Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

Second rate reporter says what?

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

One way or another, he’s a liar.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

This blog will pay for itself.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

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Our mail-in ballots just arrived — every registered voter in Massacusetts can vote by mail, upon request — and they’ll go in the mail Monday, if we don’t hit the drop box at the courthouse sooner. Have you got your voting plan firmed up?


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  1. 1.

    dmsilev

    Got an email from the County a few days ago saying that my ballot has been received and is all set. Drop-box just outside City Hall; fast and easy.

  3. 3.

    Eunicecycle

    My husband and I voted straight D last Thursday, the second day of early voting in Ohio. Unfortunately there were several Rs running unopposed for state legislature. But we voted for Emilia for Congress!

  4. 4.

    brendancalling

    Just got off another canvassing shift in Hunting Park, a neighborhood in N. Philly, largely Black and Latino. I had bilingual door collateral. I mailed in my ballot last week. I really hope the GOP gets an ass-kicking.

  7. 7.

    SiubhanDuinne

    I early voted yesterday, in person, here in Georgia — I actually enjoy the ritual of going to the polls, putting my card in the slot, and casting my votes then and there (and getting my little sticker). To me, it feels more participatory.

  8. 8.

    Alison Rose

    Just got my ballot in the mail today and will be sending it back out next weekend. Honestly, I cannot wait for this election to be over with so I can stop getting a hundred flyers, texts, emails, YouTube ads, etc for propositions. I already hated gambling, and now thanks to Props 26 and 27, I hate it even more.

  10. 10.

    Alison Rose

    Somewhat OT but JFC…Zelenskyy did an interview with CBC News, and when the interviewer asked the first question, he said “…and as we were saying, please feel free to practice your English.” Like wtf. Okay, is his English perfect? No, but it’s pretty damn good, and that’s just such a condescending way to put it. If they discussed beforehand that he might answer some questions in English, why the need to say that in the portion being recorded? Like he was talking to a schoolboy or something. Bleh.

  14. 14.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Should have mentioned that I was there during what one of the poll workers told me was a slow time, and even at that there was a few minutes’ wait for a voting booth to come available. They said it had been steady, and sometimes crowded, all day every day during this first week of early voting. I am feeling cautiously optimistic about Georgia.

  15. 15.

    Kristine

    Dropped off my ballot in the City Hall drop box on Thursday and received a text and an email today that it was received and would soon be processed. Fingers crossed that the Illinois Supreme Court doesn’t flip.

  16. 16.

    Cameron

    I got my mail-in ballot on the 5th and sent it in the same day; checked a few days later and it had been recorded.  It’s actually kind of discombobulated me – I see all the campaign signs around and wonder “why are these things still up?”

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Yes. Not a paper receipt for the voter to take home, but once you’ve filled in the touch screen you print your completed ballot and deposit it in a secure machine where it’s counted and registered. The paper ballots are retained for — well, I don’t know how long, but they’re there for reference in case of any challenges or recounts. I think all the paper ballots from 2020 remain secured because TFG of course is famously still challenging the vote count.

  22. 22.

    Matt McIrvin

    Just voted on the first day of Mass. early voting.

    Lots of voters in Georgia are getting hit with blanket challenges and told to vote a provisional ballot. It sounds like many of them are smartly refusing to do so. One advantage of early voting is that if this happens to you, you’ve got time to push back and do something about it by Election Day. If it were on the final day you’d have no choice but to vote provisional, which is leaving them wide-open to shenanigans:

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/22/georgia-early-voting-obstacles-new-election-law

  24. 24.

    Mousebumples

    @mrmoshpotato: Because the state Supreme Court thinks it’s not allowed. What if I drop off my husband’s ballot at the drop box? (aka ballot harvesting per the scare mongering morons) Never mind that that’s exactly what I did at the post office – and it seems more secure to give the ballot directly to the election people…

    A conservative justice is retiring, and her seat is up for election in February/April (probable primary ahead of the election for the “non-partisan” race). Figuring I’ll be postcarding for that one since we’ve had previous Wisconsin Judge races with Postcards to Voters.

