Joe Biden Celebrates That “MAGA Lost” After Democrats Win These Red States

On the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, Biden praised the results of the elections that saw wins in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, states that are primarily known as red states, or states that tend to vote Republican.

That result will remain unofficial until provisional ballots are counted and official results are certified.

“Today, Ohioans made it clear, abortion is a winning issue, and together we can do anything,” Lauren Blauvelt, co-chair of the Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights told the Ohio Capital Journal.

Biden continued in a statement: “Ohioans and voters across the country rejected attempts by MAGA Republican elected officials to impose extreme abortion bans that put the health and lives of women in jeopardy, force women to travel hundreds of miles for care, and threaten to criminalize doctors and nurses for providing the health care that their patients need and that they are trained to provide.”

Biden may have been referencing recent polls from The New York Times/Siena College that showed Trump leading the president in five key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.

The constitutional right to abortion, which was upheld for nearly a half-century, no longer exists after the 1973 Roe ruling was declared “egregiously wrong” by Justice Samuel Alito in his opinion. The justice supported the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after “exceptionally weak” arguments in the case that had “damaging consequences” that amounted to the “abuse of judicial authority.”

Kentucky is considered to be a deep red state where former President Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2020.

During his campaign, an ad from Beshear featured a young woman whose stepfather raped her when she was 12 years old. “Anyone who believes there should be no exceptions for rape and incest could never understand what it’s like to stand in my shoes,” the woman said in the ad.

Beshear also gained support after stating that he was focused on issues facing that state rather than playing “the national politics game” during the election’s final debate.

Democrats in Virginia campaigned to protect access to abortion. Their win on Tuesday might cause problems for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who put a 15-week abortion ban at the center of his campaign to help the GOP take full control of his state’s government.

“It’s official: there will be absolutely no abortion ban legislation sent to Glenn Youngkin’s desk for the duration of his term in office, period, as we have thwarted MAGA Republicans’ attempt to take total control of our government and our bodies,” Locke said (via Associated Press).

Cherelle Parker previously worked as a teacher and served in the state legislature, representing northwest Philadelphia, and will serve as the city’s 100th mayor. She centered her campaign around public safety, education, and economic issues, and she received endorsements from Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Both candidates supported the abortion ban in their state, but Reeves seemed to swing the state in his favor by focusing on job creation, low unemployment, and improvements in education.