There was a special election yesterday in New York's 26th Congressional district, to fill the seat of Brian Higgins, a Democrat who resigned to head up a performing arts center in Buffalo.
It's generally a Democratic district, but specials can always be tricky — people can turn out in fewer numbers and be motivated in different ways. Our candidate, State Senator Tim Kennedy, was running against Gary Dickson, who led the Republican takeover of the union-dominated city of West Seneca. So we cats didn't want to leave anything to chance: We pitched in to write post cards for Kennedy.
Happy to report that Kennedy not only won the election, he outran expectations, beating Dickson by 36 points. He also outraised Dickson by an embarrassing margin. Impressive, but why should this be important?
Because Kennedy made reproductive rights the centerpiece of his campaign. So add another race to the incredible Democratic wins we've seen since Dobbs, starting with Kansas in 2022.
The election results are clear: Americans are furious that SCOTUS overturned Roe, and they're voting in big numbers to make their displeasure felt. It's a good thing to know on the very day that Florida's six-week abortion ban takes effect — and when Benedict Donald brags at a rally in Wisconsin about ending women's right to choose. We cats HISS and PURR at the same time.
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