Electoral wins in Alaska are extremely rare for me. The only statewide office election winner I voted for in the last 20 years is Governor Walker so I've grown very accustomed to watching my candidates loose (I don't live in Anchorage so I could't vote for Mayor Berkowitz). So, considering the embrace of hate, bigotry and ignorance in the national election, I'm going to cling to the one bit of good news: new House leadership coalition.

Tuesday night was the worst thing to happen to my country in my lifetime....worse than 9/11 because as horrible as that day was, it was still a unifying event for my country.