I hope nobody is feeling bad about the TN-7 result

[EarlG]

This is the kind of win that will leave the GOP sweating. In a deep red district, the Democratic candidate did 7 points better than their predecessor one year ago (45% vs 38%). Meanwhile the Republican candidate did 6% worse than their predecessor (54% vs 60%). If that swing is repeated across the country next year, it will be very bad for Republicans. And I put it to you that the mood of the citizenry is not going to improve in favor of Republicans over the next eleven months.

[ms liberty]

1. I know you're correct, but my heart wanted more. Tomorrow I'll be happier!

[RandySF]

2. I care more about Miami next week.

[CousinIT]

3. Nope. She lost by single digits (so far). In a 22-point Trump district.

She kicked ass. The repugnants had to spend more money there than they ever should have had to.

That race was closer than they ever would have thought.

[2naSalit]

4. I would have...

Preferred she take the seat but, as you said, this is still a win of sorts. I'll take it.

[unblock]

5. This forces them to spend more to defend "safe" districts.

Thereby diverting funds from other races.

This helps us nationally more than it might appear.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. I'm not feeling bad, this is a deep red district, just the fact that she lost by single digits is a win,

the repubs must be sweating about now, but they're not going to admit it and Pedonald will tout this as the greatest win ever, except, of course, his win in 2024.

I'm looking forward to 2026, IMO, the repubs are headed for a wipeout of monumental proportions.

[KS Toronado]

14. I also see a monumental wipeout coming for Rs in the midterms

our only obstacle will be DiaperDon wanting to call the elections off because he sees us taking
control of both Houses and the un-Supremeos will back him up. Heaven forbid if that happens.
We better have a game plan in place in case we need it.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

22. Can you even imagine the protests that would erupt across the country if Pedonald or the

Unsupreme Court tried that shit?
The civil disobedience would make the NO KINGS rallies look like a picnic in the park.

As we used to say in Vietnam, "Saddle up, Lock and Load."

[Skittles]

23. imagine if a Dem prez ever won on electoral votes only (not the popular vote)

repukes would lose their collective minds

[Freddie]

28. If that ever happened the Electoral College would be gone in 5 minutes

It almost happened in 2004 Bush v Kerry.

[Skittles]

30. well now their hacks on the Supreme Court would just "pick their guy"

you know, like they did with that fucking moron Dubya

[KS Toronado]

26. Yep, huge protests

Remember he's already said we might not have to vote in the (future, 2028, midterms), whichever term he
used there, plus he's said if we're at war there would be no elections. We know he'll lie, cheat, steal, whine
to get things going his way, we better be prepared for anything.

[KS Toronado]

34. Found it, he was talking 2028 but he could mean 2026 also

Link to tweet

[MarcoZandrini]

36. Only you....

….can ensure that we Dems squash the Reptilicans next November. VOTE BLUE!

[rampartd]

29. they may be dimmymandering themselves out of power

their great grok wants to redistrict the red states based on a 2024 that no longer exists.

[Klarkashton]

7. It s been non stop "far left candidate" while that

Maga shit ass gets the respect treatment.

[kellytore]

8. Next year the GOP will be spending money

in races that they did not intend to. They will not be able to compete in tight races that they need to win. I can't wait to see Jeffries as Speaker of the House.

[SSJVegeta]

9. Let us all look forward to The Great Dummymander of 2026

It will be a wonderful time.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. This 13 point swing towards the Dem candidate will have republicans shitting bricks until next November. Nt

[orangecrush]

11. Thanks EarlG

[mountain grammy]

12. Thanks EarlG

[Xolodno]

13. My wife was mad about it.

Until I explained that we basically had no chance. But for it to be this close in a blood red district, it doesn't look good for the GOP next year. I think we are going to see more "retirement" announcements soon. Why work hard when you already know that you will lose.

[spanone]

15. K&R

[progressoid]

16. Think of how much money they will have to waste just to hold on to the safe seats

[SouthBayDem]

17. And that district is stupidly drawn too.

In past decades, Nashville used to be united in its own district. Nowadays it got cracked into an R+10 district with many places far more conservative.

[Emile]

18. We need more candidates just like her.

She ran on a Bernie type platform in a very red district.

[LilElf70]

19. I am totally bummed out

Earl - Love ya - I totally get your points. And I certainly hope we can win the goal in the end next year.

However, with the total under performance of the GOP this year with Trump and his lawless corrupt cronies, I feel that people in this country don't have a clue as to what is about to happen next. A loss is a loss, and a win is a win. We need every win we can get. Winning tonight would have been HUGE! But it didn't happen. Shame on me for being positive.

How anyone can go into that voting booth and vote for a GOP candidate is just unbelievable to me. Our democracy is on the line here, and to me obviously these people just don't give a shit.

I am just so sick and tired of the constant bullshit and lies from our current administration, I could cry. And it's obvious no one on the right could care less what our country will look like for our kids and grand kids. What a total disappointment.

But ya know, tomorrow will soon be here and we can put this all behind us. I refuse to let this get me down.

I'm sorry. Rant over. I had to vent somewhere. It's insane what we are witnessing, over and over again.

[BootinUp]

20. I've spent more time thinking about a reply than it warrants already, lol. (its just a special election).

[Boo1]

21. If we are in a D+13

environment in November '26, it's going to be a wipe out. Democrats will take districts that Republicans tried to gerrymander mid-decade.

[kacekwl]

24. It is amazing to me in our

current circumstance that Republicans get any votes at all. They really are stupid.

[Skittles]

31. you got that right

repuke propaganda runs deep in America, to the point where a lot of people pledge their allegiance to the GOP, *NOT* America

[Stargleamer]

25. A chart showing how well we did

👀👀👀👀

— Kevin Morris (@kevintmorris.bsky.social) 2025-12-03T03:04:37.045Z

[elleng]

27. I'm sure that some of us are.

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[peacebuzzard]

32. Even Al Gore could not win TN.

Far too many right wingers. Most are from the outlying counties where illiteracy is pervasive.. District 7 is a huge swath of land primarily; employers in this area control the voting trend. I have actually worked in the Tennessee counties a couple of decades ago. Democrats had a very hard time finding and retaining jobs; you could not keep a job if your heart was blue. I was independently employed at the time and had a hard time gaining access to certain areas where I had assignments and would have to go through the employer's main office. It was very often that they would be highly suspicious of me based solely on my non-regional accent and overall appearance. Sad.

[Pachamama]

33. Not at all

I see the results as really great news and I think a sign of great change and things ahead

[Vinca]

35. It was the expected outcome. The GOP loves to vote against their own self-interest.

[Prairie Gates]

37. Unfortunately, I think it shows us exactly what the gerrymanders will produce

This is a classically gerrymandered district: it splits Nashville into four parts and overwhelms each part with rural and conservative areas. This is exactly what they're planning for Indianapolis, for example, which will lose two Dem reps based on a district gerrymandered in precisely this way. What this vote shows is that such gerrymanders are still very successful: the rural areas went heavily for GOP, and the suburban areas went GOP as well (granted, that's in TN, but still).

This race is proof of concept for the gerrymanders ongoing throughout the country: even with Trump's steep drop in popularity, the GOPs can still pull out elections by 10% based on their district fixing tactics. It's bad.