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Ewing and the Democrats fought back

and last night?

This is huge: In Omaha, Nebraska, a Democrat just beat the longest-serving incumbent Republcian mayor in the country. The largest city in Nebraska just flipped parties with a 36% swing toward our side since the last election. Can’t underscore how big a deal this is. Good, hopeful news.

"Democrats didn’t sit back in the face of Stothert’s mailer blitz—they hit back hard. In the campaign’s final days, Nebraska Democrats launched their own countermessaging, mocking the incumbent’s fixation on culture war talking points. One viral image featured a bathroom stall with the tagline: “Jean’s focused on potties. John’s focused on fixing potholes.” The contrast was blunt, effective, and local."

It would be helpful if more Democrats pushed back like this when Republicans do this instead of throwing us under the bus like Sherrod Brown and Gavin Newsom decided to do.

Keep holding state and local candidates to account.

The Sam standee is at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium! 

(made by @phrenic-a)

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