Keep the info coming because we need to hear it often. Unfollowed another podcast today, The New Abnormal, when they descended into the usual Biden is dooomed...."the economy only looks good on paper, the vibes are still bad, if you have to tell people things are good," Biden low approval, cratering with 18-29 year olds....Gaza!....it's just a broken record that some of our friends on the further left can't let go of, but moreover we don't have time to sit around wailing about this stuff. Get out and talk to people; it's person to person contact that moves the needle the most. My BIL is a big gun nut, but he lives near Lewiston, ME....I have been there many times.They thought that kind of gun violence couldn't happen in their sleepy little town. Now they are stunned. It created an opening, especially when a local rep admitted he had been wrong about his gun votes. These things matter, much more than Gaza, which, if the US was really so hated over, then Biden and Blinken wouldn't be given so much deference by the saner governments in the area. We can do this, and to be a little fair to the folks at New Abnormal, they did start off with how bad things look for trump, but they had to ruin it by bringing out all the negative polling we have been hearing since about Aug. 2021. Biden is doing a good job with Gaza, and he likely has lost the Arab vote, but what can you do. Thank you for your efforts, and I hope we can all wake up to a second Biden term next Nov. Any thoughts on our old friend Joe Manchin?
Biden has now overseen 10.76 million fewer layoffs than Trump to equivalent point of his presidency. On whole you are 17% less likely to experience a layoff under Biden than Trump's pre-pandemic numbers.
Each month, between now and November, I’m going to donate, say $20, and get 8 friends to donate $10/each to a candidate of our choice. (This month it was Tom Suozzi.) The goal is to make a $100 donation each month. Most people, even those who don’t have a lot of disposable income, can afford 10 bucks a month. I know $100 isn’t that much but if dozens or hundreds (or more) did this it would have an impact.
Hi Simon, we have early voting now in VA for the presidential primary in March. We can vote for any party and someone suggested I vote as a Republican and vote for any one other than trump. Would doing this benefit the Dems and if so, how?
Just donated (again) to Tom in NY and the Biden campaign. I may be in blue Minnesota, but I’m following your lead to donate when and where I can! Get involved. Stay involved. It’s the grassroots that will win this thing. Thanks, Simon, for providing the roadmap.
Thank you for keeping me and thousands of others grounded in reality as we approach Nov 2024. Hopium community inspired me and my friends to create what I’m calling the “Worry Less Do More Postcards Campaign” targeting voters in Cochise, Graham, Greenlee Counties in AZCD06. We’re using eye catching cards that look nothing like typical campaign mail. This is the under resourced portion of the district where Ciscomani beat Engel in 2022 by more than 25K votes but only won by 5,232. Within two weeks, we signed up 40 volunteers who will each personalize 500 postcards for a total of 20,000. I expect we will be dropping 40K on Sept 30 just before mail-in ballots arrive. All volunteer grassroots effort not affiliated or coordinated with a campaign. Onward!
Hi Simon - not very good at this tech stuff, but just read “Marissa from the Handbasket” today & her term “milquetoast” Suozzi as a candidate. I know very little about NY3’s demographic, but this just threw me a punch. I’m continuing to write postcards despite. Thx for your work. Jeannette
Happy to read in this morning's Times: "Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz.
The flood of TV and digital spots in battleground states is set to be the largest single purchase of political advertising by a super PAC in U.S. history, according to the group, Future Forward. The ad reservation covers seven states that are seen as the main presidential battlegrounds: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin."
For anyone who has been writing postcards for Suozzi: I got an email from Markers for Democracy who has been sponsoring the Sundays for Suozzi postcard parties. They suggest that everyone mail their postcards no later than next Tuesday or mabye Wednesday IF you live in NY, NJ, or CT.
FYI - On Saturday(1/27), I got a Priority Mail envelope from USPS with an order of stamps I put in before the recent price increase. The USPS store had printed the mailing label on Jan. 11 and it took over 2 weeks to reach me - apparnently it got stuck in a postal facility somewhere due to snow . Under Dejoy's "leadership" the USPS sure isn't what it used to be. Therefore, I plan to write whatever additional psotcards I write at the last Sunday's for Suozzi postcard party and get them in the mail Monday morning.
