And Scott Walker lost in Wisconsin ... which leaves me wondering how the Foxconn deal will go.

Foxconn wasn't going very well already.

It is far less sexy, but state house focus for the next two years has really got to be the focus of anyone who wants to put money and time towards things. The ground that can be won before 2020 by any states increasing voter participation will be really big. Things like Prop 4 in FL and the Medicaid expansions are really really good. I plan to be a burr in the side of my State Sen and Rep. My cousin who works closely with the St legislature and another friend who does Ed stuff with them will be my contacts for what legislation issues to amplify. I'm gonna try to ignore federal stuff for a bit.

Three states voted to expand Medicaid too.

Including Utah, home of Help the Poor? That's the Church's Job!

Happy about Kim Davis being defeated by a man she would not issue a marriage license to!

David Ermold lost the Democratic primary to the eventual winner Caudill, but hey, still a Democrat who's promised to treat all applicants the same.

For Utah, I saw an item about one of the state senators - since they were voting on whether to legalize medical marijuana - thought it would be a good idea to know what it was about. (Seemingly no one in the state senate had ever tried it.) So he had a friend drive him to Las Vegas where he bought a package of cannabis gummies and tried one ... said it (1) didn't taste very good and (2) he didn't feel much effect from it. I guess he gets points for at least having an idea of what he would be voting on.

Heh. That is notoriously what everyone says the first time, while they are seeming very stoned to everyone around them.

It's more like a Big Blue Splash, but I'll take it. News from NH is that it turned out Very Blue, and Maine now has a Dem governor.

I had to leave work because of an anxiety attack. Not like an emotional one this is pure physical. It is rather odd not to be anxious about something but having my body react like it is.

I know people worked their asses off in FL, GA and TX to get the vote as close as they did.

So those are disappointing losses, but in FL and GA those margins are razor thin, and it's a huge advance in TX.

Taking the House back was by far the most important element of the election and the Dems did that. That puts an immediate brake on Trump's agenda. And allows all sorts of oversight.

I'm really heartened by all the grassroots advances by the Dems, and the women of color they put in the House. That's the future of the Democratic Party.

I think the Dems need to really focus on getting control of states - that was the Republican strategy back in 2010, and it had a huge effect in their voter suppression tactics.

Fighting for enfranchisement is really one of the biggest issues, and that needs to be a priority. The system has allowed for too much shenanigans.

I don't know what to tell the people that are crushingly disappointed by the results. I presume they weren't grinding down on every poll the way I was like a political junkie.

2016 wasn't just some aberration. The country is really deeply divided. Dems fought hard and got the win they needed.

The great work continues.