  25. 25.

    mrmoshpotato

    @SiubhanDuinne: Good to hear.  Illinois (or at least Chicago) electronic voting machines had a printout on adding machine paper that you could verify as you verified each screen.  At that’s how it worked in 2016.

  28. 28.

    Joe Falco

    @Matt McIrvin:

    I’m planning to vote today in Georgia so good to know what’s going on just in case, but it’s infuriating this is happening. It sounds like the work of one or more groups making these challenges instead of a couple of nutcases that’s listened to hate radio for too long.

  29. 29.

    Brachiator

    I’m in California, where we can also vote by mail. I know how I want to vote for all the candidates, and the ballot initiatives, but still have to research judges and a few other issues.

    I recently subscribed to the online edition of the LA times, and will review their endorsements, but it is a pain that so many newspapers are all behind pay walls. I used to be able to go to a local newsstand and buy copies of various local and state newspapers, but those days are long gone and now you have to use the online sites.

    ETA. I am voting Yes on California Proposition 1, to protect reproductive rights, but probably voting No on the other ballot initiatives.

  31. 31.

    Wapiti

    Just got our ballots yesterday. Going to take the advice above and fill it out and drop it off today or tomorrow just so the Dem campaigners know they can go after other voters. Handily, my local district Democrats (WA 46th District Dems) put out a complete endorsement guide. (eta: including judges and initiatives)

  33. 33.

    zhena gogolia

    CT doesn’t have early or mail-in voting. Repubs block it, I guess. We had mail-in during Covid, but no longer, even though still Covid. So we’ll go in person on the day. It’s not that bad, never very crowded.

  34. 34.

    MattF

    Mailed in my ballot a week (or two?) ago, got an email acknowledgment from the Maryland Election Board a couple of days ago along with some ‘I voted’ stickers. There were various options— I chose to get links to PDFs for the envelope, ballot, oath, and various other stuff. The main obstacles were printing out the envelope (size10) and the ballot (six double sided pages). Both took several tries. I can see where a computer-naive person would have had a problem. There was, for the first time, an option for voting online, but I decided to skip that.

  35. 35.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    Absentee voting is relatively straightforward when your last voting address was in New York. The Board of Elections emailed us instructions on how to download our ballot packets, which included four pages of instructions, the ballot itself, a printable security envelope, and a printable mailing envelope. We’ve all sent in our ballots via air mail.

    The only hitch was that my mom’s date of birth was listed in their system as being in the 1980s instead of the 1930s. It took a call to the Board of Elections to straighten that out.

  36. 36.

    eclare

    @Alison Rose:   Or he could have kept his goddamn mouth shut as he interviewed one of the bravest humans on the planet.

    Not directed at you, just…wow.  I know you feel the same.

  37. 37.

    Geminid

        Thrilled to hear Klobuchar is hitting the trail with Fetterman today. She has a lot of appeal to those Harrisburg, moderate suburban women type voters.

    @raisingdemwomen October 22

  38. 38.

    Alison Rose

    @eclare: Yep. It came across quite patronizing. And God, I wish journalists would stop asking the same fucking questions. “Will you consider giving up some land?” “Do you think putin should be prosecuted?” “When will you be open to negotiations?” STFU.

  39. 39.

    Matt McIrvin

    The comments on my Dem Representative’s Facebook are nearly 100% official accounts of local Republican committees posting vomitous garbage calling a church she visited “a pro-infanticide church” and trying to drive a wedge between Indian-Americans and Hispanics.

  41. 41.

    Ohio Mom

    @zhena gogolia: We have all the options here in Ohio but I like voting on Election Day. We live in a red suburb so there is never any line. But reading everyone else who is doing early voting is making me feel guilty for waiting.

  42. 42.

    eclare

    @Ohio Mom:   Don’t feel guilty!  Every area is different.  My choice comes down to schedule.

    And if you like the buzz on the day, then enjoy!