Thank you Simon, always, for your support and uplifting encouragement. Also, thanks so much to the Hopium Community for writing postcards for Tom Suozzi NY3, so important for democracy and for Democrats.
I have a paid ZOOM account and would be interested in hosting a virtual letter writing party with my peeps here at Hopium. If you would be interested in participating, please send me an email at cjohnson1156@carolina.rr.com and include your general availability: weekday am; weekday pm; Saturday am or Sunday pm. (I am in NC, so I think in EST). I get a boatload of email, so please mention Hopium or Vote Forward in the subject line.
If you aren't already a Vote Forward volunteer, I suggest signing up now. IIRC they vet volunteers and ask them to provide a sample response to the question "I vote because...". It needs to be non-partisan but that doesn't mean you can't mention specific issues - just not candidates or parties. You can definitely mention causes that are important to you like reproductive freedom, gun violence prevention, or climate change.
Vote Forward has some really good help topics including:
Yes, but Simon....don’t underestimate how impressed the American people will be by how many cognitive tests Trump is lying about taking and acing 🤷♂️😂. Let’s kick this guy’s ass friends! 😎🇺🇸
Keep the info coming because we need to hear it often. Unfollowed another podcast today, The New Abnormal, when they descended into the usual Biden is dooomed...."the economy only looks good on paper, the vibes are still bad, if you have to tell people things are good," Biden low approval, cratering with 18-29 year olds....Gaza!....it's just a broken record that some of our friends on the further left can't let go of, but moreover we don't have time to sit around wailing about this stuff. Get out and talk to people; it's person to person contact that moves the needle the most. My BIL is a big gun nut, but he lives near Lewiston, ME....I have been there many times.They thought that kind of gun violence couldn't happen in their sleepy little town. Now they are stunned. It created an opening, especially when a local rep admitted he had been wrong about his gun votes. These things matter, much more than Gaza, which, if the US was really so hated over, then Biden and Blinken wouldn't be given so much deference by the saner governments in the area. We can do this, and to be a little fair to the folks at New Abnormal, they did start off with how bad things look for trump, but they had to ruin it by bringing out all the negative polling we have been hearing since about Aug. 2021. Biden is doing a good job with Gaza, and he likely has lost the Arab vote, but what can you do. Thank you for your efforts, and I hope we can all wake up to a second Biden term next Nov. Any thoughts on our old friend Joe Manchin?
Biden has now overseen 10.76 million fewer layoffs than Trump to equivalent point of his presidency. On whole you are 17% less likely to experience a layoff under Biden than Trump's pre-pandemic numbers.
I have an idea:
Each month, between now and November, I’m going to donate, say $20, and get 8 friends to donate $10/each to a candidate of our choice. (This month it was Tom Suozzi.) The goal is to make a $100 donation each month. Most people, even those who don’t have a lot of disposable income, can afford 10 bucks a month. I know $100 isn’t that much but if dozens or hundreds (or more) did this it would have an impact.
That’s my kitchen table plan anyway.
#inittowinit
Hi Simon, we have early voting now in VA for the presidential primary in March. We can vote for any party and someone suggested I vote as a Republican and vote for any one other than trump. Would doing this benefit the Dems and if so, how?
Just donated (again) to Tom in NY and the Biden campaign. I may be in blue Minnesota, but I’m following your lead to donate when and where I can! Get involved. Stay involved. It’s the grassroots that will win this thing. Thanks, Simon, for providing the roadmap.
