By Michelle Moore, Bridge2Blue
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou
Am I angry about the Virginia Supreme Court’s redistricting decision? You bet I am.
And everyone who invested their time and resources into organizing, educating, campaigning, and voting YES has every right to be mad—not discouraged, not disappointed—pot-boiling MAD.
Yes, it just got harder to gain four more Democratic seats in the midterms. But in April, we proved something powerful: a majority of Virginians understand what’s at stake—and were willing to do what was unexpected. That is nothing short of amazing. Our anger is our fuel. Our organizing is our power. Watch out—because we will flip seats. Many seats.
Ignore the national media—remember who owns them. Don’t fall for their gloom-and-doom; it’s designed to sap momentum. They want to frame the Court’s ruling as a body blow. It is not. The people voted—and Vote Yes won. No ambiguity. No question. Any headline claiming otherwise is clickbait. Reject their narrative—and the horse they rode in on.
It is shocking that the Court reversed the will of the people. But one thing is crystal clear: Virginians know what’s at stake and will not be shoved aside. This moment is sharpening our focus and supercharging our resolve.
Republicans—and their media allies—know we won. They know what we’re building. And they know they’ve gone way too far. This is our defining moment, not theirs—and they know it.
So, rally. Don’t regret, don’t second-guess, and don’t grieve. We saw an opportunity and we took a risk—and good for us. We proved we learned the lessons of the past: we will not win by playing it safe. We will win by seizing opportunities, zagging when they zig, building momentum, and refusing to back down.
Link arms, lock in, and move with singular determination to flip seats at every level, in every district.
We set out to win 10—let’s take 11.