  43. 43.

    Ohio Mom

    @Alison Rose: I wonder if that was the interviewer’s way of warning the audience that an accent was coming. Clumsy, awkward, and insulting way to do that though.

  44. 44.

    thruppence

    Dropped off my ballot, and as a reward, I went to the movies. Whoa. If you liked “The Piano Teacher”, you’ll love “Tár”. Keep your emotional guard up.

  45. 45.

    Matt McIrvin

    @Ohio Mom: The key thing is to vote– if you don’t think you’ll have any trouble doing it, there’s not much difference. I generally don’t– I vote early partly because it’s still a bit novel here and I’m interested in the process. But I also get a little paranoid when it comes to the big ones.

  46. 46.

    The Up and Up

    The parents received their ballots in the mail today. That means I should expect mine on Monday. I’ve kept a tally of the US congressional election fliers sent to me so far. Every GOP committee advertisement in my box has been countered by Four from central state Democratic. The GOP goes with Last Name Household or Family. The Democratic committee addresses Full Name with “or Current Resident” below. As for content you might be able to guess. “My opponent is a Biden/Pelosi hugging commie socialist anti-Christ!” versus “Bipartisan solutions.”

  49. 49.

    thruppence

    @eclare: Not physically violent. Emotionally? I had to leave before the end, but I’m wide open when I go to the movies and things get under my skin even if I really don’t want them to.

  50. 50.

    Mike in NC

    Voted yesterday. We have had a terrible Republican rep in the NC House, who refuses to disclose his age. My guess would be well over 80. Hoping to oust him and elect a retired Marine. Our Republican state senator is also terrible and is running unopposed.

  52. 52.

    Kropacetic

    Voted early in person in Massachusetts today.  Straight D, natch, and yes to every ballot question this year.

  53. 53.

    2liberal

    I sent my ballot in by mail and they confirmed receipt and signature verified. ballot counting starts in a few days.  This is maricopa county in the AZ.

  55. 55.

    sab

    @Ohio Mom: I am waiting for election day also. Early in-person voting is more of a long line than election day voting in my ward. We vote in my parents’ big old church parish hall, and I like seeing the old place. Lots of parking and enough voting booths that the lines don’t take long. The only large cluster of Republicans in the city vote here, so it always runs smoothly.

  57. 57.

    LeftCoastYankee

    Tomorrow is “Read all the Ballot Measures” day, and that’ll allow me to get everything tallied and out in Monday’s mail.

    I’m glad for vote by mail, particularly with so many dang ballot measures.  I’d have to have a big ‘ol cheat-sheet to get through in-person voting for the measures (and non-partisan positions).

  58. 58.

    EarthWindFire

    @Alison Rose: I bet Zelenskyy refrained from giving the journalist an opportunity to practice his non-existent Ukrainian. I would not have been so kind.

  62. 62.

    Wag

    Our ballot in Colorado arrived in the mail yesterday. I spent the morning going through and filling it out (straight Dem), and dropped it in a dropbox as a destination for my morning run.

  63. 63.

    Geminid

    @Jackie: Thanks, that’s an interesting article. So Republican Impeacher Adam Kinzinger is campaigning with Independent Evan McMullin, and Mike Lee’s ties to trump are a big issue.

    This close race was made possible by the controversial decision Democrats made at their April 23rd convention not to field their own candidate and endorse McMullin instead. The vote was 782 to 594. The Deseret News polled Utah voters a month later and found 50% of Democrats agreeing with the decision and 36% disagreeing, including 20% who “strongly” disagreed.

    Utah Democrats are running a full slate of candidates for other offices.

  64. 64.

    Geminid

    @WaterGirl: It is. And I’m not sure if you saw this, but yesterday an Alaska reporter asked Senator Lisa Murkowski if she is planning to rank Democrat Mary Peltola first on her ballot for Representative November 8.

    “Yes I am,” replied Murkowski.

    The two women attended an Alaska Native convention yesterday, and Ms. Peltola tweeted out a neat picture of her and the Senator standing next to each other in native top garments by the same designer, with big smiles.

