WE WON! IN A LANDSLIDE!

[trof]

Background:
I'm the campaign treasurer for a friend running for city council seat.
If elected, she would be the first black female to ever serve in this small coastal Alabama town.

Well, SHE WON!
The election was yesterday.
She beat the 3 term incumbent by 180 to 43.
I've never seen a harder working bunch of campaign supporters.
They knocked on every door, called every voter.
We are over the moon!
:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[ingac70]

1. Congrats! n/t

[billyoc]

2. Congratulations!

:woohoo:

[northofdenali]

3. trof, my dear, you've always busted your butt for what you believe in.

See? It works!

:hug: to you AND

:bounce::bounce::bounce::toast::thumbsup::toast::bounce::bounce::bounce:
to your new Councilperson!

I know Alabama - and I know it's double tough - and I know you support the best. That way, the best win! :loveya:

AND WHAT A WIN! :dem::dem::kick::patriot::kick::dem::dem:

[grannie4peace]

4. yahoooooo for youuuuu!!!!!:):):)

:):):)

[Syrinx]

5. congratulations!

I hope Obama gets 180 votes in Foley! :)

[trof]

7. I can guarantee that, and more.

Although our mayor and city council races are non-partisan, my lady is a true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool Democrat.
So are all of her supporters.
And they think Obama's nomination is nothing short of miraculous.

[bunkerbuster1]

6. Fantastic. Multiply this by all the little local races, inspired by a re-energized party...

well, y'all get the picture, right?

[BlueJazz]

8. Great Job !! I'm happy for you.

:) :) :) :)

[Maine-ah]

9. K&R

for an historical win! Congrats!

[Vinca]

10. 180 to 43? That's not a landslide, that's a blood bath! Congratulations. nt

[cabbage08]

11. Congrats

[trof]

12. More about my friend/candidate:

I met her husband about 6 years ago.
He runs a small contracting business and did a remodeling/room addition/new roof job for us.
During the days and weeks he was here our relationship went beyond employer-employee and we became friends.

Through that friendship we met his wife.
She handles the insurance/workman's comp/etc. for the human resources department of a major realtor here.
Smart as a whip and she is a delightful lady.

Until a few months ago the thought of running for office had never entered her mind. Then relatives and friends began asking her to consider it.
They weren't happy with their do-nothing district council rep.
The buzz began to spread and more and more folks asked her to please run.
The rest, as they say, is history.
We're planning a big victory celebration Saturday.
:-)

[bananas]

13. Great news!

Sounds like she has a lot of support from her friends, that's good.

[pleah]

14. K&R! Well done!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[eridani]

15. Welcome to our growing farm team!

Whether she stays in municipal government for the rest of her career, or moves to state or national office, we all win.

[Breeze54]

16. That's awesome, trof !! I remember you talking about this....

:woohoo: :applause: :applause: :D

:kick: & Recommended !

[lpbk2713]

17. That proves the voters are done with the rethuglican party.

Congrats to her and to you. The voters made the right choice even if it wasn't a non-partisan position. If she made it known
she was a Dem, that is true progress. She didn't win by just a squeaker either, she won by a LARGE margin over an incumbent.

[NMDemDist2]

18. that is very very cool!!

congratulations to all of your team!

:patriot:

[ceile]

19. Excellent!!!!

:toast:

[Joe Chi Minh]

20. K&R

[sandnsea]

21. Congratulations!!!

That is wonderful news! I hope that signals the kind of change the whole country is looking for.

[trof]

22. Thanks for all the recs and encouragement.

This was just a little story about a little political race in a little southern town.
Maybe it's a harbinger of what will come to pass in November?
One can hope.
And I guess that's what we're selling.
Hope.
And a chance for change.
Keep the faith, baby.
And never, never, NEVER give up.
;-)

[onethatcares]

23. now she has to make sure she sticks to the core ideas of

our system. Congratulations to her and way to go to all of you guys that worked so hard. :loveya:

[struggle4progress]

24. yippee yay!

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. That is terrific!

[guruoo]

26. BTDT: Feels good, doesn't it?

[lonestarnot]

27. Wow! In a landslide! Congratulations!

[beac]

28. Bravo to you and BRAVA to her!!

WELL DONE!!

[mopinko]

29. congratulation. the world is run by the people who show up.

hope this is just the start of a long political career for the both of you.

[barbtries]

30. mazeltov