I had a fantastic town hall last night with Kentuckians. One of the most popular questions I get is “How can I get involved in the campaign at home?” Every hour today, I’ll be tweeting a new way you can remotely get involved. Happy to have you on the team 😀
2️⃣ Volunteer for our Voter Protection Team to protect voters’ rights in Kentucky’s June 23rd primary. In-person and remote opportunities are available. act.amymcgrath.com/survey/voter-p…
3️⃣ Write an op-ed or a letter to the editor of your local paper saying why you’re on this team ✍️ (Email my press secretary, Terry, for more information: press@amymcgrath.com.)
5️⃣ Sign up to volunteer and get five people you know to sign up, too (virtually for now). amymcgrath.com/get-involved/v…
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I've seen a lot of people expressing relief that Trump's candidate lost the GA SOS Republican primary, with some even suggesting their faith in humanity was restored.
I'm not especially encouraged. Let me explain. /1
Yes, I am thrilled the very scary and anti-democracy Trump-backed election-denier got his clock cleaned.
But remember, Raffensperger was 1) an incumbent and 2) a wealthy one, who put $800k of his own money into his race.
As we move forward, it gets much much harder for us. /2
In other states - like AZ and NV - we have no incumbent, let alone wealthy ones. The Trump sycophants running there have embraced QAnon, are admitted OathKeeper members, one was at Jan 6 and the other took part in the fraudulent presidential electors. /3
1/4 My mother was one of the first to get the polio vaccine. Dr. Salk tested it on her at the University of Pittsburgh since she had already been afflicted by the disease.
2/4 She contracted polio in 1951. She spent weeks in the hospital in isolation paralyzed initially from the waist down. She then spent 9 months in a rehab hospital away from her family trying to learn to sit up, stand and walk with crutches again. She was 10 years old.
3/4 Her left leg was forever paralyzed. The trauma of isolation and separation from her family was so great it’s almost too painful for her to recall. Nevertheless, she became a medical doctor and practiced medicine for 50 years. Here is what she says about the covid vaccines:
(1/5) These last few weeks, the consequences of Mitch’s broken Washington became clearer than ever. After months of doing nothing, he released a bill that did the bare minimum for Americans, and then?
He couldn’t even get it passed.
(2/5) It's not just that he’s failed to do a fraction of what is needed to get us through this--it's worse than that.
Now they are telling us bold-faced lies about a "tax holiday" that is no better than a payday loan for most.
It's disingenuous at best and predatory at worst.
(3/5) Mitch is the architect of D.C.'s dysfunction. He's dismantled Congress’ ability to work for us so that special interests keep him in power. He & his family personally profited from China trade deals that have taken away millions of U.S. jobs and are wrecking KY's economy.
(1/7) I'm humbled that KY Democrats have nominated me to take on Mitch McConnell in November, and I can't wait to get started to send him into retirement.
Thank you to this team. Without you, we wouldn’t be getting ready to give Mitch the fight of his political life.
(2/7) Thank you to every candidate who stepped up to run in this race.
Like so many, I am inspired by the powerful movement Charles Booker built to fight systemic racism and injustice and rightfully demand long-overdue action and accountability from our government & institutions.
(3/7) I commend Mike Broihier, who has served his community & country in so many ways & was dedicated to representing every Kentuckian. I am proud to have been in this race with these candidates. I look forward to seeking their help, guidance and advice for the fight ahead of us.
(1/6) As we honor Breonna's life and mourn her death, it's critical we continue conversations about concrete changes to our policing practices. I want to share some of the legislative efforts that I believe would help:
(2/6) Citizens have to trust that police violence will be scrutinized independently and fairly. That's why I support @SenDuckworth's bill to incentivize states to require an independent investigation any time a police officer uses force that ends in death or serious harm.
(3/6) & as @CoryBooker says, training is essential. Officers must be trained to recognize and counteract racial bias. The fed'l gov't should also incentivize de-escalation tactics and use of force guidelines that require officers to always use the least amount of force possible.
(1/4) We are all relieved that Congress came together to pass emergency funding to try to stabilize the economy - the country badly needs it.
(2/4) But let's be clear, the original bill didn’t go far enough on protections for our workers, help for our hospitals, or ensuring accountability in how relief is administered.
(3/4) This bill is needed now to prevent a total economic collapse, but we will surely need additional measures for workers, hospitals and the economy as we navigate to the other side of this pandemic.