With everything that's going on, you'd probably be forgiven for not remembering — or even knowing in the first place — that the lower house of the Michigan legislature was tied between Republicans and Democrats since November, when two members left to serve as the mayors of Westland and Warren, their hometowns.
Well, the house is tied no more, because in a special election yesterday, the Democratic candidates won the empty seats. That might not be surprising since the districts are quite blue — but the margins of victory over their Republican opponents were huge: 59 percent to 38 percent in one race, and 65 percent to 34 percent in the other.
Sounds like one more example of Democrats outperforming, with voters getting their butts to the polls for a "special" in the middle of April when there are plenty of other things on people's to-do lists. So we were feeling pretty good about that. And then we saw something that made us feel even better.
Democrats running for the US Senate in 2024 are crushing their Republican opponents in fundraising. Incumbents Jacky Rosen in Nevada, Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, Jon Tester in Montana and Sherrod Brown in Ohio are all cleaning up. But so are challengers Colin Allred in Texas and Ruben Gallego in Arizona.
This is great news. Each of these states, plus Michigan, is going to be crucial in the fall — and it looks like we Democrats are motivated, giving money, organized, and turning out our vote. Keep it up! We cats PURR.
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