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Happy Thanksgiving week!
My new Against the Grain column: “The Biggest Political Turkeys of 2020”
“The most infamous political flops of the year—from not-ready-for-prime-time candidates to campaign tactics that didn’t stand the test of time.”
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My new Against the Grain column: “The Biggest Political Turkeys of 2020”
“The most infamous political flops of the year—from not-ready-for-prime-time candidates to campaign tactics that didn’t stand the test of time.”
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1) Martha McSally, who “was one of the few frontline Republican Senate candidates to run behind President Trump; the president lost the state by a 0.3-percent margin, while she trailed Kelly by 2.4 percent.”
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2) Amy McGrath, the #KYSEN challenger who raised $88M in her race against McConnell only to see him win the second-highest vote share in his Senate career
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It's time for the #KYSen debate between @AmyMcGrathKY and @LeaderMcConnell. Follow along, friends, and I'll give you the highlights. It's go time! 1/
McGrath: Hits McConnell right away for knowing about #COVID19 as early as January but not warning Kentuckians about the threat. 2/
McConnell: starts by congratulating McGrath on her military service.
Now we'll wait for McGrath to mention how she wrote to McConnell as a kid about how she wanted to be a fighter pilot and he never responded. It won't take long, I'm sure. 3/
Now we'll wait for McGrath to mention how she wrote to McConnell as a kid about how she wanted to be a fighter pilot and he never responded. It won't take long, I'm sure. 3/
.@Team_Mitch confirms McConnell will not speak at RNC,
"Leader McConnell is traveling across...Kentucky next week to speak w/ families, workers, and job creators about their needs. While the Leader is not speaking during the RNC, his support for Pres. Trump is clear."
#KYSen
"Leader McConnell is traveling across...Kentucky next week to speak w/ families, workers, and job creators about their needs. While the Leader is not speaking during the RNC, his support for Pres. Trump is clear."
#KYSen
Full statement reads,
"Leader McConnell is traveling across all corners of Kentucky next week to speak with families, workers, and job creators about their needs. While the Leader is not speaking during the RNC, his support for President Trump is clear," @Team_Mitch.
#KYSen
"Leader McConnell is traveling across all corners of Kentucky next week to speak with families, workers, and job creators about their needs. While the Leader is not speaking during the RNC, his support for President Trump is clear," @Team_Mitch.
#KYSen
BREAKING -- Within hours, @Team_Mitch has reversed course. He will now speak at the Republican National Convention next week.
"The Leader is submitting taped remarks to the RNC. There was a previous miscommunication," Kate Cooksey, Press Secretary, Team Mitch.
#KYSen
"The Leader is submitting taped remarks to the RNC. There was a previous miscommunication," Kate Cooksey, Press Secretary, Team Mitch.
#KYSen
1/ THREAD:
100+ IMPORTANT articles & videos from a perspective corporate media won’t show you in Thursday’s @ProgNewsDaily. Topics include how the Rs tried to rig the #2020census, Dems allow expanding surveillance powers
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100+ IMPORTANT articles & videos from a perspective corporate media won’t show you in Thursday’s @ProgNewsDaily. Topics include how the Rs tried to rig the #2020census, Dems allow expanding surveillance powers
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the Senate’s vote against cutting military spending by 10%, #FoxNews #SexualHarassment lawsuit, sewage indicating #Yosemite may have infected visitors with #COVID19 & many more! Click to see them all!
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the Senate’s vote against cutting military spending by 10%, #FoxNews #SexualHarassment lawsuit, sewage indicating #Yosemite may have infected visitors with #COVID19 & many more! Click to see them all!
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Thursday’s Top Articles:
* White the vote - @JuddLegum, Popular Information
#2020Census #Census2020 #Census #gerrymandering #redistricting #RepublicansAreTheProblem #citizenship
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Thursday’s Top Articles:
* White the vote - @JuddLegum, Popular Information
#2020Census #Census2020 #Census #gerrymandering #redistricting #RepublicansAreTheProblem #citizenship
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A modest proposal regarding allocating your donations.
Walk away from Kentucky.
It's unwinnable.
Do I need to do a thread?
Walk away from Kentucky.
It's unwinnable.
Do I need to do a thread?
Ok. A thread. I kept @ClimateHawkVote out of #KYSen because, well, lots of reasons but foremost was that the general election would be unwinnable.
The way to #DitchMitch2020 is to diminish his power. Make him a minority leader. That means donate to Dems in AZ, CO, GA (both), IA, ME, NC, and even SC and TX. All of these are more winnable than KY.
Today, @Booker4KY made the #KYSen primary closer than anyone thought it could be, inspiring thousands of Kentuckians with his message of justice and structural change. We always knew this race would be an uphill battle.
For over a year, Amy McGrath has enjoyed institutional support from the national party and the DSCC, raising a staggering $41 million. It’s been a decade since a DSCC-endorsed candidate lost a primary.
While this wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, we are so grateful for @Booker4KY showing the power of a multi-racial, grassroots movement. We’re dedicated to rallying behind the winner and sending Mitch McConnell packing, and hope you’ll all join us: paybackproject.org
Ok, I've finally seen enough: Amy McGrath (D) has defeated Charles Booker (D) in the #KYSEN primary.
