Democrats achieve landslide election win in South Cackalacky

[nowisthetime]

He is 24 years old. The party needs to shift power into the hands of the younger generation. ​

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Democrats Achieve Landslide Election Win in South Carolina​

Democrat Keishan Scott has defeated his Republican rival Bill Oden in a landslide win for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Scott, who is 24 and a member of Bishopville City Council, secured over 70 percent of the more than 3,600 votes cast in Tuesday's special election.

Oden, a former chair of Sumter County GOP, took just over 29 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the state's election commission.

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Why It Matters​

While Scott's victory doesn't change the current Republican supermajority in the South Carolina's statehouse, it marks the latest victory for the Democratic Party, who will now have 36 seats in the chamber.

The party has faced less than impressive polling since President Donald Trump won against Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

Article below:

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-achieve-landslide-election-win-south-carolina-2080667

 

[Politruk]

Shifting power to the younger generation means taking it away from older generations. Ain't gonna happen, not at a time when so many voters are seniors.

 

[PaxNurgle]

BOTH parties do need some new blood, to appeal to younger voters. And this is ESPECIALLY true with the Democrats. I suspect many younger people refused to vote for Biden in 2020 simply because, well, for obvious reasons. 2024 it was too little, too late, for Harris to pick up these voters. (But it shouldn't be implied that these voters picked Trump instead; rather they more than likely refused to vote for EITHER of them.)

 

[Bn2f]

First, yes, I am alive and very well. I appreciate and thank those who checked in on me.

As a dem and resident of South Carolina, I wanted to comment on this post. I’ve lived now through almost 10 years of pollsters and mainstream media misinterpreting data before and after elections. I hate to be the rain on everyone’s parade, but Bishopville is a small community, 5k at the most, and around 70% African American. Congratulations are still in order for Mr. Scott but the SCGOP carpetbagged Bill Oden, another African-American, from a neighboring city and county. This election result is not the moving of any populous needle as much as it is the citizens of Bishopville, like any other place in America, realizing the candidate that would best serves the needs of their community. But I am of the belief that the folks there know a tapdancing, republican DEI, empty suit fraudster of a candidate and refused to be hoodwinked.

This is the kind of reporting that lulls us into complacency. The lesson to be learned here is not for the Democratic Party to proudly puff out its chest but to work its ass off getting people out to vote in such an overwhelming manner that the inevitable crying of republicans seeking a recount will have no standing.

 

[Rebel5soul]

First, yes, I am alive and very well. I appreciate and thank those who checked in on me.

As a dem and resident of South Carolina, I wanted to comment on this post. I’ve lived now through almost 10 years of pollsters and mainstream media misinterpreting data before and after elections. I hate to be the rain on everyone’s parade, but Bishopville is a small community, 5k at the most, and around 70% African American. Congratulations are still in order for Mr. Scott but the SCGOP carpetbagged Bill Oden, another African-American, from a neighboring city and county. This election result is not the moving of any populous needle as much as it is the citizens of Bishopville, like any other place in America, realizing the candidate that would best serves the needs of their community. But I am of the belief that the folks there know a tapdancing, republican DEI, empty suit fraudster of a candidate and refused to be hoodwinked.

This is the kind of reporting that lulls us into complacency. The lesson to be learned here is not for the Democratic Party to proudly puff out its chest but to work its ass off getting people out to vote in such an overwhelming manner that the inevitable crying of republicans seeking a recount will have no standing.

OK, that was honest. Congratz.

 

[Bn2f]

OK, that was honest. Congratz.

Also, I will comment at a later time on Literotica temporarily suspending my participation in the forum, but know that I have never come here to lie and have always been, as you say, “honest” to the best of my abilities on political subjects and, more importantly, have no intentions on changing one bit how I interact with trumpers/maga here.

So yeah rebel - thanks but no thanks for the compliment. Go and get your racist ass fucked by a mule infected with rabies.

^^^^^^^^^
I know. Not my best.
I’m kinda rusty, but you get the point.

 

[Rebel5soul]

*chuckle* I doubt you've ever seen real racism.

