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In the present environment with the avalanche of challenges to our democracy that "flood the zone," Speak Out Seniors identifies key ACTIONS that seniors can take immediately to resist. Each of us can make a difference.
ACTIONS on the home page are our most recent recommendations based on developments.
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONG!
Nov 4 Election Results Nationwide
Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from an American Nov 4, 2025
A Daily Blog by Heather Cox Richardson. (free)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
"...Tonight the results came in. American voters have spoken.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governorship of Virginia by 15 points, becoming Virginia’s first female governor. Every single county in Virginia moved toward the Democrats, who appear to have picked up at least 12 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the governorship of New Jersey by more than ten points (the vote counts are still coming in as I write this).
Pennsylvania voted to retain three state supreme court justices, preserving a 5–2 liberal majority on the court. Democrats in Georgia flipped two statewide seats for public service commissioners by double digits. Mississippi broke the Republican supermajority in the state senate.
Maine voters rejected an attempt to restrict mail-in voting; Colorado voters chose to raise taxes on households with incomes over $300,000 to pay for meals for public school students.
California voters approved Proposition 50 by a margin of about 2 to 1, making it hard for Trump to maintain the vote was illegitimate.
And in New York City, voters elected Zohran Mamdani mayor.
Tonight, legal scholar John Pfaff wrote: “Every race. It’s basically been every race. Governors. Mayors. Long-held [Republican] dog-catchers. School boards. Water boards. Flipped a dungeon master in a rural Iowa D&D club. State senators. State reps. A janitor in Duluth. State justices. Three [Republican] Uber drivers. Just everything.”
Trump posted on social media: “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters.”
But in fact, today voters resoundingly rejected Trump and Trumpism, and tomorrow, politics will be a whole different game."
SUPPORT, "WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS"
New York Times Petition
New York Times Petition
This summer, Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, co-chaired a project which resulted in publishing a full-page petition in the New York Times on July 4 titled, “We Hold These Truths”. This is a carefully drafted statement of principles of American democracy. These were developed, debated and completed by a bipartisan group of about 20 thoughtful Americans.
- Personal Freedoms: Upholding free speech, fair criminal justice, and personal autonomy.
- Equality: Guaranteeing equal rights and opportunities for every American, recognizing that freedom depends on equality for all.
- Democracy and Elections: Supporting accessible voting, honoring election results, and protecting the peaceful transfer of power.
- The Rule of Law: Limiting government power through equality before the law, due process, judicial independence, and accountability.
- Separation of Powers: Ensuring no branch of government exceeds its constitutional authority, preserving checks and balances.
Notable Americans—Stacey Abrams, Pete Buttigieg, Barbara Comstock, Sophia Bush, and Stuart Gerson, from across the political spectrum including judges, authors, actors, and everyday citizens, have joined to support and protect these truths. Join us. Share the truths. Stand for what’s right.
You can see the names of the authors and the resulting statement on their website: http://www.weholdtruths.org