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https://democrats.call.scaletowin.com/?t=cfc06f37-e8ef-4c24-a34f-62cff645ee8a

Caddo Parish Louisiana, Dem Henry Whitehorn won by ONE VOTE. A race you can make a difference in! 💙

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Thanks for this! I remember reading about this guy and how he won the recount but Republicans still insisted on holding the election again. I'll make some calls.

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💙💙🫡

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If Whitehorn won, I don’t understand how the Republicans were able to force a new election.

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Really, a few years ago I remember somewhere in the southeast that after a recount the vote was tied so they did a recount! Why isn't one vote enough?

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Actually, after the tied recount they did a coin toss, I meant to say. The Republican won.

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That was Virginia. Shelly Simonds.

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I saw that! By almost 4k votes! Dems GOTV efforts are paying off!

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I noted Pence's announcement in the Washington Post today: "... and that is why I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign," (pg. A6, March 16, 2024) is buried on page 6 of the news. It should have been on the front page as it is a historic break with tradition from a former VP Trump tried to take out - literally. "Hang Mike Pence" should be a warning to any VP on the ticket!

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The Washington Post and the New York Times have both gone seriously downhill. When it comes to both papers’ editorial choices, I keep wondering who, concretely, is putting their thumb on the scale. It’s ugly especially because they know better!

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Yeah, we too have cancelled both, first the NYT and more recently WaPo. These days we prefer to support specific blog writers, such as Heather Cox Richardson, Timothy Snyder and, of course, Simon Rosenberg.

For general news coverage we now turn to The Guardian – except for their Middle East coverage which, sadly, is rather skewed. Here is an eye-opening article on The Guardian with respect to that:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/grotesque-cartoons-to-allegations-of-genocide-how-the-uks-guardian-portrays-israel/

Yes, I realize this is an aside from the main topic here at Hopium.

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I recommend Robert Hubbel too.

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Thanks for the tip! :)

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I second that! Strong recommend for Hubbell - He and Simon are the two Substacks I currently (and proudly) pay for!

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I’m finishing up my first batch of Vote Forward letters for NC. The letters are non partisan but the preprinted part smartly tells the voter that there are other important races on the ballot besides the president and provides a link to learn about the candidates. The GOP is putting up truly awful people and they’re in lock-step with Trump. Let’s win this thing!

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Awesome writing Simon

Indeed many voters who would have voted for DJT back in 2020 are not going to bite for him this year because they are in fact starting to feel fear for their country. It’s really interesting.

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Simon, what are these GOP "community centers" all about? Sounds like Tammany Hall to me ;/)

Where are they (addresses?) and what can we do to counter them?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/15/rnc-backtrack-cuts/

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they aren't real. Dont worry about them.

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"Not real" ?? Scherer and Dawsey have been pretty reliable (for MSM), no?

If these "centers" are kay-fabe, isn't it worth calling out the con, especially to our Black and Latin neighbors and friends?

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Listen to this beautiful song performed by over 30 Nashville musicians called Tennessee Rising. All their proceeds from stream services will go to help Gloria Johnson beat Darth Vader Marsha Blackburn. Allison Russel, Elizabeth Cook, Emmy Lou Harris, Mary Gauthier, .. and more. It is smooth and powerful. They are trying to get the Youth Vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEYb-48SUjM&list=RDeEYb-48SUjM&start_radio=1

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Here are the lyrics to Tennessee Rise

Tennessee Rise Lyrics:

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you’re on

Go and make yourself known

I got joy in my heart this morning

I got trouble on my mind

Yes my people know how to feel two ways

About something at the very same time

Yeah the joy’s for the new day coming

Yeah the trouble’s for that too

Cause we’ve come so far / sooo far

But there’s so much left to do.

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you’re on

Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own

Oh the Freedom Riders calling

Told us all to carry on

To be the ones, to be the ones

We shall not be overcome

Oh that long long Arc of Justice

That long long Arc of Peace

We Trouble these waters to be released

Come together now Tennessee

Oh The Trail of Tears is still rolling

Ole Tennessee waltzing in blood

My daughter can’t sleep for the nightmares

Every night she’s gunned down at school

Everyday she sings her wild anthems

She beats her fears out on her drums

Now she's a wolf cub yeah she’s Harriet Tubman

Can we be brave as our children?

