Thanks, Simon! Encouraging news last night. Interesting to watch the power of Trump's endorsement drop. So far, it's been mostly used to remove elected Republicans from office, not to help them.
Thank you, Simon! From Florida here—I’m over the moon about Jolly-Graham, more excited than I’ve been since Gwen Graham ran in 2018 —this time I think it’ll be different and she and Jolly will win. At least that’s what I’m fighting for! I voted for Vindman but came close to voting for Nixon instead because she has been so impressive standing up to DeSantis in the Florida legislature. I really like her. I’m hearing her winning the primary moved Moody to a likely safe race, but I’m supporting her just the same. We had a really good night here! Now, as you say, we have a lot of work to do ahead of us. Thanks for your leadership!
Does anyone know of an organization running postcard campaigns for IA-1 (Christina Bohannan) and/or IA-3 (Sarah Trone Garriot)?
I want to write for these two because they are “three-fers”: a close House race, close Senate race and close governor’s race, multiplying the potential impact of getting out a voter. As a bonus it’s a red state that could benefit from Dem turnout. Postcards to Swing States and Activate America only have Iowa Senate or state at-large campaigns, not specifically for these districts. Field Team 6 has no campaigns for Iowa.
I am interested in the same two races, but don't see any national groups so went to their websites: Christina Bohannan's volunteer page on her website lists these options: door knocking, phone banking, voter registration drives, host an event and other way to volunteer- we'll find the best fit for you. bohannanforcongress.com
Here is a link for Sarah Trone Garriott to write postcards for her:
thrilled about david jolly. heavy lift on angie nixon for senate, but she is a strong campaigner. this could be her moment. she will run circles around moody, a whisper of a candidate. waiting for satan to hit 30% approval. hopefully our military families and veterans will vote blue because satan is a sucker & loser!
He won’t right now would be my guess… But it’s not because she’s part of the New left… She’s gonna have to show that her campaign is viable before he starts throwing money at one of the foremost expensive states in the country, since we already have viable Canada sees that we have to pump a lot of money into in Texas and Ohio. Plus, we’re gonna have to pump a lot of money into both Maine and Michigan to help solidify AES and Troy Jackson so, jumping into Florida without clear evidence that there’s a path to victory I think would be kind of a fools errand. That’s not anything against her as a candidate. That’s just cold hard facts. There’s a phenomenal woman running in South Carolina that they probably are gonna have to make the same call on. I’m encouraged to see that AES is starting to pick up some steam… But we’re gonna have to spend 20 million bucks easily out of the DSCC, or more to get that to where we can really breathe comfortably, and the same is gonna be true in Maine. Susan Collins has been one of the slipperiest most crafty Republican incumbents in the country for a long time… Anything short of about a 5 to 7 point lead outside the margin of error, replicated across many polls, will have me up at night.
Interesting—hope she modifies that a bit. I think she’d be an excellent Senator. I need an advocate in the Senate! Haven’t had anyone since Bill Nelson got squeezed out by Mr Medicare Fraud Voldemort.
I love that David leaned into the three core principles… They remind me of the same three that I hear the great Ben Wikler articulate…
1. The government and the economy should work for everyone not just the wealthiest
2. The government has a role to play in ensuring the welfare of the American people, and the people should write the rules not just the special interest.
3. Everyone’s rights and freedoms should be articulated and protected at all cost
Those are three principles I will defend to my grave and be proud that I was part of a team that stood for them.
Great stuff, if Dave wins that race in Florida for the governorship, that will be like a cherry on top of a very delicious ice cream sundae. Happy Wednesday everybody!
Still working on finishing up 50 postcards. I will add something to the election protection project when it comes online next week. I appreciate the interview with Jolly. I've been supporting him for awhile now, and saw him in person twice.
I admit Nixon beating Vindman was not on my radar at all. I think she is going to have a hard time raising money to beat Moody. I hope she can win but it is not going to be easy sledding. Jolly I think has a real shot at this. This one is the one most important to me personally. So I'll be volunteering for the Jolly campaign.
