“I think everybody felt that there was going to be a blue wave.”
Kent County Democratic Party Chair Kim Gates joined hundreds at The Pyramid Scheme in downtown Grand Rapids watching democrats claim numerous victories across the country.
“We thought it would be a narrow victory, but we were going to come away with many of the races on our side.”
Gates says she attributes the Democrats’ success to a lack of affordability.
“People just can’t afford to live right now. Being able to afford a tank of gas, being able to afford food, and they attribute that to the Republican policies that are happening right now, and they are ready for a change.”
Reverend Greta Jo Seidohl of All Souls Community Church of West Michigan joined fellow Democrats in celebrating, but said the work is just beginning.
“Now, the voters’ job is to hold our elected officials accountable, regardless of their party, right? Regardless of who you voted for or who won, we have to hold those officials accountable to who, we as the people, need them to be, and that begins tomorrow.”
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