Reason to be optimistic in recent special elections

There is a reason to be optimistic in recent Congressional special elections in what up until now were reliably Republican Held House seats. The race in Kansas last week saw the Democrat erase a twenty point Republican advantage from the November election. While the Democrat, Mr. Thompson lost, he has built a name for himself for future runs in the state. In Georgia last night, Mr. Ossoff just missed crossing the 50 percent threshold in a district that has been Republican since Newt Gingrich inhabited the seat. While there will be a runoff election in June, he has the best chance in decades to retake the seat for the Democrats. Do not forget the special election coming up in Montana where musician Rob Quist is drawing heavy crowds in competing for the seat formerly occupied by the current Secretary of the Interior. Another reason to be optimistic is if these trends hold, Progressives and Democrats should do well in elections this year and next in the races that lean more towards their favorability because remember these recent special elections have been held in reliably Republican held areas.