One thing we'll never know: what the outcome would have been if McGrath (D) hadn't banked such a large lead in absentee ballots. #KYSEN
Just talked to spox for the Jefferson County Clerk, with easily the most Democratic voters in the state and the biggest factor in #kysen results. A few things:
Based on past statements from county/state election officials, we expected Jefferson County results to come Tuesday after 6pm, but they will come earlier. Spox says these likely will be sent to state that morning & then posted publicly -- including all early and mail-ins. #kysen
JeffCo spox also said they don't have a final figure for how many absentee ballots were mailed in, but should have that number soon. Said there were ~100 in a bin to go over whether signature was correct, plus waiting on a few counties to FedEx ballots sent to wrong address.
Here in the Expo Center in Louisville. A whole lot of space and short lines to vote. 
The Fayette County Clerk appears to have not planned this out the same way.
The @courierjournal Marvel Universe.
MONDAY NIGHT KY ELECTION THREAD:
'Twas the night before voting
And all through the Commonwealth
Election officials were stirring
To secure democracy's health
Here's what I'll be watching tomorrow. A thread:
'Twas the night before voting
And all through the Commonwealth
Election officials were stirring
To secure democracy's health
Here's what I'll be watching tomorrow. A thread:
1. Lines (duh). I'm expecting lines of 30-45 minutes, maybe an hour, but not many hours like in GA and WI. That's cause of the push for mail-in voting. So if lines are a lot longer, it means truly massive in-person turnout, or something seriously went wrong with check-in/machines
2. Check-in process. Louisville and Lexington both will have election officials with e-pollbooks to direct voters to correct line. I'm told it will take about 45 seconds per voter to check them in, with lots of stations. Will that be a bottleneck? Will it be slower?
For those wondering how voting will work at one (huge) voting place in Louisville Tuesday & how turnout may effect Dem #kysen primary, here’s some context from turnout numbers in recent years compared numbers from last week on mailed absentee ballots plus early voters (1/2)
Jefferson Co. voter turnout (total; Dems)
2016: 138,619; 110,269
2018: 104,924; 75,555
2019: 133,405; 98,515
Jefferson County, KY number of absentee ballots mailed to voters plus in person early voters
2020: 222,705; ???
(we don’t know how many will mail ballots back)(2/2)
2016: 138,619; 110,269
2018: 104,924; 75,555
2019: 133,405; 98,515
Jefferson County, KY number of absentee ballots mailed to voters plus in person early voters
2020: 222,705; ???
(we don’t know how many will mail ballots back)(2/2)
For a little more context, here’s Jefferson County’s biggest turnout in many years, the 2008 (Barack Obama) primary:
192,630 total
144,871 Democrats
192,630 total
144,871 Democrats
NEW: @AmyMcGrathKY's campaign says its national TV ads have helped her raise millions in her #KYSen bid. (Setting aside the current primary) I explored whether the fundraising strategy could be replicated (Looking at you, #SCSen).
More (and a thread!): morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg…
More (and a thread!): morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg…
McGrath's national buying started out as an experiment, her campaign manager told me. They had the resources, so why not? Low risk, high-potential reward. The response? #KYsen morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg…
.@Team_Mitch is an easy target for national Democratic activist energy -- his #KYSen rival in '14 raised a ton of money, too -- due in part to his large, and almost totally negative name ID from the national Dem base. @LindseyGrahamSC comes in second. morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg…
NEW: @ProjectLincoln - known in Washington for its attacks on @realDonaldTrump - has turned its attention to Republican senators and is now taking aim at @Team_Mitch with a new minute-long spot airing in Kentucky. morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin…
Unlike its other spots, the @ProjectLincoln #KYSen ad doesn't try to tie McConnell to the president. It dubs him "rich Mitch," and contrasts his personal financial standing with the commonwealth's.
The ad:
More: morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin…
The ad:
More: morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin…
We tested name ID of the Lincoln Project in our last national poll with Politico, and it appears the choir is being preached to: Three in 10 Democrats had seen/read/heard "some" or "a lot" about the Never Trump group, compared with 19% of Republicans. morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin…
SHOT: GOP Senate sneaks a $170 BILLION dollar tax break for real estate developers into the #coronavirus relief bill meant to help struggling Americans.
CHASER: The Real Estate Roundtable, the group pushing the tax break, gave GOP Senators more than $70,000. #COVID19
CHASER: The Real Estate Roundtable, the group pushing the tax break, gave GOP Senators more than $70,000. #COVID19
COLLINS: @SenatorCollins’ campaign committee took $11,500 in contributions from The Real Estate Roundtable PAC. #MESen americanbridgepac.org/after-receivin…
MCCONNELL: @senatemajldr took $17,500 from The Real Estate Roundtable over the course of his long career. #KYSen americanbridgepac.org/after-receivin…
Trump: Day 588
-Disapproval Hits High Point of 60%
-Russia Has Trump "Over a Barrel"
-Attorney's Letter Snubbed by Mueller
-Ex-Manafort Associate Pleads Guilty
-Fed Judge Refuses 2 Block DACA
-Couldn't Make Trade Deal w/Canada
-Plans 2 Skip Trip 2 Asian Summits
-Disapproval Hits High Point of 60%
-Russia Has Trump "Over a Barrel"
-Attorney's Letter Snubbed by Mueller
-Ex-Manafort Associate Pleads Guilty
-Fed Judge Refuses 2 Block DACA
-Couldn't Make Trade Deal w/Canada
-Plans 2 Skip Trip 2 Asian Summits
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Day 693 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 693 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 545 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 545 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
