Another election result
Today alone, I’ve received five — five — fundraising calls from Democratic-aligned groups saying we can’t afford a repeat of Tuesday’s election, and therefore I should yadda yadda yadda, which would involve my credit card.
I took the time with one to argue his point that Tuesday’s election was a “catastrophe” and “very bad for Democrats” and the “kind of result we can’t afford again.” “Really?” I said. “It seems to me that Democrats picked up a long-held Republican seat in New York, and won the Congressional election in California. You’re just talking about two gubernatorial races that have nothing to do with the Democratic party nationwide.” He then said that there had been many many other losses for Democrats — but when I asked for examples, he couldn’t provide any, even though he’s been “calling Democrats all across the country for days.”
“You know why everybody says this was so bad for Democrats?” I asked. “Because you’re calling everybody and telling them that! Stop calling them!”
With that, he let me go.