Election 2012: All the Good Stuff
Originally published at Radio Free Tomorrow. Please leave any comments there.
[Updated!]
Before we all get mired in the reality that the fiscal cliff still looms and the House of Representatives still has a majority that thinks taxing the rich is a bigger evil than bigotry, let’s take a look at all the things about this election that were awesome, from a progressive’s point of view. Because the list is actually suprisingly long. I think it’s premature to suggest that these results represent the turning of a tide, represents the increasing marginalization of ideologies that favor a single “master” constituency and its values (read: rich, white, Christian, heterosexual men). But it sure looks that way at first blush, don’t it?
Here’s the summary: a state with an all-woman congressional delegation; the US’ first openly gay congressperson; the first female disable combat vet in congress; gay marriage legalized in three states; gay marriage not made harder to legalize by constitutional amendment; voter ID defeated in several places; science and math triumphed over wishful thinking. Oh, and our inspirational yet rational, mixed-race, center-right President got re-elected in favor of a lily-white plutocrat!
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