 

[YDB95]

I hate to be the rain on everyone’s parade, but Bishopville is a small community, 5k at the most, and around 70% African American. Congratulations are still in order for Mr. Scott but the SCGOP carpetbagged Bill Oden, another African-American, from a neighboring city and county. This election result is not the moving of any populous needle as much as it is the citizens of Bishopville, like any other place in America, realizing the candidate that would best serves the needs of their community. But I am of the belief that the folks there know a tapdancing, republican DEI, empty suit fraudster of a candidate and refused to be hoodwinked.

It's always true of every individual special election that there were circumstances around it that don't apply anywhere else. But it's also true that collectively, special elections are usually a harbinger of what we can expect in the next regular election.

 

[Politruk]

Go and get your racist ass fucked by a mule infected with rabies.

Don't threaten him with a good time.

 

[Bn2f]

*chuckle* I doubt you've ever seen real racism.

Well, as a person having it inflicted on them - you could make that argument about me. But as a member reading your shit - yeah, pretty well acquainted with it.

 

[Politruk]

It's always true of every individual special election that there were circumstances around it that don't apply anywhere else. But it's also true that collectively, special elections are usually a harbinger of what we can expect in the next regular election.

We may hope!

 

[Bn2f]

It's always true of every individual special election that there were circumstances around it that don't apply anywhere else. But it's also true that collectively, special elections are usually a harbinger of what we can expect in the next regular election.

I agree with you on the predictive history of special elections. I still think that I have given a pretty decent argument to take this particular election with a hefty grain of skeptical salt.

 

[Politruk]

Republicans get elected, things get worse.

Democrats get elected, things get worse.

We need to stop depending on politicians and start relying on each other.

The solutions to society's problems are political. Can't get anything done without politicians.

 

[Politruk]

The politicians don't care about us. We can be political without them.

Then we become politicians. It does not require running for office -- Gandhi and MLK were politicians.

 

[Bray123]

MLK was an activist, not a politician. Ghandi became a politician after India's independence.

Speaking of MLK, the Freedom Movement was successful because the people weren't hoping that they can get a politician that supports them into office. They knew that was a waste of time. So they started direct action campaigns. They formed dual power structures to exist as far outside of the realm of the state and capital as possible. Because of that we had an end to du jure segregation, the creation of the WIC program, and the war on poverty. All done intentionally by the government to prevent a socialist uprising.

Everyone who is politically active is a politician.
Even those who only take an active interest in politics is a politician.

 

[ll74]

MLK was an activist, not a politician. Ghandi became a politician after India's independence.

Speaking of MLK, the Freedom Movement was successful because the people weren't hoping that they can get a politician that supports them into office. They knew that was a waste of time. So they started direct action campaigns. They formed dual power structures to exist as far outside of the realm of the state and capital as possible. Because of that we had an end to du jure segregation, the creation of the WIC program, and the war on poverty. All done intentionally by the government to prevent a socialist uprising.

Protests are meant to increase political capital for policies. It increases awareness resulting in a response from those both in office or pursuing office.

So not a waste of time and also incorrect.

Interestingly candidates also increase favorability at protests as well - case in point Ras Baraka in NJ.

There are multiple ways for lobbying for the policies you support - calling, writing existing office holders, protesting for issues you support or even running directly for office. Each have their own effectiveness.

None are wastes of time.

That being said - if you intend to protest by breaking the law, you should expect to be thrown in jail.

 

[Politruk]

Speaking of MLK, the Freedom Movement was successful because the people weren't hoping that they can get a politician that supports them into office. They knew that was a waste of time.

Voting rights were a central goal of the movement.

 

[Politruk]

It feels like folks are debating semantics so they don't discuss the point being made. Y'all know I'm talking about government officials. They don't want us and we don't need them. We need community.

Can't have a functioning community without public officials, Even the anarcho-syndicalist collectives of revolutionary Spain had some functional equivalent.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Keep up the good work Mr. President. A majority of Americans approve of your deportation policy per the CBS News poll out today.