MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS FLIP STATE HOUSE SEAT FROM RED TO BLUE

[RandySF]

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[mcar]

1. Kick!

[ItsjustMe]

2. .

[sheshe2]

3. K&R

[berniesandersmittens]

4. K&R

[DeeNice]

5. link to more info

[link:http://thelocalne.ws/2021/11/30/belsito-is-first-democrat-to-take-4th-essex-since-1858/|

[FakeNoose]

6. Awesome! Congratulations Rep. Belsito and Massachusetts Democrats

[lindalou65]

7. Great news!

K&R!!

[Torchlight]

8. Really good news on an otherwise gloomy day.

Congratulations to the citizens of Massachusetts!!!

[gademocrat7]

9. K&R!

[IronLionZion]

10. Dems in array

[Cha]

14. lol!

[monkeyman1]

11. hope to see a bunch of this in '22 ?

[TheRickles]

12. It's good news, but the Dems already have a 129-29 lead in the State House of Reps (not a typo!).

[gratuitous]

17. Yes, but that seat has apparently not been held by a Democrat in more than 150 years

Through all the vagaries of the electorate, the ups and downs of the country's and the commonwealth's fortunes, that seat has not been in the Democratic column for a long frickin' time.

Maybe the Republicans haven't rigged the game quite well enough yet. Georgia, too, had some very encouraging results from their election:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216102377

[TheRickles]

18. Yes, that's very true.

4th Essex is in the blue-blood North Shore (Hamilton, Manchester-by-the-Sea, the Myopia Hunt Club, etc.), so this result is a big shift, for sure. And more positive news from MA today - Gov. Charlie Baker (R) announced that he won't be running for re-election next year, pretty much guaranteeing that the governorship will be flipping from red to blue in 2022.

[sheshe2]

22. Hadn't heard that about Charlie.

Good news, thanks!

I hope AG Maura Healey runs.

[druidity33]

25. Presidential run? K&R, nt.

[TheRickles]

26. Not according to his official announcement.

He wants to be able to focus on pandemic recovery this coming year, rather than on the partisan politics of running for re-election (and presumably for President as well, though that's not mentioned - and hasn't been mentioned by any MA commentators I've read or seen). Maybe he really does want to spend more time with his family.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/01/metro/read-governor-charlie-bakers-full-statement-not-running-reelection/?p1=Article_Inline_Related_Link|

[Cha]

13. Rt TY Fantastic!

[elleng]

15. Belsito is first Democrat to take 4th Essex since 1858!!!

http://thelocalne.ws/2021/11/30/belsito-is-first-democrat-to-take-4th-essex-since-1858/

[relayerbob]

16. K&R!

[BlueJac]

19. Awesome

[lame54]

20. BREAKING NEWS: How this is bad news for democrats

[ShazzieB]

21. Uh, did you leave something out?

Just HOW is this "bad news for Democrats?"

You can't just post a subject line like that, with no content, and leave it hanging.

[dsc]

24. my guess is sarcasm

given how the mainstream media has been behaving lately.

[sheshe2]

23. What!!?

[colsohlibgal]

27. Another Encouraging Development

Maybe, just maybe, enough people are waking up, suburbanites, moderates, who finally realized where we seem to be heading.

A Girl can dream, please let it be so, the hour is late.