Early Vote Picking Up in Virginia, We Are Closing Strong
Let's Do This People!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/More Encouraging Economic News
Friends,
So after a weeks of a slugging start to the Virginia early vote, it has really picked up in recent days - very encouraging stuff, and a testament to all those who’ve been working so hard to help us win Virginia. A huge Hopium thank you to all of you!
As encouraging as the vote has been in recent days we are still not where we want to be and need to close strong. So I am asking everyone here to take one action for Virginia today. You can find links for donating and volunteering here, and do watch my talk with Ben Meiselas of MeidasTouch below where I explain why Virginia matters so much. These races are going to be decided by hundreds of votes so every call, text, knocked door and donation really matters. We can do this people!
And to all of you working on the other important elections on Tuesday - good luck and thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
150,000 New Jobs in October - The American Economy Keeps Chugging Along - I’ll be doing a longer write-up of all the encouraging economic news later this week, but for now a few things: 1) I’ve updated and expanded my page with core Hopium charts and graphs 2) be sure to read my new post on how we need to rethink the way we poll and look at the economy 3) a quick recap of all the good economic news we’ve had in recent weeks……
Productivity Surged In The Third Quarter - Very good news
GDP growth In The Third Quarter Was 4.9% - A huge encouraging number, another sign of the strength and vitality of the American economy despite it all
New Report Shows Inflation Continues to Fall - remarkable news
The Wealth of Americans Jumped 37% from 2020 to 2022 - As we like to say here, we are better off today due to Joe Biden and the Democrats
When Voters Are Informed About What Biden Has Done, His Numbers Go Up - another in a long line of polls show that by informing voters of what Biden has done his approval goes way up. This can and will be done next year by the campaign
Gas Prices Are Lower Than They Were A Year Ago - despite Russia and Saudi Arabia trying to raise gas prices, the price of gas keeps tumbling
Murder and Violent Crimes Rates Came Down in 2022, and Continue to Fall in 2023
American Has Experienced An Explosion of New Black and Hispanic Small Businesses
Lots of New, Encouraging Data About Our Transition From Fossil Fuels to Cleaner Forms of Energy
Good luck this weekend everyone, and keep working hard. We have a whole bunch of elections to win on Tuesday! Simon
Interesting take from Larry Sabato in that he feels this cycle dies not have the same “feel” as 2021 when Youngkin was hammering Democrats on parental rights and lock downs.
Fingers crossed, Simon. My dem group met this past week, first meeting since reorg. Lightly attended, which was a little disappointing. We're just getting to know one another, so I had them each briefly describe what in their life brought them there, what was important to them about the upcoming elections, and what ideas they had about what most needed to be worked on. We each came from a different place, but each story revolved around the need to support and preserve democracy. A strong feeling that all the other things in our party platform depended on putting the safety of democracy and voting first. It was an amazing feeling, and I think we all left with a sense of affirmation. The group attending was not as large as I'd hoped, partly because many people had other commitments, and partly because some former officers are upset that I am (as the new chair) doing things differently than they did. That dumbfounds me a bit: they will attend a social event but not a planning meeting as we approach the most important election in our recent history.
Nonetheless, it was a good start in the direction I'd hoped for, adding to the traditional events the party has always done. All of us recognized that, our state is pretty solidly blue, even with a moderate R incumbant gov who is likely to win. We know our future is linked to what happens in the states who have tight races coming up, and that supporting democracy in those states are vital to achieving our other platform goals. So we are looking at the various ways we can use our time and energy to get out the vote in those states. Some other towns in our state are also doing this, and we are compiling a list of action groups we can join. People are excited to learn that they can take action that can make a difference! I think that as we get going, other people with similar concerns about democracy will become active. As a town meeting we don't have funds as such, and we do have some close races within the state, but, dang, we can write postcards and letters and a bunch of other things!
The big event in the coming year, of course, is the state convention, and I hope we can maintain that sense of connectivity with other states in mind. We can no longer pretend our state is leading the way in a siloed vacuum. It is imperative that we help elect enough Congressional reps to take back the House and hopefully add a couple of Senators as well.
Thanks for all the info and for keeping the focus on what is important. It helps.