The White House wakes up this morning to real reasons for that optimism from the previous night to continue: The possibility of Democrats’ keeping the Senate in their hands very much remains intact, and they’ve seen Democratic governors of big swing states and key House frontliners in their party win their races.Ī huge outstanding question, of course, remains the fate of the House – and just how many seats Republicans will ultimately end up picking up. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)Īs many in the country were going to bed last night, President Biden and his advisers – up late into the night watching the midterm returns come in - felt convinced of two things: Races across the board looked competitive, and Democrats appeared to have avoided a bloodbath that some had predicted and feared. President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore in Bowie, Maryland, on November 7. The hashtag #SusanBAnthony on social media shows women posting photos of their "I Voted Today" sticker on Anthony’s headstone. The assemblywoman said they handed out “I Voted When She Voted” stickers to all march-goers who voted. There's also no throng of people waiting in line at the gravesite like in 2016.Ĭlark said 120 people marched and voted to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Susan B. For one, it's under a plastic cover protecting the grave marker being damaged from the myriad of stickers that often get placed on it every election cycle. The headstone looks a little different than it did in 2016. ![]() ![]() On Tuesday, six years on, Clark visited the gravesite to place that sticker on Anthony's tombstone once again, as is Rochester tradition. Following the reversal of Roe v Wade, this has become more evident than ever."Ĭlark has been leaving her “I Voted Today” sticker at Anthony’s gravestone since 2016 when, like many others, she braved the long line to get a chance to place her sticker on the women’s right’s advocate’s gravestone in honor of Hilary Clinton. “We are at risk of losing what we take for granted. "This year women in particular are seeing what happens if we are getting lackadaisical about our rights,” Lunsford said. "With all that’s going on with rights for women right now, and our ability to make decisions on our own bodies and healthcare eroding, it's important for us to show up and vote," Clark said. New York State Senator Samra Brouk, and Assemblymembers Sarah Clark and Jennifer Lunsford held a rally this year where supporters marched from Anthony's home to the nearest polling station in an effort to encourage women to vote in this year's midterm election. It's been a local Rochester tradition for years now to visit the site at Mount Hope Cemetery, also the resting place of abolitionist Fredrick Douglass, on Election Day. On Tuesday, women and men paid tribute to Anthony's trailblazing efforts by visiting her final resting place and leaving their “I Voted Today” stickers on her gravestone after voting in the 2022 midterm elections. Nearly 50 years later, after the 19th amendment passed on June 4, 1919, White women like Anthony were legally granted the right to vote. She was arrested, and then convicted for voting illegally. Anthony illegally cast her vote in her hometown of Rochester, New York. It was 150 years ago this year that noted suffragette and voting rights activist Susan B. And this was despite the fact look how unpopular Joe Biden was." "Basically, those people who said they voted for Biden two years ago, stuck by the Democratic candidates for the House. People who held an unfavorable view of Trump voted overwhelmingly for Democrats in this election, Enten explained. ![]() "Donald Trump is not a well-liked politician," he said Wednesday, pointing to Trump's favorability standing at 39%. They weren't up to quality. I think this is lessons learned for Republicans that a, Trump is not a national winner, and, b, candidate quality matters."ĬNN analyst Harry Enten explained this through the numbers. And that was in large part due to the candidates that Trump backed. She added: "You have record inflation, increased fears over crime, the worst border crisis in history, an unpopular president and Republican performance was still underwhelming. "I think last night was the biggest indicator that Donald Trump should not be the Republican nominee in 2024. He cost Republicans winnable seats by boosting poor quality candidates," said Matthews, former deputy White House press secretary under President Trump.
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