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Velshi: Democracy is not a spectator sport
MSNBC· 2025-11-09 20:02
America is still processing what happened on Tuesday, November 4th. A night that rewrote the story of inevitability because what unfolded across this country was not pre-ordained. It was not destiny. It was agency.Your agency that made Tuesday night's victories possible. On Tuesday night, my colleague Nicole Wallace, as part of our election coverage, wore a shirt that said something simple and profound. Democracy isn't a spectator sport.She's right. You can't just watch from the sidelines and expect democra ...
How did the shutdown affect voter turnout in Virginia?
NBC News· 2025-11-06 17:42
How much of a role did the government shutdown play in the election. Here in the Hampton Roads area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the government shutdown is having a deep impact on everyday life. Tens of thousands of Virginiaians are furoughed and more than 800,000 Virginiaians are just waiting for their SNAP benefit cards to be refilled.Republican Governor Glenn Yncan said today he believes the government shutdown was a big part of the reason Republicans did so poorly across the country on Tuesday. The ...