Setting aside the "we were doing research" bad excuse, even if the polling WAS part of a research project, it would clearly violate core research ethics. You don't run covert "experiments" on the public like that with something that high stakes. This is malpractice, pure and simple.
Recent polling , Up in Michigan (hold seat) and Alaska (flip) along with now two Fox polls in Ohio (flip) at plus 8 and the map continues to improve. Thinking Maine (flip) might be the lynchpin and happy Jackson is up a little. Would love to see that number expand. Feel very good about NC and all the D hold seats (Ga NH Minn.). Tx(flip) polling has been good and Iowa in my opinion is a sleeper.
I am so happy you are taking a well-deserved break, Simon. I spent the last couple days doing self-care, which for me was munching on popcorn and watching a 3-part History Channel bio-doc on FDR. The talking heads were great, the acting was terrible. FDR & ER are two of my North Stars. I draw such inspiration from the example of FDR's brilliant political skills, relentless optimism & determination, and from ER's activism & social conscience, and her refusal to let him get away with stuff. I cannot get enough, and am now planning another trip to Hyde Park. :)
I also attended a quarterly meeting of our community violence response partners in the Asbury Park area. Such good people doing tremendous work! All the crap is still going on in the economically deprived Black community, part of the relentless drip, drip, drip of decay that we are working to reverse.
Feeling much better today, and getting things in order in anticipation both of the fall semester at my university and the fall election season. Also YAY, Mary Peltola! Keep going!
While I personally like Alex Vindman, I am curious for Simon’s read on the FL Senate primary. It reminds me of AOC, DAC and the guy who beat Eric Cantor, who used old-fashioned door knocking to defeat big money.
Thanks Simon!
Thanks, Simon! Encouraging news last night. Interesting to watch the power of Trump's endorsement drop. So far, it's been mostly used to remove elected Republicans from office, not to help them.
I'm writing postcards to Ohio voters today.
What a great interview with David Jolly.
Agree! He's another GREAT D candidate for an important office. Would be so nice to break through the MAGA grip on FL.
Could the false polls be considered election interference?
Thank you, Simon! From Florida here—I’m over the moon about Jolly-Graham, more excited than I’ve been since Gwen Graham ran in 2018 —this time I think it’ll be different and she and Jolly will win. At least that’s what I’m fighting for! I voted for Vindman but came close to voting for Nixon instead because she has been so impressive standing up to DeSantis in the Florida legislature. I really like her. I’m hearing her winning the primary moved Moody to a likely safe race, but I’m supporting her just the same. We had a really good night here! Now, as you say, we have a lot of work to do ahead of us. Thanks for your leadership!
Does anyone know of an organization running postcard campaigns for IA-1 (Christina Bohannan) and/or IA-3 (Sarah Trone Garriot)?
I want to write for these two because they are “three-fers”: a close House race, close Senate race and close governor’s race, multiplying the potential impact of getting out a voter. As a bonus it’s a red state that could benefit from Dem turnout. Postcards to Swing States and Activate America only have Iowa Senate or state at-large campaigns, not specifically for these districts. Field Team 6 has no campaigns for Iowa.
I am interested in the same two races, but don't see any national groups so went to their websites: Christina Bohannan's volunteer page on her website lists these options: door knocking, phone banking, voter registration drives, host an event and other way to volunteer- we'll find the best fit for you. bohannanforcongress.com
Here is a link for Sarah Trone Garriott to write postcards for her:
https://act.sarahforiowa.com/jO0EN-lwp0OsPPusgMRkYg2
thrilled about david jolly. heavy lift on angie nixon for senate, but she is a strong campaigner. this could be her moment. she will run circles around moody, a whisper of a candidate. waiting for satan to hit 30% approval. hopefully our military families and veterans will vote blue because satan is a sucker & loser!
She raised little money. Do you think Shumer will send money for a safe R race?
