This shutdown has become the longest in American history, and still Republicans refuse to do their jobs and end it. Next year, we must elect responsible leaders who are willing to put the American people first. Flipping the House for Democrats is how we avoid another shutdown like this one.

Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats: in 2001: 32 in 2003: 34 in 2005: 40 in 2007: 44 in 2009: 39 in 2011: 32 in 2013: 33 in 2015: 34 in 2017: 49 in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999) in 2021: 48 in 2023: 51 2025, i.e. this week: 64

US citizen George Retes speaks out about his unlawful detainment by ICE. Institute for Justice website: ij.org

TOMORROW! Monday Nov 10, from 6-8pm: Write Postcards, we will be writing postcards from @cartoons4democracy.bsky.social this month. Bring your colored pens and 25-50 postcard stamps so we can get started on taking back the House in 2026! tinyurl.com/Columbia-at-... tinyurl.com/Crownsville-...

particularly when axios is reporting it and no one else — not even politico — is.

Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen. Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.

🧵 The 3 biggest takeaways from Democrats' big wins last night Democratic candidates swept the board on Tuesday, winning every major race across the country. They did so for 3 reasons: 1) They campaigned without apology and without ceasing. Continue here or click through below:

“…the worse it gets for him, the more obvious it is that he’s losing, the more desperate and extreme he gets. That means we can’t sit back and relax, counting the days until the midterms and a beautiful blue wave. We need to maintain our sense of urgency.” www.americaamerica.news/p/a-punch-in...

FUN FACT: The number of people signed up for today’s chat is greater than the number of people who voted for JD Vance’s half-brother on Tuesday. There’s a lot to discuss! @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social will see you at 3p ET/12p PT.

Last night, we were in Carroll County for the Talk-Back Tour! We gained valuable insights on where to go from here and what is affecting them the most. Only 3 more stops to go. Sign up at mddems.org/tbt

Thank you to all out volunteers & congrats on the results! Let's keep it going!🌊🌊🌊! On Monday, Nov 10, from 6-8pm, we will be writing Cartoons for Democracy postcards. Bring your colored pens🖊️🖋️ & 25-50 postcard stamps so we can get started! tinyurl.com/Columbia-at-... tinyurl.com/Crownsville-...

This is the power of grassroots organizing: ✅ 3 Virginia statewide offices ✅ 8 Virginia House of Delegates races ✅ California’s redistricting ballot measure, Prop 50 Tonight, Democrats prevailed in 100% of Swing Left's 2025 races. When we work together, we win.

This year, Swing Left volunteer-led groups knocked on more than 82k doors, made more than 129k phone calls, and raised over $336k to help elect Virginia Democrats. Next up? Bringing this energy nationwide to flip the House and put a real check on Trump’s agenda next year.

Virginia can now move forward with redistricting and strengthen Democrats’ path to flipping the U.S. House in 2026. These wins are a sign that voters are rejecting MAGA extremism and that the country is ready to turn the page.

Virginia just turned blue—electing @abigailspanberger.com as Governor, @senatorhashmi.bsky.social as Lt. Governor, and @jonesjay.bsky.social as Attorney General. In the House of Delegates, Democrats expanded their majority thanks to victories by candidates Swing Left supported across the state.

Every letter written. Every flyer posted. Each one part of an effort to discover what really works to engage voters & strengthen our democracy. At Vote Forward, we’re embracing this moment with transparency and innovation—testing new ways to reach voters & sharing what we learn with our volunteers.

To our community of volunteers, data enthusiasts, and democracy-builders: thank you for helping lead the way forward. We’re grateful to be in this work with you—and we’re just getting started.

@boltsmag.org has a cheat sheet for all the elections that happened on Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025, but here's summary🧵 from Wed afternoon with a lot of important results:

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The results of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections preserve Democratic control of the court for at least two more years. Republicans are now unlikely to win an outright majority until 2029 at the earliest.

Like, wow. This was a bigger drubbing than I even realized. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Diverse group of Dems who flipped 13 red seats in Virginia House of Delegates 10 women 5 African-American 1 Asian-American (First Chinese-American elected to House) 1 Hispanic Many of them also on younger side Helps to replenish Dem ranks in Virginia

A lesson about pace of change I was registering voters in Virginia in 2008 Came across young man who said he couldn’t bc had a felony conviction Seemed impossible at time for system to change Virginians will finally get chance to repeal that part of state Constitution in 2026

This is not biggest surprise of night But still a historic moment Abigail Spanberger will become the first woman Governor in Virginia history She is likely going to get a bigger win than 9% that Dems got in 2017 last time Trump was in White House

1961 was the last Virginia gubernatorial election under the Byrd Machine, before the 24th amendment ended poll taxes. In other words, Abigail has the biggest win for any Democrat running for governor, since black people could vote again. Arguably the biggest win for any Dem in a free election.

