Israel, Great New DNC Video, Virginia, GOP Just Keeps Melting Down

Happy Friday all. Been a very hard week. Got a few things for you today:

Israel - There is so much anguish, horror now. And then there are moments like this one with Secretary Blinken:

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As Congress returns there are a few things we need to do now:

• Pass a single military aid package for Ukraine and Israel. Funding Ukraine helps Israel. Cutting Ukraine funding helps Israel’s enemies. It is the same conflict.

• Break the Tuberville blockade, fully staff the Pentagon

• Approve stalled Middle East Ambassadors and other State Dept officials, including the new Ambassador to Israel

• More forcefully call out the Republican Party for its years of appeasement and encouragement of Putin that has mightily contributed to the chaos and carnage we are seeing across the world today.

Democrats Just Keep Overperforming and Winning Across the US - That Democrats just keep winning elections across the US this year is central to my new conversation with Tom Bonier, the focus of a new page of data and analyses I’ve put together for you, and this new DNC video which we all should be sharing widely through out networks (you will find it has a bit of Hopium in it):

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Here’s a link to the video if you want to share it with your networks.

Elections are coming, voting has begun across the US. Make sure you are doing your part to keep this strong Dem performance going this November. Our big Hopium ask is that everyone here do something for Virginia - donate, call, text, write a postcard, canvas - things are close there and we need to keep working hard. Let’s keep our winning streak alive in Virginia and across the US this November!

The unbearable awfulness and malevolence of the Republican Party - It’s on display, everyday, in different ways, isn’t it? Here are a few things I’ve written of late about them:

• The GOP’s Appeasement of Putin Is Helping Destabilize the World, And Weaken America

• Dems Keep The Government Open, Republicans Betray American Democracy Once Again

• Republicans Celebrate Zelenskyy’s Visit By Doing Putin’s Bidding Once Again

• Being Clear-Eyed About MAGA’s Agenda

• Georgia and The Republican Party’s Attempt To End American Democracy

• The Republicans Have A DeSantis Problem

Why we need to keep working hard, kick ass in the fall elections and get to 55 next year. It is what we have to do, together - Simon