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Republicans in disarray!

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

President Biden is doing good where he can, and getting it done.

Never forget that he train is barreling down on Trump, even as he dances on the tracks.

There’s always a light at the end of the frog.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

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GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

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I realized that with the SCOTUS hearings today, it probably makes more sense to do more Senate stuff today. Here’s some races I like:

Barbara Bollier, Kansas Senate

Goal Thermometer

Mike Espy, Mississippi Senate

Goal Thermometer

Alan Gross, Alaska Senate

Goal Thermometer

Raphael Warnock, Georgia Senate (special election)

Goal Thermometer

You can see all our candidates here.

Update. Adding Gary Peters because he’s in a tough race and told a heartbreaking story about access to reproductive rights. He’s a great Senator

Gary Peters, Michigan

Goal Thermometer

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  1. 1.

    JPL

    Doug, Consider Gary Peters because his race his way to close. We need that. He shared some heartbreaking personal news about abortion also. link

  2. 2.

    Martin

    When your opponent decides what hill they are going to die on, your most important task is to ensure they die on that hill.

  3. 3.

    Tommy the antifascist

    If I have 20 dollar I want to contribute which race is the best bang for the buck?

  4. 4.

    PPCLI

    @JPL:

    I agree about Peters. He is ahead, but it’s not a comfortable lead by any means. The Koch bros and the usual gamut of RWNJ organizations are bombarding TV with negative ads — they have clearly targeted this one.

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    @JPL:  I put a link to Gary Peters in the election Action thread yesterday after RalfW included the tweet below in that thread.  Tweet from Chris Murphy but retweeted by Brian Schatz.

    Michigan is the firewall.  And it’s a tight race for Senate.
    Peters 47
    James 44
    But our pal Gary Peters is in quarantine bc he sat next to Ron Johnson last week. So McConnell placed $9M in ads. Pence in town next week. Can we raise $150K for Gary today? https://t.co/jkrigU3UoH — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 11, 2020

    We raised $895 for him on BJ yesterday, but I agree that’s an important race.  Just my opinion – DougJ is the fundraising guru!  We hit $5,000 for him and the original goal was 2,500.  Maybe we can double it again.  :-)

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    @JPL: if you see me in any thread, I can put up the BJ thermometer for him any time, just let me know.

    That goes for everyone.  DougJ was nice enough to put all the thermometers in one place, so it just takes me a second to copy one in to any thread on request.

  15. 15.

    Central Planning

    I home a Democrat asks Amy what she thought of Mitch’s refusal to hold hearings on Obama’s SC nominee.

  17. 17.

    Sab

    Jackals : please, please ,please proofread. “To” is not  the same as “too” which is not the same as “two”. Those are not difficult concepts. Please don’t phuck them up.

    I do not have Amir breathing down my neck every day (of course not, he doesn’t do that)  so I screw up a lot. But “too”, “to” ,”two” is not nuclear physics.

    Also too I fell into the Oxford comma trap. Stupid me.

  20. 20.

    jeffreyw

    @Sab:

    For me it’s “unique” with any modifier.  Very unique, most unique, etc.

    I press my lips together really hard for a second and then I’m okay again.

  22. 22.

    Sab

    @WaterGirl: I believe that.  Steeplechase told me how to fix that a long time ago. Special place in my heart for him ever since.

    I should have a special place in my heart for you.

    I do have. Just haven’t admitted it yet.

  24. 24.

    Jimmm

    Is there any chance we can get a single actblue campaign page with all of these races?

    Interestingly, my credit card had a hold put on it after 15 or 20 of these small dollar charges to the same place.  They assumed it was fraud.

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    @JPL: I am most likely to screw up spelling or grammar when I am feeling emotional.  You were writing about something that touched you, so I’ll go with that as the reason.  Would you like me to add the extra o?

  30. 30.

    JPL

    @WaterGirl: nope..  I have the extra O on my heart.    BTW did you see my previous comment earlier that my son wore his RBG shirt to vote.   Not  a word was said by anyone.

  31. 31.

    rikyrah

    This election could have gone so far off the rails for Democrats if it wasn't for the Black voters of South Carolina. They helped to produce a Biden-Harris ticket that's leading by 10 points nationally & is welcome in pretty much every swing state & district.— David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) October 12, 2020

  33. 33.

    JPL

    In GA 100,000 have signed up volunteering free rides to the polls.    There are no numbers yet, but turnout is high.

  37. 37.

    Squid696

    Two votes for Democrats in Texas today. My wife and I dropped off our absentee ballots at NRG stadium today. It felt damn good.

  38. 38.

    Barbara

    The thing about some of these polls regarding Peters is that they don’t seem to be pushing so-called undecided voters.  It’s unusual for the combined sample being polled to add up to less than 90% of voters this close to the election.  My only point is that polling data that adds up to more than 87% of voters (which is what the latest super close NYT poll did) seems to be more favorable to Peters.  I kicked in some additional scratch for him nonetheless.

  39. 39.

    thruppence

    Just dropped off two ballots, mine and my mother’s. She’s ninety and has mobility issues, but she has fire in her vote.

  40. 40.

    James E Powell

    Okay, I dropped $100 on Peters. It’s a lot to ask of an Ohio State Buckeye. The fact that he didn’t go to UM made it a little easier. That’s my last $100 this cycle because I don’t get paid again till November 5th.

    Wishing him and all the Ds way more than good luck.

  41. 41.

    narya

    I am looking forward to being able to add my nym to the I Voted list this week . . . I’m off on Friday anyway, so might wander by and see what the line looks like (hopefully no line). Also: will swing by the hardware store to get the last thing I need to install (two hooks) before I submit the Kitchen/After pics!

