Saturday night I received a text from First Draft contributor Ryne Hancock asking me if I was following the Louisiana election returns. I was not. I checked out the Gret Stet’s Secretary of State’s election results web site and my jaw nearly hit the floor. The four downright nasty constitutional amendments pushed by the Clownfish DBA Jeff Landry were going down in flames.

It was a low turnout election, which was how the Clownfish wanted it BUT the 21.3% statewide turnout was higher than desired by Gret Stet MAGA maggots. Landry was caught in a hot mike moment with MAGA Mike and Steve Scalise before election day:

That image is bigger than The Clownfish’s brain but smaller than his mouth. The comments were effectively used against him by organizers who texted thousands of voters last week, bumping the turnout above Landry’s desired level.

Read this and weep, Clownfish:

The best they could do was 36% yes votes on one measure. It’s a stunning repudiation of MAGA Republicanism and the arrogance of Gret Stet GOPers. In New Orleans, the totals were  90% NO with a 30.8% turnout. So much for Landry’s desired 12%. Suck on it, Clownfish.

It gets better. My 13th Ward precinct voted NO, 170-17 on Amendment-1 with a  36.4% turnout. I knew something was up when my polling place was out of I Voted stickers when Dr. A and were there 11-ish. The stickers are something we do well in the Gret Stet Of Louisiana:

We voted well on Saturday too. I thought there was a chance the proposed amendments would lose but I didn’t expect a landslide. Let’s enjoy the moment:

Republicans are already whining about low turnout. Instead, they should be whining about overconfidence and the egregious malakatude of the Clownfish and his flunkeys. Suck on it, Jeff.

Louisiana Democrats have been on the run for years. The party’s only accomplishment in the last decade was electing John Bel Edwards to two terms as Governor. There’s still a lot of work to do but bloodying the Clownfish’s nose is cause for celebration. He’ll be back for more, but Saturday’s vote shows that the MAGA agenda isn’t as popular as they think it is. Suck on it, Landry.

There are hopeful indications across the country that the Trump-Musk wilding has led to a backlash against Team MAGA. There are signs of panic at the White House with the withdrawal of Elise Stefanik’s nomination as UN Ambassador. The Insult Comedian won the district by 30 points but polls indicated that a Democratic candidate held a narrow lead if the special election were held. MAGA Republicans are terrified they’ll lose the house. The margin is:

Stefanik is being a good soldier about the withdrawal, hoping that sycophancy now will lead to rewards later:

“…no one could blame Elise Stefanik if she wanted to spend Thursday evening sulking. But instead, she had to go on Fox News and claim she’s not just okay with losing her dream job, she’s actually delighted to sacrifice herself for the MAGA cause.

“First of all, I was honored to have earned that nomination by President Trump, and I’m proud to be one of his top allies on Capitol Hill,” Stefanik told host Kayleigh McEnany on Hannity. “I have been proud to be a team player. The president knows that.”

Stefanik tried to end on a positive note: “The good news, Kayleigh, is because I am not pending confirmation, the American people will be hearing a lot more from me.” The congresswoman said she’s excited to have more time for Fox News hits and being one of the president’s “top fighters.”

“I consider him a friend,” Stefanik said. “I’m proud to be a leader in the House” — perhaps not literally, as her leadership position has already been filled, but “in terms of one of his top allies, and that will continue to be the case.”

Trump claims to have many friends but he has none. He specializes in betrayal. Elise Stefanik is not stupid; she just plays a moron on television. She’s smiling on the outside; on the inside she’s doing this:

Louisiana just gave Jeff Landry the finger. Here’s hoping America will give Team MAGA the finger in upcoming special elections.

The events of the last few days are a good start but the struggle against MAGA madness is a marathon. Backlashes take care and feeding. The good news is that the Trumpified GOP has deluded itself into believing that cuts to the VA, FEMA, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are popular. They are not now, nor have they ever been except on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley. Suck on it, Donald.

Red state MAGA supporters will be hit hard by spending cuts to fund tax cuts for billionaire oligarchs. It’s time for them to wake up and smell the cafe au lait. Let the backlash begin.

Repeat after me: Not everything sucks.

The post title comes from a song written by Bruce Springsteen. He did not, however, record the definitive version, Dave Edmunds did. They share the last word.