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Sep 13, 2020 • 18 tweets • 10 min read • Read on X
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THREAD: The once-in-a-lifetime LIVE script read of The Princess Bride by original cast members + spectacular special guests is SO CLOSE!

Here's who you're about to see, once you contribute to Wisconsin Dems at wisdems.org/princessbride 1/
.@BillyCrystal is back as Miracle Max! If you rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles. But this reunion has been 37 years in the making, so the miracle will be as good as an MLT. Chip in to see it! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
Carol Kane returns as Valerie—no, not a witch, Miracle Max's wife, and after what she's about to say, you'll be thrilled that she's sure she wants to appear as that anymore! Sign up and watch! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
As you wish: @Cary_Elwes is back as the farm boy and (spoiler alert, I guess?) the Man in Black. Cary has done heroic work making this whole event happen, and you do NOT want to miss him reprising his historic star turn. Join! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
He can track a falcon on a cloudy day, and @sarandon_chris has found you: Chris is back as Prince Humperdinck on tonight's #PrincessBrideReunion, starting at 7pm ET/6pm Wisconsin time! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
As a man of action, lies do not become Christopher Guest. So here's the truth: he's back tonight as Count Rugen, the six-fingered man. Watch! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
The Impressive Clergyman delivers the unforgettable "Mawwidge" speech. Tonight, we're thrilled to welcome special guest @EricIdle to play the role pioneered by the late, great Peter Cook. Can't miss! wisdems.org/princessbride
The Grandson was originally played by Fred Savage, who has now passed the torch on to another generation: Finn Wolfhard, of Stranger Things, joins us tonight! wisdems.org/princessbride Image
Narrating tonight's script read: @JasonReitman, a great director, mega fan, and the force behind the recent star-studded home-movie remake on Quibi. Image
May Andre the Giant rest in power. Tonight, Fezzik is played by comic giant @joshgad, who truly has a great gift for rhyme (some of the time). Image
Hello. This actor's Twitter handle is @PatinkinMandy. He plays a man bent enacting revenge upon the man who killed his father. Prepare, Princess Bride fans, to be in heaven. Image
MCing tonight's intro and Q&A: @pattonoswalt! Image
The Princess Bride was directed by the one and only @robreiner. Tonight, he plays the Grandfather! Image
Buttercup. @RealRobinWright. If you're a true Princess Bride fan, believe me, you shall be dead by morning. Image
Shaun Ross joins us as The Man with Albinism, formerly known as The Albino—friendly nurse and maintenance man in the Pit of Despair and noted wheelbarrow donor. Image
Wallace Shawn. Vizzini. Never go in with a Sicilian when death is on the line. Image
And joining us tonight as The Ancient Booer (boo! Boo, I say!) and the mother: the irreplaceable @WhoopiGoldberg! Image
Fix: the amazing @EricIdle's trading card image didn't load right upthread. Here he is! VERY excited about his upcoming scene. #PrincessBrideReunion Image

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Nov 20
The first critical election of the new Trump era is just 132 days from now: Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race. 🧵
This week, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorsed Judge Susan Crawford, the one pro-freedom, pro-democracy candidate. We’re in the fight. Join us. Image
With Wisconsin still at the white-hot center of American politics, our state Supreme Court remains one of the most crucial judicial bodies in America. Decisions by this court shape national outcomes. Image
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Nov 15
As we enter a harrowing new chapter in American life, remember this: we are stronger than we think. 🧵
Before I dig in here, let me flag: donating to WisDems funds our year-round organizing and communication work—critical for elections here, including the state Supreme Court, in less than six months. Can you chip in?
secure.actblue.com/donate/octeom_…
Trump is doing exactly what he promised to do: making the worst possible choices about who should run the federal government.

Or perhaps that’s not their job—their job is to dismantle it, to break it, to ensure that it can’t carry out the will of the American people.
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Nov 9
Here’s what happened in Wisconsin. And a note of gratitude. 🧵
On Election Day, I thought we were winning the presidential race.

We came up short. Losing was a gut punch. Enormous peril lies ahead.

As we prepare for what’s next, we also have to find space for curiosity about what just happened.
We’re beginning to see the outlines: a red wave. A nationwide shift toward Trump of 6%.

But in Wisconsin, we nearly defeated that wave.

The shift here was just one quarter the size: 1.5%. Not because Trump was weaker here than elsewhere, but because we were stronger.
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Nov 8
Just crunched some numbers.

Turnout generally dropped nationwide. But battleground states had slightly *higher* turnout among eligible voters than 2020—and a smaller-than-avg swing towards Trump.

Wisconsin had the highest turnout rise in the nation: +1.3% of eligible voters.🧵
The data here come from @ElectProject: election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-e…

Crunched in this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Some big states are still counting ballots, so left CA, WA, DC, MD, and OR out of this calculation.

Included AZ and NV even though they're still counting.
@ElectProject Here's the table: the change in turnout (relative to the voting-eligible population) from 2020 to 2024 in the seven battlegrounds vs the rest of the country.

A pretty clear case that the campaign + party + allies turned out Dems in states they focused on. Image
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Nov 7
The red wave hit this year: a ~6% national swing to Trump, from 2020 margins.

In Wisconsin, thousands of heroes pulled the swing down to 1.5%. More D votes statewide & in 46 counties. Tammy Baldwin won. Huge wins in the state legislature.

Deeply grateful to all—it mattered.
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This is a perilous moment, and a frightening one. Especially for the people in communities whose freedoms, livelihoods, and safety are now threatened by an emboldened, unfettered Trump and the extremists around him.

We fought to prevent this. We came up short.
We will need to focus soon on somehow containing the damage of the second Trump term, standing in solidarity with one another, and fighting back.

But now, let's thank Harris and Walz for their 107-day sprint—and the countless people who poured themselves into the work.
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Nov 5
Before Walz took the stage in Milwaukee tonight, I got a call from a number unlike any I'd ever seen. It ended with four zeroes. I picked it up.

It was Joe Biden. 🧵 Image
The President was calling to say thanks—to all of us in Wisconsin who've been working our hearts out to make this moment possible.

If you're reading this, that might very well include you.
I told him how honored I felt to receive his call, on behalf of thousands of people here who worked to elect him—and then never stopped organizing.

"God bless ya," he said, 100% himself.

What an extraordinary human being he is. Let's do him proud. Let's win tomorrow.
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