Virginia is for election lovers There will be a special election to replace Ghazala Hashmi in the State Senate Del. Mike Jones announces he’s running as expected There will be party run process to pick Dem nominee This is safe blue seat so nominee very likely to win election

Interesting chart from VPAP comparing 2021 and 2025 turnout in Virginia Dem counties generally ran at or ahead of 2021 GOP counties generally ran behind Lowest turnout was in Buchanan in SWVA But keep in mind persuasion also important as Spanberger won independents

"Having somebody who is hungry and worried about feeding their own children is an enormous amount of stress that will impact anybody’s ability to do their job well." I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Georgia can feel like fools gold for liberals. No Democrat has won statewide in a local election since 2006. And so it’s especially notable that Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard not only flipped two seats on the Public Service Commission, but dominated them." — @lizdye.bsky.social

Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court secured statewide victories on Tuesday, following an historically expensive campaign centered on the court’s role in defending voting and abortion rights.

Thank you @swinglefthocomd.bsky.social volunteers! @johnmcauliff.bsky.social won by 636 votes! Races like this are why every point of voter contact matters! Thank you for knocking on doors for Gov-elect Spanberger & Del-elect McAuliff, & for getting out the vote with Site-based Vote Tripling!

John McAuliff just won Virginia’s closest delegate race. McAuliff ran on a strong climate platform, pledging to stop reckless data center buildout. Congrats @johnmcauliff.bsky.social!

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: In Virginia’s HD-30, Democrat John McAuliff has defeated incumbent Republican Geary Higgins. This is the SEVENTH flip of the night to Democrats in the Virginia House!!! #RedToBlue

BREAKING: Small business owner John McAuliff just FLIPPED Virginia’s HD-30! John is ready to fight for his constituents on issues ranging from reproductive freedom to farmland preservation, ensuring Virginia is a thriving place for all.

Thank you, Virginia! It is the honor of my lifetime to be elected your next Governor.

Thank you, Virginia! It is the honor of my lifetime to be elected your next Governor.

Thank you to all our @swinglefthocomd.bsky.social volunteers for knocking on doors in Purcellville, staffing our tables in Purcellville & Leesburg for SBVT, and writing postcards to help our neighbors to the south flip 3 statewide offices to Democrats! Let's keep going now & into 2026🌊!

Election Day tomorrow! Let's go!!!

Key elections are happening tomorrow. Make your plan to vote now→ IWillVote.com

—10 biggest blue counties make up 51.3% of all voters so far. (It was 45.6% at this same point last year.) —The two counties that contain Atlanta (Fulton + DeKalb) make up 26% of electorate so far. (It was 18% last year.) —Of voters so far, 33.8% are Black. (It was 25.4% last year.)

It's the eve of Election Day, & turnout in Georgia is a small fraction of what it was 12 months ago... Still, there are 2 statewide races to be decided by whomever has voted by tomorrow. Where we're at: —640,048 Georgians have already voted. (Roughly 4 million at this stage 12 months ago.) 1/2

Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand. There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise. Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.

This year, Trump has wasted $26 million of YOUR money on golf. He’s spending $300 million on his new ballroom. He’s sending a $40 billion bailout to Argentina. But he can't find a dime to keep Americans from going hungry?

Hey Utah! Please turn in your ballots, and you need to have them in before 8pm on November 4th. Let's get the voter turnout higher!

Letter writers for @votefwd.bsky.social campaigns: mail by date is TOMORROW!

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

‘We’ve Got to Do Something!’ GOP Lawmakers Call Out Party’s ‘Morally Bankrupt’ Inaction On Health Care Costs. www.mediaite.com/media/news/w...

Georgians have the fourth-highest utility bills in the country. Why? Our PSC keeps us reliant on out-of-state energy. 🗳 Vote Nov. 4 for a PSC that delivers clean, affordable, local power.

See how this could impact you and folks across our state. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/gove...

On Day 27 of Republicans' federal government shutdown, Wisconsin OCI released new data showing many Wisconsinites will be forced to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars more each month for their healthcare coverage if Republicans don't extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.