📣 THREAD: @JoeBiden raised a jaw-dropping $365 million in August alone, which is FANTASTIC. However, it also underscores how important it is to also donate to DOWNBALLOT Democrats nationwide...and not just the U.S. Senate, though of course that's critical as well. 1/
So YES, we ABSOLUTELY need to #FlipTheSenate, and I'm proud to report that I'm closing in on raising $1,000,000 towards that end (I'd consider chipping in for some of the candidates which aren't already flooded in money as well as the top names)... 2/ secure.actblue.com/donate/retakes…
...and YES, we need to help flip as many of these swing seats where we came up just a little short in 2018 as possible... 4/ secure.actblue.com/donate/expandt…
...and OF COURSE we need to elect #MoreDemExecs across the country; who the Governors, Attorneys General and Secretaries of States are make a huge difference in dealing with #COVID19, defending the #ACA and protecting election integrity... 6/ secure.actblue.com/donate/gov_ag_…
...but we ALSO have to do everything we can to FLIP STATE LEG. SEATS. Not only do they control redistricting in most states, but state legislatures also often control voting/election policy and MEDICAID EXPANSION in states like Florida, Georgia and Texas!
🧵 People have asked me why I started an organized project to raise money *directly* for Democratic candidates up & down the ballot when there's already so many other organizations out there doing this. There's a couple of reasons. 1/
The first is that most of the existing organizations/PACs/etc seem to (in my view) *either* focus ONLY on the true swing districts *or* they raise money for races which are clearly unwinnable without being up front about how long the odds in those races are. 2/
I try to walk the line between these--for district-level races I cast my net wider than most "tossup only!" advocates, but not absurdly wide; for statewide races I *do* include deep red states but also make it absolutely clear that those races are *very* long shots. 3/
A little fun Die Hard trivia for those who don’t know:
The first Die Hard was based on a 1979 novel called Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. In the novel McClain’s character was named Joe Leland. This was a sequel to a 1966 novel by Thorp called The Detective. 1/
The Detective had been made into a film starring Frank Sinatra as Joe Leland in 1968.
This means Bruce Willis plays the same character as Frank Sinatra.
In fact, the studio was contractually required to offer the role to Sinatra if he wanted it. Sinatra was 73 at the time.
As for the novel Nothing Lasts Forever (title since changed to “Die Hard”), it follows most of the same storyline and characters, but with a few VERY important differences…
How does the @nytimes know that these are actual federal officials who actually signed it if they did so “anonymously?”
Does that mean the Times is redacting their names? Or does it just say “signed, 400 officials” at the bottom of the letter?
@nytimes I’m not being snarky here—I can’t read the original NY Times article without a subscription; do they clarify how they verified that these 400 people actually are federal officials and that they did in fact sign off on the letter in it?
1. DON'T DELAY; #GETCOVERED BY *DECEMBER 15th* IF POSSIBLE!
#ACA Open Enrollment officially runs from 11/01/23 - 1/16/24, but if you want your coverage to start in JANUARY you only have until December 15th in most states!
Here's a table of the deadlines & when coverage starts for every state +DC (some may be extended at the last minute):