A quick recap of yesterday’s election results from around the country posted by The Real News this morning at around 1:00am (PST). The Democrats regain control of the House, Republicans retain control of the Senate. Key state ballot initiatives pass including in Florida, the restoration of voting rights to felons who have served their sentences.   [Read more…]

“I think I found a cure for what ails us …” Randy Rainbow strikes again with a parody of “Loathing” from Wicked: Voting! Let’s do this!   [Read more…]

All In’s Chris Hayes talks to Michael Moore about this year’s midterm election. Two key points: take people with you when you go to vote; don’t trust the polls.   [Read more…]

This is it folks! And in case anyone needs to be reminded, here’s the Broadway cast of Hamilton with “The Election of 2018” reminding us what it’s all about: voter turnout on Tuesday, November 6th! [h/t to thoughtfulbear]

Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original Broadway cast approve this message. “The ‘room where it happens’ is wherever your voting booth is.”   [Read more…]

Oprah Winfrey’s opening remarks at a town hall with Stacey Abrams demonstrate once again her skill and talent for engaging a crowd and being a stirring storyteller. In emphasizing the sacrifices made by those before us, she reinforces the significance and seriousness of exercising our right to vote. And she does it in a way that’s personal, intimate and moving. She reminds us that “this land was made for you and me. … That’s not just a song, that’s the truth. … We are not powerless. Every single one of us has the same power at the polls.” She reminds us, too, that she’s an independent woman. No one paid her to attend, no one asked her to come. She votes her values and Stacey Abrams is the one who best represents those values.   [Read more…]