prognosticators

If you're american (even if you're not) you likely know how the elections went last week. Democrats across the country made historic gains in almost every part of the u.s. They won more than most people had ever dreamed possible. As a former texan, I've been hoping the state would turn blue since the 1990s. That's the era when Governor Ann Richards lost reelection to a young tycoon named George W. Bush. Hmm, whatever happened to him? Never mind! Some people did predict that Democrats across the south would win big. People like Stacey Abrams organized for years to build durable and effective movements. Movements like the ongoing anti-ICE actions in Minnesota showed that everyday people could win. These networks took Dems and leftists to victory in places that many in politics had long written off.But not everyone believed these organizers could ever pull it off. Even days before the election, many political pundits were outright wrong about who would win. It's one thing to hope (or…

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