GOP Has Worse Than Nothin', New Gallego Ad, Do More/Worry Less

Tonight at 7pm EST - Monthly Hopium Community Gathering w/Anderson Clayton

Happy Wednesday all! Got a few things for you today:

GOP’s Attacks on Biden Are Evaporating - On Monday we talked about the strong Democratic party, unified, and winning elections across the US. Yesterday we talked about the success of the Biden Presidency, and how robust and remarkable the American economy is. Today we focus on one of the most consequential developments in the 2024 election over the past few weeks - the collapse of the GOP’s case against Joe Biden. Consider:

• The economy is remarkably strong, not weak

• Inflation has come way down, not soaring

• Violent crime and murder rates are down across the US, not raging

• Domestic oil and renewable production is setting records, and US is more energy independent than in decades - there is no “war on energy” causing rising gas prices and loss of independence

• Democrats are for order at the border, they are for Trumpian chaos

• The “Biden crime family” narrative was a fake Russian info op, once again laundered by Republican useful idiots

• And now we see in the State of The Union Biden strong, smart and vigorous; and it turns out, of course, that Republican Special Counsel lied about Biden’s memory challenges

Eight months out Republicans have nothing. But of course it’s really much worse than nothing. For they’ve rallied beyond 2024 Trump - degraded, diminished, disgraced, desperate and dangerous. They have their ridiculous agenda - fealty to Putin, ending of American democracy, national abortion ban, cutting Social Security and Medicare, stripping health care from tens of millions, 10% tariffs which raise prices on all goods/destroy the global economy/end American prosperity, more tax cuts for those who don’t need them and less for everyone else, more dead kids in schools, the planet to warm faster, mass arrests and deportations….

And they have MAGA. A broke party. The RNC in turmoil. A splintered coalition. House Republicans abandoning ship. Prominent party leaders committing to not back their nominee. The 2024 budget six months late (!!!!!), more shutdowns possible. Trump and Rudy owe $700m. Their leader is out on bail, facing 91 felony indictments, and keeps losing in court, badly. Dozens of other party leaders across the US indicted. Trump’s madness and impulsivity is leading him to say crazy stuff, over and over, pushing him further and further away from the electorate. It’s an unprecedented political shitshow, every day, rinse and repeat.

Here’s Republican Ken Buck explaining why he just announced he is leaving Congress NEXT WEEK:

We’ve got a long way to go in this election, and much is going to happen, but there are a few things we know today:

Joe Biden is a good President. The country is better off. The Democratic Party is strong and winning elections all across the country. And they have Trump.

Eight months out, in every way imaginable, I would much rather be us than them.

Our Monthly Hopium Gathering Is Tonight - NC Dem Chair Anderson Clayton Is Joining Us - Our monthly get together for the entire Hopium community is tonight at 7pm EST. Register here. I will kick if off with 15-20 minutes of opening remarks and then take your questions. I’m excited to share that the inspiring North Carolina Dem Party Chair Anderson Clayton will be joining us around 745pm to provide an update on her work to turn North Carolina blue. Our event will be recorded and shared here for those who can’t make it live. Given how much we’ve grown in recent months it’s possible this event fills up so register as soon as you can and make sure you log in Wednesday at 655pm to secure your spot.

Ruben Gallego Launches His First Major Ad - Harvard grad. Iraq War vet. Fighter. Senator. Ruben Gallego:

Let’s Do More, Worry Less - Here at Hopium we strive to channel all this worry and anxiety we have about our current moment into concrete action - do more, worry less - as we say here. Here are a few things you do today, right now:

Donate to and join the Biden-Harris campaign - This is very important. The general election has begun and it’s time to get on board the Biden-Harris train. Please donate whatever amount you can - $5, $10 - just to get started.

Our community has already raised over $154,000 for Biden Harris - thank you!

Make an early investment in North Carolina - North Carolina is our most important 2024 expansion state. Please donate today. For more on why I think North Carolina is so important watch my interview with Anderson Clayton, the dynamic new NC Democratic Party Chair.

Our community has already raised over $100,000 for this critical battleground - thank you all!

Help Ruben Gallego Win Arizona - Last week I endorsed Ruben Gallego in his race to become the next Senator in Arizona. The polls are encouraging there, and this is a very critical 2024 battleground state - must win Biden-Harris state, must win Senate, two House pick up opportunities (and maybe the state house too). Because Senator Sinema stayed in for so long, Ruben is a bit behind where he should be financially and organizationally, and needs our help today. Please donate today, and I will be posting some volunteer opportunities in the coming days. We have already raised over $49,000 for Ruben - thank you all!

Spread Hopium - Encourage people in your networks to become a Hopium subscriber. Our goal is to get to 50,000 subscribers by March 31st (we’re at 47,000 today!). With your help, we can hit our goal, grow our community, and bring the upbeat, data-filled analysis here to more and more people. You can also become a paid subscriber which helps us grow here.

A new national poll released this morning has welcome news for the President, and is further evidence of the the collapse of their attacks:

Keep working hard everyone. Proud to be in this fight with all of you. See you tonight - Simon