Advocate NL 11/9/26

Hello and Happy Monday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with once again the latest election results.

In one of the most surprising victories for Democrats, Colorado voters defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, removing from Congress one of its most relentless antagonists of LGBTQ+ people. The defeat followed days of uncertainty, yet today it was confirmed that voters had enough of Boebert, who had turned opposition to equality into a national political brand, The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins writes.

For those feeling nostalgic, you can take a look back at this gallery of some of her worst tweets.

As we await more results (Mississippi, we're still looking at you), we're still reporting on other feel-good victories, like the story of Sabrina Bruce. As Jacob Ogles writes, Bruce was forced out of the Space Force under President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. Now, voters in a Virginia town have put her in line to become their next vice mayor.

While Democrats prepare to take full control of Congress and the Senate, Rachel Maddow has some advice for them -- and she shared it exclusively with Wiggins. Don't miss the interview here.

And stay with us as we'll keep you updated on Pete Hegseth, who could soon be another casualty of the Democratic blue wave.

Until next time!

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