  66. 66.

    dkinPa

    I finally got my mail-in ballot yesterday, immediately sat down and filled it out, and then drove 20 minutes to the county courthouse and handed it over to the nice lady behind the counter.  I think we can probably trust the mail for this election, but I just feel so good afterwards, knowing it’s at the elections office!

  68. 68.

    eclare

    @Geminid:   I have no doubt.  And Murkowski and Peltola seem to like each other.  But isn’t the stereotypical R also running?  Begilich or something?

    ETA>  I have not paid any attention as to how ranked choice works.

  69. 69.

    Jackie

    @Geminid: Yah, it’s interesting, because if McMullin wins, the Repubs lose a seat, but we don’t gain a seat. McMullin is vowing not to campus with either party. If we keep the majority (we WILL) it won’t be as important to us – Utah will never give us a senator – but it would be essential for the Repubs.

    I hope McMullin ekes out the win!

  71. 71.

    Geminid

    @eclare: Murkowski says she’s known Peltola for 25 years and trusts her to do what’s best for Alaskans.

    Begich came in third in the primary and I guess Murkowski discounts his chances. Another factor Murkowski and other Alaskans may be considering is that their state is singularly affected by federal policies and appropriations. Having representation by members of both parties could be advantageous.

    Anyway, Peltola has made a good impression on her fellow Alaskans. Alaska Survey Reseach released a poll September 30 and its chief, Ivan Moore said of Peltola:

          She is categorically the most positive political figure in AK right now. Pos-Neg 53-27 with a 34% very positive. No one else even approaches those numbers.

    @IvanMoore1 September 30

  72. 72.

    Kay

    I early vote (in person) and my husband votes on election day.

    I went to see my youngest and his GF in Michigan today- they go to school in Michigan but are, respectively, OH and WI voters. They both returned their absentee ballots. Kind of fun talking to his GF about voting- this is her first vote :)

  73. 73.

    Geminid

    @Jackie: Even if he does not caucus with the Senate Democrats McMullen can still vote for a Democratic Majority leader. And since his vote on other matters is more or less valuable I expect he’ll be given committee seats.

    My attitude when I heard about the Utah Dems’ decision was that it’s their state, and if that’s what they wanted I wasn’t going to kick about it. And Kael Weston, the man who campaigned for the Democratic nomination, did not seem to take the convention’s decision too hard.

    Some of Weston’s supporters did take it hard. And we had a good rhubarb over it here that night.

  74. 74.

    thruppence

    @eclare: It’s an incredible movie, and Blanchett is fantastic. Not the inspiring drama I was expecting, though, but sometimes art upends your expectations.

  76. 76.

    The Lodger

    @Geminid: So you had,a rhubarb with the Kael supporters… I thought we were done with the veggie puns after Liz Truss refused to romaine in her job.

  79. 79.

    WaterGirl

    Just as an FYI

    I think we have basically one more week where giving to candidates can help with last-minute advertising, etc.  So come Monday, I’ll be pushing the candidate fundraising pretty hard for the week, and then I’ll just be promoting the boots-on-the-ground in AZ organization.  Though all the targeted fundraising links will still be in the sidebar for anyone who wants to give.

  80. 80.

    Jackie

    @Jackie:

    So even if we don’t get anymore Dem seats (I don’t believe that,) we gain a seat with McMullin turning Lee’s seat to I. D50, R49, I1. Mitch would cry LOL

  81. 81.

    surfk9

    Have been informed by the county that my wife’s and my ballot has been received and counted.

    This morning I was elected to become president of our local democratic club

    This afternoon canvassed for Josh Harder CA-09. Lots of people not home

  82. 82.

    La Nonna

    We just airmailed our ballots back, kudos to little Hamilton County New York Board of Elections, they get us our ballots here in Italy without fail.  Impressive for the largest geographical county in the state (heart of the Adirondacks), with the smallest population. D all the way, Stefanik is deplorable.

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