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Assuming he pulls it off, I have only one ask of Bernie supporters: I know you'll show up to vote for HIM. All I ask is that you ALSO show up and vote for EVERY OTHER DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE UP & DOWN THE TICKET whether you consider them to be "progressive enough" or not.
That may mean donating to, canvassing for and voting for, say, Hickenlooper for CO-Sen, or to re-elect Sharice Davids in KS-03 or Haley Stevens in MI-11. None of them support M4All, but they're gonna agree with a shitload more of your agenda than a Republican will.
If you follow my fundraising pages, you may notice that I'm supporting some "moderates" *as well as* some "progressives". Once the primary is decided I'll switch all of these races to the nominee regardless of which "wing" wins:
secure.actblue.com/donate/expandt…
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Charles Gaba
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📣 THREAD: Since Bernie's "Who the hell knows how much #M4All would cost" clip on #60Minutes is causing such a stir, here's why his answer, while terrible, is actually accurate. Let's look at the much-discussed "Mercatus Analysis" which received so much attention in July 2018: 1/
Back in July 2018, Charles Blahous of the @mercatus Center, a *right-wing* think tank which isn't a fan of #M4All, came out with a 10-year projection about how much Bernie's #M4All bill would cost *assuming it was implemented exactly as worded* 2/
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There were a TON of headlines screaming about how Bernie's #M4All proposal "would cost $32 Trillion!", which isn't surprising..but there were *other* headlines, including from Bernie himself, noting that the same analysis projected M4All "would *save* $2 Trillion!". Huh?? 3/
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Charles Gaba
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#DemDebate: OK, here's write-ups on all 6 candidates' healthcare plans. Remember, ALL OF THEM would vastly EXPAND coverage, REDUCE enrollee costs and PROTECT coverage of pre-existing conditions!

First up, of course, is @BernieSanders' "pure" #M4All:

acasignups.net/19/04/10/updat…
#DemDebate: Here's @JoeBiden's healthcare plan; basically a robust ACA upgrade with a Public Option added (#ACA2wPO):

acasignups.net/19/07/19/joe-b…
#DemDebate: @Ewarren was "with Bernie on healthcare" for awhile and still wants his ultimate "pure" M4All in the end, but she's since decided to split it into a 2-part process: acasignups.net/19/11/19/incon…
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Charles Gaba
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The House *PASSED* a Public Option. It was killed in the Senate by Lieberman. Then Kennedy died & a Republican won his seat. Since the Senate version w/out the PO had passed before Kennedy died, the Dems had no choice but to go with that. That's not a "failure of negotiation".
And as a reminder, guess who took that same Senate seat back from the Republican shortly thereafter? That's right: Elizabeth Warren.
Speaking of flipping Senate seats, donate to these races today: secure.actblue.com/donate/retakes…
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FOR THOSE WHO ASK:

I'm a Lebanese-American boy,
Turned war refugee,
Turned child conscript,
Turned NYU philosophy student,
Turned 90s remixer/keyboardist,
Turned anti-Bush protestor
Turned progressive blogger,
Turned Dem strategist,
Turned increasingly left & anti-establishment.
I feel warmly welcomed by the left, specifically #Bernie supporters. Which is so gratifying considering how intensely we battled in 2016.

But for those who don't know my netroots activism during the Bush-Cheney era, moving left is coming home for me. It's where I started.
And for those who ask: No, I'm not saying positive things about #Bernie to later try to convince people to back #Warren.

Yes, I like Warren, but I am increasingly drawn to the power and solidarity of the #NotMeUs movement. We will NEVER defeat the far right without mass action.
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ON BERNIE-HILLARY WARS

In 2018, I began the process of bridging the divide with #Bernie supporters I had fought bitterly during the 2016 primary. It wasn't easy, but it gave me invaluable perspective on the divide in the Democratic Party and what we need to do to win in 2020...
The only way we defeat the far right menace of Trump and the GOP is to build a massive people-powered movement that overhauls the Democratic Party and embraces bold progressive values and principles. The Warren and Sanders candidacies represent that approach.
Some dedicated Hillary supporters insist that Bernie harmed Hillary and caused Trump to be elected.

Some dedicated Bernie supporters counter that Hillary wasn't the best candidate to defeat Trump and that Bernie would have won.

These types of arguments will NEVER be resolved.
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Casey Michel 🇰🇿
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NEW: As we turn toward 2020, here’s what to expect in the disinfo/election interference space: thinkprogress.org/how-russia-wil…

As one former CIA officer told me, “I think we’ll see [something] like Spinal Tap: ‘Now, let’s turn it up to 11.’”
First, on the social media front, get ready for "meta-trolling"—trolling about trolling—some of which we've already seen.

"You don’t need to actually throw the election if you can make people believe you’ve thrown the election."
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