r/BlackPeopleofReddit 🖤 6h ago

Politics If we can make it here..

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u/AlexTom33 6h ago

I lived in the town over from Abbeville for a while and this is a huge accomplishment. Congrats to Mayor Thomas!

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u/Ozcog 6h ago

Every single town turned is a massive victory. Every single MAGA town to turn and elect a person of color is a fuckin pendulum swing.

Wins like this are monumental to the cause of actual change in America. I'm excited to see more and more as we get closer to midterms.

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u/Zehnpae 3h ago

Democrats/Liberals have started taking politics seriously at all levels of government while Conservatives are only showing up for elections with Don's name on it.

I live in a small town that voted 54/46 for Trump and yet our last Mayoral election was between two dems because the conservative candidate couldn't even get enough signatures to get on the ballot.

It was so nice having an election where the big difference was one dude wanted to spend our budget surplus on making the downtown area more walkable, while the other wanted to update our parks.

Imagine if all elections were like that. I'd love if the difference between our choices for governor is one wants to spend money on commuter trains while the other wants to spend it on sidewalks.

Instead the conservative candidate wants to make it legal to poison Bald Eagles and yet somehow, it's a close race.

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u/Madaghmire 1h ago

That sounds amazing. I can barely fathom voting between the greater of two goods instead of the lesser of two evils

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u/AlexTom33 6h ago

Absolutely. I couldn't agree with you more.

Helps my optimism be a tad less cautious.

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u/BettingOnSuccess 2h ago

Keep in mind, she didn't run as a democrat. She ran in a non-partisan race) and her first policies are pretty non-partisan too

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u/Level_Needleworker56 1h ago

having spent a significant amount of time there as a kid, I am happy for this seed of change.

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u/Other-Acanthisitta70 16m ago

Wait!! Not a socialist?????? /s Good thing since I’m guessing the good people of Abbeville wouldn’t be buying that.

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u/whydatyou 1h ago

winning a town of 4872 people with 3904 being of voting age and a total population comprised of 60.8 % "minority" races voted for her? you mean that Out of 600 total votes, Thomas received 412, compared to the 187 votes that councilman John Sutherland received. According to the election board, the voter turnout was 21.22%.? You mean they actually elected someone who has been on the town council since 2004? a town where she has lived for over 25 years? yeah. this is definitely a HUGE MONUMENTAL development. lol

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u/swift-sentinel 3h ago

I have tear of joy! We should send the mayor elect roses!

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u/Feisty-Range-4484 2h ago

Fuck yeah! Now let’s get this momentum going everywhere!

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u/AlexTom33 4h ago

I couldn't begin to know what you are rambling about.

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u/mmf9194 4h ago

Y'all are so weird