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Sep 13, 2020 23 tweets 23 min read Read on X
📣 Fundraising update: We’re just $370,000 away from raising $2 MILLION to elect Dems and flip seats up & down the ballot! 1/ Image
Usually I start with my #FlipTheSenate page or state legislative pages...this time, I want to give a shout-out to some OAKLAND COUNTY, MI races! (especially Karen McDonald for Prosecutor and Kelly Dillaha for Commissioner District 12!) 2/
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Speaking of which, if you happen to live in Oakland County and want a high-quality #BidenHarris lawn sign, donate $25 to @OaklandDems...if you live in my neck of the woods I might even deliver it personally! 3/
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Here in Michigan, we flipped 5 House seats in 2018 and need just 4 more to #FlipMIHouseBlue. Donate to these races today! I strongly recommend @VotePulver, @voteKellyBreen, @VoteBreadonMI43, @JodyLamacchia and @barbanness2020. /3 #DemCast #DemCastMI 4/
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Dems are also just 4 seats away from taking control of the Iowa state House! Help #FlipIAHouseBlue by donating to these races today! /5 #DemCast #DemCastIA
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Democrats already hold the Minnesota state House, but if we flip just 2 more seats in the Senate we’ll have a trifecta! Help #FlipMNSenateBlue by donating to these races today! /6 #DemCast #DemCastMN
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In Arizona, Democrats have a good chance of flipping BOTH the state House (2 seats) *and* Senate (3 seats). 7/ Donate to #FlipAZBlue today! #DemCast #DemCastAZ
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Wisconsin's horrific gerrymandering makes it a tough nut to crack, but Dems have a narrow chance at flipping the state Senate and can make gains in the state House. Donate to #FlipWIBlue today! #DemCast #DemCastWI 8/ secure.actblue.com/donate/makewib…
Ohio isn't gonna be easy, but with great candidates, some luck and your support, we can bring it back from the brink. Help #FlipOHBlue by donating to these races today! 9/ #DemCast #DemCastOH
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Florida's legislature has been a GOP lock for a long time, but the state Senate is within reach. Plus, boosting turnout for state races helps #BidenHarris win the state as well! Donate to these races today to help #FlipFLBlue: 10/ #DemCast #DemCastFL
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The odds are long on the Georgia legislature, but w/the right candidates & a lot of support we have a shot! Boosting state race turnout also helps #BidenHarris, @ossoff, @ReverendWarnock etc. Donate to help #FlipGABlue today! 11/ #DemCast #DemCastGA secure.actblue.com/donate/bluewav…
Democrats have a real shot at flipping BOTH the House *and* Senate in North Carolina this year! They need to flip 6 House and 5 Senate seats to #FlipNCBlue and PASS MEDICAID EXPANSION with @RoyCooperNC! Donate to these races today: 12/ #DemCast #DemCastNC secure.actblue.com/donate/bluewav…
Flipping the Pennsylvania *Senate* will require nabbing 5 seats. The PA *House* is a larger job (9 seats) but both are doable. Donate to these races to help #FlipPABlue today! 13/ #DemCast #DemCastPA secure.actblue.com/donate/bluewav…
Amazingly, the South Carolina state Senate is IN PLAY! Dems need to flip 5 seats to take control of it...and with @harrisonjaime giving Lindsey Graham a run for his money, we could pull it off! Donate to #FlipSCSenateBlue today! 14/ #DemCast #DemCastSC secure.actblue.com/donate/bluewav…
Even more eyebrow-raising, the West Virginia state Senate could be flipped if everything goes right. Help make that happen and #FlipWVSenateBlue by donating to these races today: 15/ #DemCast #DemCastWV secure.actblue.com/donate/flipwvb…
📣 JUST ADDED: KANSAS! That's right, by popular demand, I've added 2 dozen of the most competitive KS state house races! I'm still tweaking this list so there may be a few changes, but if you want Medicaid expansion, donate today! 16/ #DemCast #DemCastKS secure.actblue.com/donate/bluewav…
This year has reminded us how vitally important GOVERNORS (#COVID19 response), ATTORNEYS GENERAL (defending the #ACA) and SECRETARIES OF STATE (protecting voting rights & election integrity) are! Donate to elect #MoreDemExecs today! 17/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/gov_ag_…
OK, onto the CONGRESSIONAL races: Democrats flipped the U.S. House in 2018. Now we have to make sure to KEEP control of it! These are the 40 most vulnerable House Dems; donate today to #KeepTheHouseBlue: 18/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/keepthe…
We flipped 40 U.S. House seats in 2018, but left dozens more on the table, coming up just a few hundred votes short in some cases! Donate to these swing district races to #ExpandTheBlueHouse today! 19/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/expandt…
There are dozens more House races which are a much tougher grind, but with the right candidates, a lot of luck and your support (financial or otherwise), we could pull off a few surprises! Donate to help Dems #CompeteEverywhere today! 20/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/compete…
As long as I'm at it, we should really #LeaveNoDemBehind! These candidates are running in the deepest red districts, but they shouldn't be abandoned. Donate today! 21/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/compete…
FINALLY, Of course we need to #FlipTheSenate! Some of these are already swimming in money; consider other great candidates like @harrisonjaime, @BarbaraBollier, @DrAlGrossAK and @mjhegar as well...and don't forget @DougJones and @GaryPeters! 22/ #DemCast secure.actblue.com/donate/retakes…
P.S. Aside from the normal ActBlue processing fees, 100% of these donations go to the candidates themselves. If you happen to feel like supporting my work in ACA/healthcare policy data analysis & advocacy, you can do so here, thank you! /END
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Aug 15
This is a Big Fucking Deal, brought to you by the Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Democrats exclusively and signed into law by President Biden.

