The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 202
Democrats just flipped the mayor's office in Miami. Eileen Higgins has become the first Democrat to be elected mayor of Miami since 1997 - and the first woman ever.
Democrats can now add a major city in Donald Trump’s home state — and one set to host his future presidential library — to its list of off-cycle election wins. In a Tuesday runoff, Miamians elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, the first woman in the city’s history to hold the job and the first Democrat in 28 years. Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, an ex-city manager who had the endorsement of Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, with 60 percent of the vote. “Miami chose a new direction,” Higgins said during her victory speech at the Miami Woman’s Club. “You chose competence over chaos, results over excuses and a city government that finally works for you.”
With all 139 precincts reporting, Democrat Eileen Higgins defeated Republican Emilio T. Gonzalez 59.46% to 40.54%.
But wait, there's more good news!
In a special election for the Georgia State House of Representatives, Democrats flipped a district which Trump won by 12% 13 months ago.
Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects
The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor. Eric Gisler, a Democrat who owns a local olive oil store, will defeat Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest in the 121st House District, in the northeastern part of the state, near the college town of Athens. Between regularly scheduled elections in Virginia and New Jersey and special elections held on newly redrawn maps in Mississippi, Democrats flipped about 20 state legislative seats on Election Day last month. Those victories came after Democrats flipped two seats in Iowa and one in Pennsylvania during special elections earlier in the year.
Winter is coming for MAGA. With luck, it will last long after the first robin of spring arrives.
If you'd like to see more such victories, get involved in precinct work in your area. Elections are won one vote at a time. And one to one interaction with neighbors is the only sure way to bypass broligarch social media and pro-MAGA TV. The successful Zohran Mamdani campaign in NYC was a recent display of the effectiveness of good precinct work.
