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OPPORTUNITIES

JD Vance is leaving the Senate to assume the vice-presidency. Trump has announced his intention to make Representative Elise Stefanik the US Ambassador to the United Nations. That’s likely to be a headache for the House GOP’s very precarious majority, as the seat will be empty for a few months, and it forces a special election in NY-21 this spring.

Democrats have an excellent track record of overperforming in special elections. We need to launch high-intensity efforts to capture whatever House and Senate seats are vacated by Trump’s appointments. Hopefully there will be many!

EDIT: Hopefully, Democrats are already working on recruiting optimal candidates for any and all soon-to-be-vacated seats. And their campaigns should start ASAP.

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I hate to confess this. And, Simon, you may take this post down as being contrary to the Hopium mission. But I am one of those who left a lot of it on the field. I contributed more money to campaigns than I could afford. I cared more deeply and passionately than I ever have. And I am left now disheartened and dispirited. I wish I could feel like I want to do more. But I'm too full of despair, and too tired. I won't read the newsletters anymore. I've turned off my beloved MSNBC. My ulcer has been reactivated. I'm just plain down in the dumps, and can't imagine these feelings will soon pass. All that being said, thank you for EVERYTHING. You remain always one of my heroes. I'm 78 years old, and, at this point, signing off.

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