Every Republican in Congress voted against it.
The Inflation Reduction Act is also the reason over 20 million #ACA enrollees are saving an average of $800/yr on health insurance premiums.

Unfortunately that provision is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2025 unless legislation is passed to make the savings permanent.
I’ve written up estimates of how much net premiums would jump for various households in every state starting in January 2016 if the IRA subsidy formula isn’t extended. It’s not pretty. Here’s the first 5 states: acasignups.net/24/07/09/state…
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Aug 12
Folks, donating to #HarrisWalz2024 is fine, but we REALLY need to focus on DOWNBALLOT races as well!

Here's how much I've raised for Harris/Walz vs. ~70 House/Senate races & ~700 State Legislative races.

Pick a page, pick some candidates & donate at . Blue24.org
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Here's my Senate page where you can donate DIRECTLY to @RubenGallego, @DebbieforFL, @AlsobrooksForMD, @ElissaSlotkin, @jontester, @RosenforNevada, @SherrodBrown, @Bob_Casey, @ColinAllredTX & @tammybaldwin, as well as up to 10 other Senate Dem nominees:

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@RubenGallego @DebbieforFL @AlsobrooksForMD @ElissaSlotkin @jontester @RosenforNevada @SherrodBrown @Bob_Casey @ColinAllredTX @tammybaldwin Here's my House page where you can donate DIRECTLY to up to 50 Dems running for COMPETITIVE House races, including @DrAmishShah, @EngelForArizona, @AdamGrayCA, @RudySalasCA, @gtwhitesides, @WillRollinsCA, @YadiraCaraveo, @CurtisHertelJr & @McdonaldRivet:

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Aug 9
🔥 Guys...donating to #HarrisWalz2024 is fine, but we REALLY need to focus DOWN BALLOT as well! 1/ Image
As my followers know, I've set up a simple website at which contains pages to donate DIRECTLY to *hundreds* of Democrats running for *competitive* seats in everything from State Legislature to U.S. Senate. 2/Blue24.org
So far this cycle I've raised a staggering $5.4 MILLION for #HarrisWalz2024. I'm incredibly proud of this...but I'm STRONGLY urging people to also donate to STATE LEGISLATIVE races, where small donations go a lot farther.

Links to every page are here: Blue24.org/state-leg
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Jul 28
This.

My main concern wasn’t about her personally (I actually supported her over Biden back in 2019); it was more about whether they could make the transition without it turning into a mess. So far they’ve pulled it off nearly perfectly.
Biden's timing was perfect:

1. He waited until after the RNC, which meant they wasted 4 days of prime time hours attacking an opponent who wasn't their opponent.

2. This also meant he waited until Trump & Vance were (effectively) locked in as the GOP nominees.

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3. He also waited until immediately *after* all 4,000+ DNC delegates were officially credentialed to avoid any shenanigans there.

4. Finally, as someone else noted, he waited until after the Sunday morning talking heads, which gave VP Harris a solid week to reframe the narrative
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Jul 17
With early voting starting in just 65 days in a few states, David asked this very reasonable question. I'm not an expert, but my general understanding of the situation is this: 1/
There've been a number of polls claiming that Harris/etc. would perform a few points better...but that's all THEORETICAL.

We all know that the moment it became a reality the numbers could change dramatically...especially given all the other chaos which would surround it. 2/
The thinking seems to be that Harris has a higher ceiling but also a lower floor. If you're 100% certain that Biden can't win, it therefore makes sense to figure you have nothing to lose.

However, this would upset millions of Dems who voted for Biden in the primary... 3/
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Jul 4
Thread. ~20 years ago, one of the minor controversies surrounding then-President George W. Bush was after being warned that something he wanted to do was unconstitutional, he allegedly angrily replied that the Constitution is "just a damned piece of paper!" 1/
I don't know whether this actually happened or not, but regardless of how appalling it my is, on the most basic level that's actually *correct*: The Constitution *in and of itself* *is* "just a damned peice of paper." It's not a talisman. It doesn't have any magical powers. 2/
The power of The Constitution is in the hands of whoever the American People happen to be at any particular point in time.

If those in charge *and* enough of those who aren't either actively want to ignore the Constitution or just don't care enough to defend it, guess what? 3/
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