Thank you for keeping me and thousands of others grounded in reality as we approach Nov 2024. Hopium community inspired me and my friends to create what I’m calling the “Worry Less Do More Postcards Campaign” targeting voters in Cochise, Graham, Greenlee Counties in AZCD06. We’re using eye catching cards that look nothing like typical campaign mail. This is the under resourced portion of the district where Ciscomani beat Engel in 2022 by more than 25K votes but only won by 5,232. Within two weeks, we signed up 40 volunteers who will each personalize 500 postcards for a total of 20,000. I expect we will be dropping 40K on Sept 30 just before mail-in ballots arrive. All volunteer grassroots effort not affiliated or coordinated with a campaign. Onward!
Hi Simon - not very good at this tech stuff, but just read “Marissa from the Handbasket” today & her term “milquetoast” Suozzi as a candidate. I know very little about NY3’s demographic, but this just threw me a punch. I’m continuing to write postcards despite. Thx for your work. Jeannette
Happy to read in this morning's Times: "Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz.
The flood of TV and digital spots in battleground states is set to be the largest single purchase of political advertising by a super PAC in U.S. history, according to the group, Future Forward. The ad reservation covers seven states that are seen as the main presidential battlegrounds: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/biden-tv-ads-super-pac.html
For anyone who has been writing postcards for Suozzi: I got an email from Markers for Democracy who has been sponsoring the Sundays for Suozzi postcard parties. They suggest that everyone mail their postcards no later than next Tuesday or mabye Wednesday IF you live in NY, NJ, or CT.
FYI - On Saturday(1/27), I got a Priority Mail envelope from USPS with an order of stamps I put in before the recent price increase. The USPS store had printed the mailing label on Jan. 11 and it took over 2 weeks to reach me - apparnently it got stuck in a postal facility somewhere due to snow . Under Dejoy's "leadership" the USPS sure isn't what it used to be. Therefore, I plan to write whatever additional psotcards I write at the last Sunday's for Suozzi postcard party and get them in the mail Monday morning.
Thank you Simon, always, for your support and uplifting encouragement. Also, thanks so much to the Hopium Community for writing postcards for Tom Suozzi NY3, so important for democracy and for Democrats.
I just got an email from Vote Forward with a preview of their letter writing strategy for 2024:
"Here’s a peek at what you can expect from Vote Forward in March:
New letter writing campaigns for AZ, GA, MI, NV, NH, NC, PA, and WI, eight of Swing Left’s 2024 Super States (Early March)
A letter writing Week of Action, where volunteers across the country will host virtual and in-person letter writing events (Week of March 11)"
They also mentioned that their campaigns will align with the Swing Left strateg, which can found here:
https://swingleft.org/p/strategy
I have a paid ZOOM account and would be interested in hosting a virtual letter writing party with my peeps here at Hopium. If you would be interested in participating, please send me an email at cjohnson1156@carolina.rr.com and include your general availability: weekday am; weekday pm; Saturday am or Sunday pm. (I am in NC, so I think in EST). I get a boatload of email, so please mention Hopium or Vote Forward in the subject line.
If you aren't already a Vote Forward volunteer, I suggest signing up now. IIRC they vet volunteers and ask them to provide a sample response to the question "I vote because...". It needs to be non-partisan but that doesn't mean you can't mention specific issues - just not candidates or parties. You can definitely mention causes that are important to you like reproductive freedom, gun violence prevention, or climate change.
Vote Forward has some really good help topics including:
https://votefwd.org/instructions
https://help.votefwd.org/article/43-what-should-i-write
https://help.votefwd.org/article/115-can-i-encourage-voting-for-particular-candidates-or-political-parties-in-my-handwritten-message
RE: Dobbs Changed Everything - it certainly did. In an odd twist of fate, I think that we owe FORMER president Trump a thank you.
Great posting today! Thank you! A lot of people I know are worried trump will win! With your data, I tell them “no way” and send them your newsletter!
Jess Craven/Chop Wood,Carry Water) hosts a weekly Weds. phone bank for Tom Suozzi.
📲 https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/595948/
Very good.
Yes, but Simon....don’t underestimate how impressed the American people will be by how many cognitive tests Trump is lying about taking and acing 🤷♂️😂. Let’s kick this guy’s ass friends! 😎🇺🇸