He won’t right now would be my guess… But it’s not because she’s part of the New left… She’s gonna have to show that her campaign is viable before he starts throwing money at one of the foremost expensive states in the country, since we already have viable Canada sees that we have to pump a lot of money into in Texas and Ohio. Plus, we’re gonna have to pump a lot of money into both Maine and Michigan to help solidify AES and Troy Jackson so, jumping into Florida without clear evidence that there’s a path to victory I think would be kind of a fools errand. That’s not anything against her as a candidate. That’s just cold hard facts. There’s a phenomenal woman running in South Carolina that they probably are gonna have to make the same call on. I’m encouraged to see that AES is starting to pick up some steam… But we’re gonna have to spend 20 million bucks easily out of the DSCC, or more to get that to where we can really breathe comfortably, and the same is gonna be true in Maine. Susan Collins has been one of the slipperiest most crafty Republican incumbents in the country for a long time… Anything short of about a 5 to 7 point lead outside the margin of error, replicated across many polls, will have me up at night.
Also she seemed to say no money at all for Israel on Morning Joe today which will lose her a chunk of Floridians I would bet.
Interesting—hope she modifies that a bit. I think she’d be an excellent Senator. I need an advocate in the Senate! Haven’t had anyone since Bill Nelson got squeezed out by Mr Medicare Fraud Voldemort.
I love that David leaned into the three core principles… They remind me of the same three that I hear the great Ben Wikler articulate…
1. The government and the economy should work for everyone not just the wealthiest
2. The government has a role to play in ensuring the welfare of the American people, and the people should write the rules not just the special interest.
3. Everyone’s rights and freedoms should be articulated and protected at all cost
Those are three principles I will defend to my grave and be proud that I was part of a team that stood for them.
Great stuff, if Dave wins that race in Florida for the governorship, that will be like a cherry on top of a very delicious ice cream sundae. Happy Wednesday everybody!
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OMG, David Jolly was so inspiring in that interview and so clear-eyed about GOP shifts, policies, and values. It's so easy to picture him as governor.
Still working on finishing up 50 postcards. I will add something to the election protection project when it comes online next week. I appreciate the interview with Jolly. I've been supporting him for awhile now, and saw him in person twice.
I admit Nixon beating Vindman was not on my radar at all. I think she is going to have a hard time raising money to beat Moody. I hope she can win but it is not going to be easy sledding. Jolly I think has a real shot at this. This one is the one most important to me personally. So I'll be volunteering for the Jolly campaign.
Setting aside the "we were doing research" bad excuse, even if the polling WAS part of a research project, it would clearly violate core research ethics. You don't run covert "experiments" on the public like that with something that high stakes. This is malpractice, pure and simple.
Yeah, 100%. Research has actual standards, which is what our friend Colette is fighting for!
The fact that trump is still polling above zero means that we are still failing the national IQ test
Thanks Simon, as inspirational as ever
Recent polling , Up in Michigan (hold seat) and Alaska (flip) along with now two Fox polls in Ohio (flip) at plus 8 and the map continues to improve. Thinking Maine (flip) might be the lynchpin and happy Jackson is up a little. Would love to see that number expand. Feel very good about NC and all the D hold seats (Ga NH Minn.). Tx(flip) polling has been good and Iowa in my opinion is a sleeper.
I am so happy you are taking a well-deserved break, Simon. I spent the last couple days doing self-care, which for me was munching on popcorn and watching a 3-part History Channel bio-doc on FDR. The talking heads were great, the acting was terrible. FDR & ER are two of my North Stars. I draw such inspiration from the example of FDR's brilliant political skills, relentless optimism & determination, and from ER's activism & social conscience, and her refusal to let him get away with stuff. I cannot get enough, and am now planning another trip to Hyde Park. :)
I also attended a quarterly meeting of our community violence response partners in the Asbury Park area. Such good people doing tremendous work! All the crap is still going on in the economically deprived Black community, part of the relentless drip, drip, drip of decay that we are working to reverse.
Feeling much better today, and getting things in order in anticipation both of the fall semester at my university and the fall election season. Also YAY, Mary Peltola! Keep going!
Looking forward to MORE popcorn on election night, Lisa!
While I personally like Alex Vindman, I am curious for Simon’s read on the FL Senate primary. It reminds me of AOC, DAC and the guy who beat Eric Cantor, who used old-fashioned door knocking to defeat big money.