TPM: Democrats Won Everywhere on Tuesday

Thursday, November 06, 2025

Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo: The clearest read of what happened last night is that, as far as I can tell, Democrats won every race that was in meaningful contention anywhere in the country. That's not just high-profile races in New York, New Jersey and Virginia or the redistricting proposition in California. It goes way down into races only obsessives or local observers were watching in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Mississippi and a bunch of other places. Democrats won everywhere, and just about everywhere they won by larger margins than even optimists were expecting.

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Surprisingly quiet after Trumpanzee's rather bizarre concession speech the other night. He's expecting waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy too much out of the same pack of suckups who failed to deliver an alternative to "Obamacare" in over a decade after its inception in 2014...

#1 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-11-06 09:58 AM | Reply

If there is a free and fair election this time next year, Trump and MAGA are finished.

Sine they know that, they will sell their souls to Satan to make sure that it is anything but.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-06 10:03 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"bUt It wAsN't a bLuE WaVe"

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-06 10:08 AM | Reply

He's expecting waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy too much out of the same pack of suckups who failed to deliver an alternative to "Obamacare" in over a decade after its inception in 2014

Because they are perfectly happy letting lower middle class people who do not have employer provided health care suffer and die. Any alternative to ACA would require spending on tax money on anything other than war and they will not do that.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-06 10:10 AM | Reply

Please don't start the blue wave s*&^. That's like W standing in front of "Mission Accomplished."

It's one election in an off year. While it might be a sign of momentum building, it's far too early for back pats and is really a sign that effort needs to increase, messaging needs to learn and improve and those who want change from our current nightmare need to dig deeper and entrench themselves further in the long fight.

There's a lot of damage that can be done in the next year and one year is a TON of time for a lawless administration to kneecap free and fair elections in next year's midterms.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-11-06 10:53 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

BWAAAAAAAAAAAA

it's not quiet where I'm reading.

but then I also read in places not under threat

of dismissal for disagreeing.

#6 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-11-06 11:00 AM | Reply

#5 | Posted by jpw

BWAAAAAAAAA I understand your concern,

you think taxpayer paid trans surgery...
letting illegals in to rape and murder women
and children while getting 2 and 3 times more
benefits than americans ...who youre crying about
being off snap....IS NORMAL and just.....and your only response
will be STFU.

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-11-06 11:04 AM | Reply

^ ^ ^ STD's version of MAGA Haiku. ^ ^ ^
Multiple lines, unlimited syllables, no meter or rhyme, mostly unintelligible, some words in ALL CAPS.

Q: What is the sound of one MAGA hand clapping?
A: CLAP CLAP CLAP BROWN PEOPLE ARE COMING TO RAPE YOUR BABIES!!!!! CLAP CLAP CLAP

MAGA Koan: If a mail-in ballot is in the forest and an evil baby raping liberal isn't around to collect it, does it still get counted?

MAGA Buddhist philosophy: In order to eliminate suffering we need to make EVERYONE SUFFER and teach them that it is just the price one pays for simply existing.

#8 | Posted by pumpkinhead at 2025-11-06 11:27 AM | Reply

1 | Posted by RightisTrite a

what's quiet is any thread or comment around here
about the new AG that wants to murder gop AND THEIR CHILDREN.

BUT AGAIN...scum sucking trash are okay with that.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-11-06 11:31 AM | Reply

more blood libel from the ------.

#10 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-06 11:41 AM | Reply

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Spoon fed nonsense that doesn't reflect a single living person's actual views and opinions.

Stop being a gullible fool.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2025-11-06 11:49 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

what's quiet is any thread or comment around here
about the new AG that wants to murder gop AND THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT AGAIN...scum sucking trash are okay with that.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Dude is having a meltdown.

This is hilarious.

#12 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-06 11:50 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#11

That's not quite true. Gender-affirming care should absolutely be part of normal healthcare, and healthcare should be a responsibility of the government.

Not all gender-affirming care is surgery, but surgery should absolutely be covered as part of Medicare for All.

#13 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-11-06 12:29 PM | Reply

what's quiet is any thread or comment around here
about the new AG that wants to murder gop AND THEIR CHILDREN.

BUT AGAIN...scum sucking trash are okay with that.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Because we don't freak out over your fake news like "millions of illegal voters" "children identifying as cats" or "obama's fake birth certificate."

#14 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-06 12:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

Conservatives are always getting upset over things they made up.

#15 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-06 12:33 PM | Reply

about the new AG that wants to murder gop AND THEIR CHILDREN.

Who refuses to fund SNAP again?

Oh, yeah...the ------- you voted for.

#16 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-06 12:36 PM | Reply

www.huffpost.com

#17 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-06 12:43 PM | Reply

"while getting 2 and 3 times more benefits than americans ."

Why does Republican Math demand so many lies from its users???

#18 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-06 12:57 PM | Reply

Maybe Bo@ss can shut his ------- ignorant pie-hole for 10 seconds.

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-06 01:06 PM | Reply

#8... reason 1785 why Trump won, and why the Democrats will take a slam dunk election in 2028 and flush it down the toilet.

#20 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-11-06 01:10 PM | Reply

Democrats will take a slam dunk election in 2028 and flush it down the toilet.

#20 | POSTED BY KWRX25

We'll see won't we?

That's your opinion of course and you are welcome to it.

Sounds like what you want to happen. What you hope will happen.

Everyone needs a dream to follow.

You obviously hope Republicans will help you with that dream.

So far they are not doing so well in convincing America that they are worthy or even capable of wisely using the power that comes with the office.

So.. Good luck with that.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-06 01:23 PM | Reply

Who refuses to fund SNAP again?

Pedo47 went so far as to order grocery stores to NOT OFFER DISCOUNTS to SNAP families whose benefits were cut in half.

He wants them starving so they'll put pressure on their reps to allow him to strip health insurance away.

He is vile corrupt scum and anyone who supports this are at the same level.

#22 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-06 01:32 PM | Reply

fake news like "millions of illegal voters" "children identifying as cats" or "obama's fake birth certificate."

It really is astonishing the level of complete utter nonsense these rubes will accept from a documented compulsive liar.

#23 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-11-06 01:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#21, No, If I got my wish a third party candidate would run and win. I do subscribe to both parties are the same, they both suck.

#24 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-11-06 02:49 PM | Reply

Democrats win when Elon isn't involved.

#25 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-11-06 03:05 PM | Reply

I do subscribe to both parties are the same, they both suck.

#24 | POSTED BY KWRX25

Perhaps they do both "suck".

But one party obviously "sucks" way worse than the other.

And so we vote for the lesser of two evils.

It's pretty much always been that way in America.

The third party candidate is what ensured a social democrat named Mamdani would become Mayor of NYC.

Perhaps you will get to vote for Mamdani when he runs for president on the democratic/socialist platform.

Assuming we do get to vote for President ever again.

#26 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-06 03:13 PM | Reply

"they will sell their souls to Satan to make sure that it is anything but."

They have already done that.

Now they are offering your soul and my soul and the Soul of America to Satan to hold onto power. For powers sake.

#27 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-06 03:18 PM | Reply

#8... reason 1785 why Trump won, and why the Democrats will take a slam dunk election in 2028 and flush it down the toilet.

#20 | Posted by kwrx25

Slam dunk? Are you saying republicans are doing that terrible of a job?

#28 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-06 03:26 PM | Reply

I do subscribe to both parties are the same, they both suck.

#24 | POSTED BY KWRX25

Which party ended the peaceful transition of power?

#29 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-11-06 03:26 PM | Reply