  44. 44.

    Jeffro

    @rikyrah: amen and amen!

    Not sure if y’all have seen the Biden & Co ad that cuts snippets of trumpov speeches (a la the fake ad the Repubs put up with Dr. Fauci) in order to “apologize” to Fauci?  Holy cow this media team is GOOD!

  45. 45.

    BC in Illinois

    Amy C. Barrett says that the courts are

    “not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life.”

    She can live with being part of injustice – to people needing health care, to voters, to employees, to consumers, to individuals leading their own private lives. It’s not her job to right the wrongs of society.

    She will work for “liberty and justice for all.”

    Or not.

  46. 46.

    Kathleen

    I’m watching Biden’s live feed from Union Terminal in Cincinnati. I can see it from my house! He started his speech by acknowledging Joe Morgan’s death.

  50. 50.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: The sticker I want has a mugshot of Orangecandyass with the crossout circle&bar over it & reads

    I VETO’D!

    but no one’s making them (yet).

    BTW anyone got a link to that Biden ad about Fauci?

  52. 52.

    japa21

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Just finished my online retraining for being an election judge and it covered all the covid safety guidelines. 2 things of note.

    1. If a voter refuses to wear a mask, which is mandatory in Illinois, we cannot make that voter do so nor can we refuse allowing that person to vote, although we can make the voter wait outside while we go to great extremes to make it as safe as possible.
    2. We will not be handing out I Voted stickers. Always enjoyed doing that, including giving to kids that came with their parents.
  56. 56.

    WaterGirl

    @JPL:  I see that DougJ did make the goal 10,000.  Gary Peters was at 5,000 earlier today, and now he’s at 8,300.

    You speaking up today and RalfW speaking up yesterday led to over 4,000 in donations for Gary Peters.  Well done you guys, and well done everyone who donated to him.

    And DougJ!

    I hope we can make it to 10k.

  57. 57.

    grandpa john

    Latest poll NC senate,

    survey USA has Cunningham up by 10 ,so he seems to be overecoming  his  screw up

  61. 61.

    Mai Naem mobile

    I was driving behind a suburban kind of vehicle a couple of weeks ago that had a ‘TRIUMPH’ bumper sticker with the ‘i’and ‘h’ added. I am assuming they’re not trying to hide it anymore and it really refers to “Triumph of the Will.” If they don’t know the connotation to a Donny like candidate then  they’re stupid.

  62. 62.

    JPL

    @WaterGirl:  Good. It’s such an important story to tell, because some think that wouldn’t happen here. He was lucky that she was able to transfer to another hospital. Others aren’t so lucky.

  63. 63.

    JPL

    @JPL: Even in the olden days, it was not an issue about choosing between your wife and a child, except for Catholics who had to sign forms.   Yup don’t save me, save the child forms.

  65. 65.

    sxjames

    Chipped in $25 for Gary Peters. We really, really, really need to take the Senate (and nuke the filibuster, but you already knew that…)

  66. 66.

    James E Powell

    @Barbara:

    The thing about some of these polls regarding Peters is that they don’t seem to be pushing so-called undecided voters.

    They might be pushing. The response is listed as “don’t know/refused” rather than undecided

    And they report that they are 97% either almost certain (63%) or very likely (24%) to vote or already voted (10%). I submit that people who have decided that they will vote know for whom they are going to vote. They might not want to tell a stranger on the phone.

  67. 67.

    Dan B

    @rikyrah: Yes, black women in SC!  Too many young white guys loved Bernie and despised Biden.  I’m glad we didn’t get two angry guys.  Imagine that debate.

  68. 68.

    James E Powell

    @rikyrah: 

    South Carolinian Bakari Sellers was asked in an interview, who decides who the Democratic nominee will be? He answered, “My mom and all her friends.”

  69. 69.

    Elizabelle

    In for Gary Peters and Al Gross.

    I love doing these small donations when you put the asks up.  Excellent candidates, and I hope they win.

    If anyone knows how we can do some phone calling for Gary Peters, I would appreciate that.  Will also look into it on my own.

  71. 71.

    Elizabelle

    I wonder if the militia jackasses’ foiled plot against Governor Whitmer will decide some more voters for the Democrats.

    It surprised me to learn that some of the plotters were photographed during the intimidation protests at the state capitol earlier this year.  Somehow, I thought they would stay under the radar.  But, no.

    Who knows.  That might be where their paths crossed the informant or the FBI.

  72. 72.

    mali muso

    I’m in for another $25 for Gary Peters.  Just read that recent polling only has him up by 1 point.  We need to keep that seat.  And he should be rewarded for being so achingly honest about abortion.

  73. 73.

    Another Scott

    @mali muso:  I’ve donated as well. We need to keep our incumbents and throw the monsters out.

    https://www.electoral-vote.com/

    Today’s Senate Polls
    We haven’t had any polling done in the North Carolina Senate race after it was revealed that Cal Cunningham had an affair (which is a bit surprising since PPP is located in Raleigh, NC, and polling that race is a home game for PPP). Still, if Theresa Greenfield can beat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), that could make up for not flipping North Carolina. (V)

    State Democrat D % Republican R % Start End Pollster

    Iowa Theresa Greenfield 47% Joni Ernst* 43% Oct 06 Oct 09 YouGov

    Michigan Gary Peters* 47% John James 44% Oct 06 Oct 09 YouGov

    (Others have noted that Cunningham is up by 10 at the moment.)

    HTH.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  74. 74.

    Leto

    Glad I’m dvr’ing this because I came back late, but was able to rewind to the beginning of Sheldon’s questions. Yay!

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