Rockee Armstrong, whom we supported for the Arizona State Assembly, won handily, as did her running-mate. In Arizona, districts elect two members to the Assembly. Not that surprising, since we flipped the entire legislature and AZ is now a Blue Trifecta.

Note earlier start because of reversion to Standard Time.

There will be entertainment, snacks, and lots of smiles. We blew past even the highest estimates in the pool. I have to see who was most optimistic to award the champagne.

There’s no special observation I can add to what you already know. We stomped MAGA all across the country. We turned Texas blue. We conquered despair.

(November 6 would have been my mother’s <redacted> birthday, and this is the present she would have wanted.)

I am going to go over the electoral map, and tell you when you can either open the champagne or sit in sackcloth and ashes (unlikely but you never know). No postcards to do. I’ll try to have a list of phone banks if you want to take it home. And I hope we have some reports about other organizations from other attendees.

We also need to discuss the Friday protests. Note than Daylight Savings in ending on November 1st. The current time will not be suitable going forward. We do plan a protest-party for the Friday after the election at 4:00 (not 5:00), results warranting.

Those of you who spend less time online may have missed this great shot.

That’s MAGA Senator Katie Britt (R–AL) at the moment she realizes her colleague Eric Schmitt (R–MO) has just accused Jack Smith of perjury because Schmitt confused the NBA Atlanta Hawks (playing in Atlanta on a certain date) with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, who were playing that day in Maryland. I learned a new word today: anagnorisis. It means going from ignorance to knowledge.

Meanwhile, this should be worth thousands of votes for the Iowa Democrats.

We had Vote Forward letters and Abdul Abu-Sayed postcards. Tomorrow is mailing day.

Saturday, October 17 is No Kings Vote Early Day. Besides our usual Friday protest (get your friends to come, there is too much chocolate in the house), we will be doing a Saturday action at Bancroft & Piedmont. (That’s the corner with I-House.) Tentatively scheduled for 12 noon to 2:00 pm—but there is a home football game and we want to time it for maximum foot traffic. It is still possible to register to vote. (The deadline is 10/19.) Let’s have tablets/laptops set up to help students do last-minute registration. We can also point voters to their nearest drop box (Sproul Plaza in this case).

The map is growing. KS–Sen and NE–Sen are now competitive. The Democrat in Kansas is the Rev. Adam Hamilton. There is no Democrat running in Nebraska but independent Dan Osborn, a machinist, is aligned with Democrats on most issues. Osborn has been fundraising for a while, but Hamilton is only newly on the radar. Also looking bluer: NV–Gov. Aaron Ford. Not sure how the money race is there. And States Win keeps adding state legislative races.

Somehow despite all the good news elsewhere Randy Villegas (CA–22) is still listed as a Toss-up, if anyone wants to canvass.

We have lots of postcards. Pedal to the metal.

Note: We cannot host the October 4 meeting. Volunteers and alternate location needed.

Not this Sunday!

Let’s discuss how to keep growing the Blue Wave. Many active campaigns!