The 2025 elections were a complete victory for Democrats and Democracy.

From New Jersey to Virginia, from New York City to Georgia and Mississippi, Democrats swept

the country in critical elections. In California and Maine, pro-democracy forces won important

ballot measures, protecting redistricting, and opposing voter ID. But look, my job is not to celebrate or to sugarcoat.

It is to warn about what to expect next from Donald Trump and how we can fight back.

In this video, I explain what Donald Trump or Republicans are up to and what they will do next.

I list the eight specific steps we can expect from them in 2026. And by the end,

I'll explain what we can all do to stand up and fight back. But before we get into it,

subscribe to this channel to stay informed about how you can defend democracy. I've been

practicing election law for 35 years. And during that time, I have seen some really good nights.

You know, 2008, I'll never forget, when Barack Obama stepped out and declared victory.

2006 were amazing midterms. But we've also had bad nights. And, you know, look, in 2016, I was the General Counsel to Hillary Clinton's campaign, and I could literally feel the campaign shaking as it came to the realization that we were headed towards defeat.

2024 was a bad election night. And let me tell you, the 2025 election night, even though it only

involved non-federal elections and a handful of states, it was a very good night. It was a very

good night for Democrats, and it was a really important night for democracy. To put it bluntly,

Democrats won everything, everywhere, all at once.

They captured two governorships in New Jersey and in Virginia by wide margins.

They won statewide elections in Georgia. They flipped 13 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates. In Pennsylvania,

where three Democratic state Supreme Court justices were facing retention elections,

all three Democratic justices won easily going away, so that court will remain five to two. I could go on and on. You know,

New York City, obviously, Zora and Mandani won. And one of the things out of New York that I have

not seen commented upon is the Republican candidate got less than 10% of the vote. There's barely

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