As Trump/Vance distract and divide us w their lies and dog whistles about Springfield, they also keep voters from focusing on THEIR extremism, and what would happen if they were elected.
Don’t let them succeed.
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WATCH/LISTEN….
Instead, go on offense!
As we hit the homestretch of the presidential and other races, explaining to voters the details of Project 2025 and Trump’s broader and toxic plans could not be of greater priority.
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And while it’s clear that America does not want what America’s right-wing is offering, recent polls (including that NY Times poll) also show that the right-wing plans are still not known nearly enough by most Americans.
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…when the far right takes over all the institutions of your state, including the courts (after meddling with the rules of how Ohio selects its courts).
To underscore how bad the ruling was, read some of the dissents from Democratic justices:
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Justice @JenniferBrunner : “The majority opinion reflects an abject failure of this court to perform an honest constitutional check on the ballot board’s work. We should be requiring a nearly complete redrafting of what is perhaps…”
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After law school, Vance went to California. When he moved back to Ohio, he announced it in a NY Times op-ed. (Who does that?!?)
But even worse, in that op-ed, he tried to make it look like he was making…
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…a big sacrifice to come to Ohio.
He acted as if he was taking one for the team by gracing us with his return. (“It wasn’t an easy choice. I scaled back my commitments to a job I love because of the relocation.”….“not every motivation is rational”).
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He and his wife apparently worried about the “unpredictable weather” here.
But, he suggests , coming home despite those worries was his way of making a choice that was best “for the country.”
My response: if you think this is taking one for the team, stay where you are
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The Sick GOP Strategy Re. Springfield—and fighting back effectively
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What JD Vance, Donald Trump, Elon Musk are doing—spreading vile, racist and debunked conspiracy theories regarding migrants in Springfield, Ohio—is so deeply disturbing.
So sick. So dangerous.
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But….it’s important to see that what they are doing follows a strategy.
It’s the exact same pattern we’ve witnessed in recent cycles.
And it ties directly into Donald Trump’s killing of the immigration bill in the Senate earlier this year.
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Fully aware that most of what they stand for is deeply unpopular (think abortion bans, Project 2025, and most everything Trump and Vance talk about), what’s happening around Springfield and Haitian migrants is now their playbook come election time.
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The reason the far right is hell-bent on undermining independent courts in states is because in many cases, those courts remain the final check on power against highly gerrymandered legislatures.
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Three decisions in recent days underscore their importance. True wins for justice and democracy.
In Missouri, the Supreme Court reversed a cynical effort to deprive voters of their opportunity to protect reproductive freedom—
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reversing a lower court decision that had temporarily halted a measure for which citizens had far surpassed the required number of signatures.
For all sorts of reasons, it’s hard to actually win a political debate.
Despite the hype and anticipation, they usually end up pretty even. Voters of each side see what they want to see. Each candidate has good moments. Bad moments.
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Highlights play back showing both in even amounts.
And the press, hesitant to declare a winner, usually casts them that way.
Last night was not even. It wasn’t covered as even.
Last night was a rout. And also a clinic.
For several reasons:
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Domination
For years now, Trump has won debates not by intellect or strategy or by making sense—but by being the dominant figure.
The one who took center stage and soaked up most of the attention.
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