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn.

Tennessee rise, the sleep out of our eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you’re on

(Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own ) x 2

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All I can say is WOW! This!!!!!!

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Sandy, that was really good and heartwarming. Kudos to Gloria Johnson for fighting the good fight, even in the face of heavy odds. I don’t think I have ever watched Marsha Blackburn speak in the Senate without being seriously annoyed. Go, Gloria!

PS. Who wrote the lyrics and tune? Allison Russell?

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I think she did, Arctic Stones. On the youtube comments, people are asking for the lyrics and she is providing it. Her song Night Flyer is brilliant, just like this one. Although, with so many musicians on it, it might be a group effort on it.

Hopeful, the Nashville musicians, including Taylor Swift, can get the youth vote to come out in the millions to change the Tennessee Senate. I let moms and special needs families know how important Gloria is to us. Marsha Blackburn received more than $1 million from the NRA. She values the money more than our children.

Vote Gloria! Help her win.

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Gifted NYT link. The 👀 in the graphic are cool yet a little creepy !

WHAT 17 OF TRUMP’S ‘BEST PEOPLE’ SAID ABOUT HIM

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/18/opinion/trump-cabinet-election-2024.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dE0.Sfel._V1PBQZt92yi&smid=url-share

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Someone just shared a youtube with me of President Biden which left me with tears rolling down my cheeks. President Biden works with 25 kids who stutter and the video showed him working with one of them. It was beautiful. The contrast between Biden and Trump couldn't be starker and I believe you'd have to be insane to still back MAGA. I love the new labor ad. It's going to be an absolute joy to get Team Biden reelected.

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Any Postcards To Voters [www.PostcardsToVoters.org] writers in the group?

There is a new campaign for an upcoming special election on March 26th so time is of the essence! Please help if you can!

🚩🚩🚩Democrat Marilyn Lands for AL State House District 10

Watch her moving video on YouTube from her campaign website here: https://www.marilynlands.com/every-family

Marilyn and her team enjoy the backing of heavyweights like the House Minority Leader, the County Commissioner, Planned Parenthood, Everytown For Gun Safety, and former Senator Doug Jones, just to name a few.

And now, she also has us in her corner. With a highly-targeted list of Democratic voters prepared by her team and an extended list of other Democratic voters if we finish the target addresses, we're ready to play a meaningful role in their comprehensive Get Out The Vote campaign.

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None of the past Republican standard bearers are supporting Trump - not Bush, Cheney, Romney, the McCain family, Paul Ryan...well, okay, maybe the highly credible Sarah Palin!

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This Morrow gal and Mark menace in NC is the most bizarre things I’ve heard ! Drinking the koolaid or what? How can they get away with this ? It simply boggles my mind. Like some blood letting Satanistic Cult …why are they not in a looney evaluation/Mental Hygiene process?

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Thank you so much for supporting Ruben. I live in the Phoenix suburbs and we need all the help we can get. Our state is teetering between rationality and crazy extremism. I keep hoping we end up on the right side. It’s scary here.

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These contribution rules are so complex and I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time figuring them out!

I find I've been donating unknowingly to two different funds in my attempt to donate SOLELY to Joe Biden's victory. While I guess I don't mind contributing to all the people I've inadvertently contributed to in the first campaign below, it's not what I intended. These multiple funds make it confusing. And it also makes it difficult to know when I'm reaching my limits at different phases of the campaign:

1. ACTBLUE*BIDEN.VICTORY

2. ACTBLUE*JOE.BIDEN

Here's the daunting FEC chart:

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/contribution_limits_chart_2023-2024.pdf

I guess that's part of the Citizens United plan… Confusion.

We have to end CITIZENS UNITED as soon as the opportunity arises!

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Hi can we run a campaign against that Sen from Alabama for his disgusting commentary re President Biden. Is it possible to jam the phone lines to his offices and emails

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