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Andrew Taban | A Thanksgiving Reflection: Democracy, Community, Gratitude

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25.11.2025

Well, here we are after an interesting election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, where Democrats swept across the board in ways that have political analysts scrambling to understand.

New Jersey and Virginia elected Democratic governors, New York elected their first Muslim democratic socialist, and across state houses, local seats, and special elections, the blue wave rolled through with impressive consistency.

Right-wing media has been frantically trying to downplay these results as “just normal behavior” and “exactly what was expected” except it wasn’t.

States like Mississippi weren’t expected to lose their Republican supermajority, Democrats weren’t projected to flip two Republican seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, and the best result of all? Every single Moms for Liberty-backed candidate lost.

It’s almost like the public isn’t particularly enthusiastic about people who preach “parental choice and freedom” while simultaneously trying to limit every book you read, police your sexuality, and dictate how you raise your children. Turns out Americans want to keep “The Handmaid’s Tale” as a television show, not their lived reality.

Overall, I........

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