Why We Need to Get Out the Vote
October 31, 2018
Arizona registered voters & the turnout so far: DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN OTHER REGISTERED 1,151,745 1,288,332 1,238,038 EARLY VOTERS 325,598 429,283 222,713 28% 33% 18% We can do better! The election is in 8 days. The Get Out The Vote effort only works when we have enough people who are willing to reach out to all those that are reluctant … Read more
An Open Letter to Stacey Abrams
October 30, 2018
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Dear Representative Abrams: I wholeheartedly support your candidacy. Your election would be great for Georgia, and great for America. No candidate to my knowledge ever has faced a more blatant, corrupt case of vote rigging than you have. Your fight against the most despicable of Republican vote suppression tactics has been an inspiration to millions, … Read more
Robert Mueller refers alt-Reich media sex assault hoax targeting him to FBI for investigation
October 30, 2018
Mark Sumner at Daily Kos has the set up for this story: [N]oted figures in the most radical edges of the white nationalist media, including conspiracy theory central The Gateway Pundit, are spreading the “a big story is coming on Mueller” seeds. The gist of this upcoming “story” seems to be claims that Mueller is guilty of … Read more
Donald Trump adopts Rep. Steve King’s racist idea to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th Amendment
October 30, 2018
President Donald Trump is reviving an old chestnut of the racist white nationalists and nativists led by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) – ending birthright citizenship in the U.S. Michael Bryan and I have done many posts on this topic since 2010. But here is one I did from 2015 that predicted today’s move by “Dear … Read more
Turning out the youth vote – you can make a difference
October 30, 2018
There have been numerous reports in recent weeks speculating about whether or not the youth vote will turn out in a midterm election. Historically, they do not. This election, however, may be different. After The Parkland Shooting, Youth Voter Registration Surges: States with critical elections that may decide control of the U.S. Senate and House … Read more
Ride Transit free on Election Day in Tucson
October 30, 2018
CITY OFFERS FREE RIDES ON ELECTION DAY Free Transit Fares on November 6th on Sun Tran, Sun Link and Sun Van “The City of Tucson will offer free transit fares all day on Tuesday, November 6th, to make it easier for citizens to vote on Election Day. “We want to make it as easy as … Read more
Time’s up! Return your early mail-in ballots by Wednesday
October 30, 2018
Upwards of 75% of Arizonans cast their vote by early mail-in ballots. Voters must return their mail-in ballot by Wednesday, October 31. According to the Arizona Daily Star today: As of last Friday, Pima County had delivered 407,500 early ballots to Pima County voters. Approximately 185,500 completed ballots — roughly 45.5 percent — had been … Read more
On the Hands of America’s President, the Blood of 11 American Jews
October 29, 2018
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Bristle at the bluntness of the title of this post if you wish. But the chain of causation is clear. I could never make the case as eloquently as others have, so I’ll quote them here. First, Julia Ioffe, in How much responsibility does Trump bear for the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh?, brings her own … Read more
