Spectacular Republican losses prove MAGA's transphobic playbook doesn't win elections

"In a sweeping rebuke of President Donald Trump and Republicans' fear-based politics, Democrats secured commanding victories across the country Tuesday night, from Virginia, New York, and Pennsylvania to California and even Mississippi and Georgia, dismantling a campaign season steeped in anti- trans rhetoric and division. The results sent a resounding message: weaponizing prejudice no longer wins elections. Virginia's hotly contested gubernatorial election wasn't even close."

""Tonight, we sent a message to every corner of the Commonwealth, to our neighbors, our fellow Americans, and the world - that in 2025, Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship," Spanberger told the elated crowd. "We chose our Commonwealth over chaos." She continued, "You all chose leadership that will focus relentlessly on what matters most: lowering costs, keeping our communities safe, and strengthening our economy for every Virginian - leadership that will focus on problem solving, not stoking division. We turned a page by listening to our neighbors, focusing on practical results, laying out a clear agenda, and leading with decency and determination.""

"Spanberger's win capped a Democratic sweep that also included Lt. Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi, the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the U.S., and Attorney General-elect Jason Jones, who flipped the seat from an incumbent who had misgendered transgender people and pushed hospitals to deny gender-affirming care to youth."

Democrats scored commanding, nationwide victories that rejected fear-based Republican politics and anti-trans rhetoric. Wins occurred in Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Mississippi, and Georgia. Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's governorship with 57.2 percent, becoming the state's first woman governor. Ghazala Hashmi won statewide as the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. Jason Jones flipped the attorney general seat from an incumbent who misgendered transgender people and sought to deny gender-affirming care to youth. The outcomes signaled broad voter rejection of campaigns built on prejudice and division and emphasized pragmatic, results-focused leadership.

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