i read that “democrats won everything”, but i only understood it as a NYC election where Zohran Mamdani won the post of mayor.
which political elections have happened and which are upcoming?
i read that “democrats won everything”, but i only understood it as a NYC election where Zohran Mamdani won the post of mayor.
which political elections have happened and which are upcoming?
PA Supreme Court didn’t gain a Dem judge, we successfully retained all 3 judges up for their retention vote.
There were 2 lower courts that picked up new Dem judges.
I’m in Bucks County, as mentioned in your first link and elections here went really well, better than I’d hoped. Was really shocked the Sheriff didn’t get reelected, so that was a nice surprise, and the school board elections were a bit more even with D and R wins, but Dems still look to have done really well for the most part. After having so many of our districts in the world news for stupid MAGA curriculums and anti-trans agendas, it was great to see most push back hard.
Thanks for the clarification.
Of course!
It was weird to see so many signs but supporting judges and advocating their removal, and then I started watching how much was being spent on a judicial campaign by both sides.
Thankfully Dems took it seriously and did what they needed to keep our top courts sane for another few years, but at the same time it really hit home how ridiculous the government is getting, as judicial elections should be largely apolitical.
With PA being such a large swing state, and having supported strong COVID protections and fighting the president on his voting nonsense, we’ve become a battleground of this stuff now.
We got smacked hard in the 2024 elections with a lot of real jerks winning seats across the state, and it feels the courts are our last safety net, so it was a big relief to see solid wins across the state. Most elections were not even very close here, where the county is purple but definitely red leaning.
Judges shouldn’t really be elected, they should be appointed with a 60% supermajority legislative confirmation. But they should face automatic recall votes every X years with 60% votes required to remove. This makes the judicial branch less politicized.