The lefties at Progressive States, a counter to ALEC and SPN, are elated with the election results. Here is how they spin the results.
A Good Day for Progressives
Tuesday’s election saw a nationwide repudiation of the rightwing agenda– and the emergence of new progressive leaders and ideas across the country, from Congress down to the statehouses. Change in control of the US House and Senate is dominating the headlines, but sweeping change is also coming to our statehouses due to the election.This was not merely a partisan “throw the bums” out reaction, but as issues raised in the elections and ballot initiatives approved across the country show, this was a real political movement away from rightwing ideology towards common sense commitments to improving the lives of working families.
