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Tree Lady

(12,419 posts)
Wed May 21, 2025, 12:47 PM May 21

Good news!!!

I am so excited. I live in Medford, OR red city in blue state and elections always go to the republicans.

Yesterday was an Election Day for school districts and libraries and every single dem that ran won!! That rarely happens here. None of them said R or D but everyone knew who was what. The two ladies for library that won were against banning books.

I guess people are finally tired of having crazy in their education.

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Good news!!! (Original Post) Tree Lady May 21 OP
. BoRaGard May 21 #1
YEAH BABY!! Leghorn21 May 21 #2
We needed this great news!! TY very much! bluestarone May 21 #3
Very encouraging bellwether! /nt Frasier Balzov May 21 #4
Good news, indeed. badhair77 May 21 #5
Wait a minute...is good news like that allowed at DU??? elocs May 21 #6
A bunch of them beat incumbents too Tree Lady May 21 #18
Baby steps, but great news! Hope it spreads...nt Wounded Bear May 21 #7
YAY! calimary May 21 #8
That's awesome news!!!! Thank you for sharing that and lifting our spirits! 💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 21 #9
That is good news surfered May 21 #10
HE'S DEAD ?!?!?!? groundloop May 21 #11
Same here on the south coast. It was a sweep -- KPN May 21 #12
That's awesome news!!! Thanks for sharing. n/t iluvtennis May 21 #13
More like this, please. Joinfortmill May 21 #14
Tree Lady........ Upthevibe May 21 #15
My son tells me that the same thing happened murielm99 May 21 #16
This is Grand.. Mahalo, Tree Lady! Cha May 21 #17
Sounds like grassroots goodness Blue Owl May 21 #19
the flyers here didn't say R or D but I researched them and voted accordingly Skittles May 21 #20
Your post just reminded me that we forgot to vote in the SB election- ugh Meowmee May 21 #21
that is really great news. barbtries May 21 #22
Only 19% voted Tree Lady May 22 #25
Excellent news! leftieNanner May 22 #23
Sorry you left the area Tree Lady May 22 #26
To Tacoma leftieNanner May 22 #29
Lol we moved here from Leavenworth Tree Lady May 22 #30
Thank you,Tree Lady gademocrat7 May 22 #24
Excellent! bif May 22 #27
Yea!!!!! Ty for great news! SheltieLover May 22 #28

elocs

(24,423 posts)
6. Wait a minute...is good news like that allowed at DU???
Wed May 21, 2025, 01:35 PM
May 21

My western Wisconsin city of 50,000 had a non-partisan mayoral election last month where both candidates were Democrats. The winner was a younger Black man in his first election which was surprising because his opponent was on the city council and had been president of the city council.

Tree Lady

(12,419 posts)
18. A bunch of them beat incumbents too
Wed May 21, 2025, 05:12 PM
May 21

Which was impressive. One of the library winners was very young late 20's.

KPN

(16,640 posts)
12. Same here on the south coast. It was a sweep --
Wed May 21, 2025, 02:58 PM
May 21

out with the MAGA school board members and candidates, in with the normal folks (Dems). There is hope it seems!

murielm99

(31,971 posts)
16. My son tells me that the same thing happened
Wed May 21, 2025, 03:59 PM
May 21

in his red area. They had made a little progress since Trump came on the scene, but this time, Democrats won everything, partisan and nonpartisan.

Blue Owl

(56,389 posts)
19. Sounds like grassroots goodness
Wed May 21, 2025, 05:35 PM
May 21

Let it bloom into a blue wave that obliterates future republicans

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
21. Your post just reminded me that we forgot to vote in the SB election- ugh
Wed May 21, 2025, 07:24 PM
May 21

Too many disasters going on again.

barbtries

(30,449 posts)
22. that is really great news.
Wed May 21, 2025, 10:23 PM
May 21

i think krasnov and company overshot their mark. still don't know if democracy will survive, but this tells me we have a chance.

How was the turnout?

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