Hey, y’all!  I know, it’s been a LONG time since you’ve heard from me.  It’s been an uphill battle trying to figure out how to balance my day job, writing, having my YouTube channel, and my blog all at the same time, and if I’m being honest, I’m still on a learning curve.  I’m getting there, though! 

I had to come on here because the 2026 Midterms have come and gone, and man…the results were mind blowing. Mrs. Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected as the governor of Georgia, making her the first female African American governor of any US state. Wow. 

Mr. Abdul El-Sayed was elected as the US Senator for Michigan, making him the first Muslim to be elected for a US Senate seat. 

And, last but not least, Dr. Annie Andrews was elected as US Senator for South Carolina, which makes her the first female senator to be elected for my state.

Not only were the wins historic, but the nation watched as many well-known Republican states turned blue:  Texas, Georgia, and my state…South Carolina. 

Y’all, I could not believe what I saw when I was watching the election results in real time.  I nearly fell out of my chair.  All my life, South Carolina has been a red state.  South Cackalacky puts the C in conservative.  If you visit Myrtle Beach right now, you’ll see not one, but two MAGA souvenir stores.  Seeing people come out to vote and turn the state blue last week showed me two things:  it once again proved to all the naysayers that your vote does indeed matter, and it demonstrated that we as a collective are tired of the current fascist regime known as MAGA.

I believe after ICE, the horrid economy, this useless war with Iran, the crazy gas prices, loss of jobs, and Trump’s indifference to people’s suffering (among his other foolishness), folks are not only sick and tired, they’re sick and tired of being sick and tired.  I recently read a Facebook post where a MAGA supporter was upset about the midterm outcome, and to paraphrase their post, it went something like, “I’m not happy with Trump either, but did y’all have to throw the baby out with the bathwather?”  To answer the question, yes.  The baby, the bathwater, the tub, and the stank smelling baby wash all need to be thrown out immediately.  It’s time for fresh faces and fresh perspective.  I couldn’t be prouder to see South Carolina vote the way of the people.

Now that all is said and done, we have to wait and see what changes will happen once these elected officials take office next year.  Of course, the changes won’t take place right away—and Trump will do anything in his power to veto any law he sees fit—but hopefully the house and senate can band together and eventually turn the state of this country around.  I just hope that these newly elected men and women make good and their promises and govern like they should. 

Good job, SC! 

—Written by Nadiya              

What did you think about South Carolina, or other Republican states such as Texas and Georgia turning blue this last election? Let me know in the comments section!