Maddow's Amazing Victory List!

Rachel Maddow did an amazing job of listing the many Democratic victories in the election! Hearing the wins listed out made the election outcome pretty exciting. Here are a few awesome victories:

• More women were elected to the US senate than at any other time in history. 
• West Virginia and North Dakota chose their first openly gay state legislators. 
• Compared to 2008, the proportion of young people voting went up…. 
  Same with African-Americans… 
  Same with Latinos. 
• Nevada elected its first African-American Congressman. 
• Maryland and Maine voted for marriage equality. 
•  Minnesota refused to ban marriage equality. 
• First openly gay US Senator elected.
• Hawaii elected first Asian-American female Senator.
• California relaxed Three Strikes law. 
• Washington and Colorado decriminalized marijuana. 

 Catch the full list here:

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