
election cycle.” - Heather Gray, November 9 Justice Initiative Column
By Ted Glick
November 7 was a very big day for liberals, progressives and
revolutionaries. All over the country Trump and Trumpism were repudiated
at the ballot box. The possibility of the Republicans losing one or
more houses of Congress a year from now is very real.
Such an outcome won’t be “the revolution,” that’s for sure. But it
would be a critical development, make it much more difficult for Trump,
if he’s still in office then, or Pence and the Republicans to achieve
anything significant in 2019 and 2020. It would also set the stage for
the needed political battle within the Democratic Party over its future
direction heading toward November, 2020.
That battle should be a top priority for all progressives. It is key
to weakening Trumpism and building the mass popular movement for the
transformational change urgently needed.
The progressive wing of the Democratic Party was strengthened by the November 7th election outcomes, by and large. Various reports indicate, as Heather
Gray writes above, that this was not a typical set of Democratic Party
victories. It is clear that the mass movement which the Bernie Sanders
campaign brought together has not dissipated but is continuing to make
its presence felt both in the streets and in the voting booths, through a
mix of different organizations and efforts.
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