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Sep 17, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
W no evidence to speak of, the @ohiogop accused the judge handling our drop box case (he had granted their motion to intervene) of “collusion.”

It was stunningly inappropriate.

We filed a motion today seeking a show cause order for why they should not be held in contempt. Image
The judge has handled the case professionally throughout, and treated all sides fairly.

His decision was well-reasoned and thorough.

He gave LaRose the opportunity to follow his decision without an injunction, which was beyond fair.

Then he issued an injunction today,
after LaRose refused to follow the decision.

Even then, he granted the stay LaRose requested, assuming he appeals.

The attack on the judge was beyond the pale. And one of the tweets was RT’d by the GOP chair, herself an attorney.

While the statement and tweets have been...
...removed from the Internet, they do not simply go away.

And the anger and unhinged nature of the baseless attack speaks volumes.

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Sep 20
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Read these words from Teddy Roosevelt in 1912:

“The great fundamental issue now before before our people can be stated briefly. It is, Are the American people fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves?”

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“I believe they are. My opponents do not. I believe in the right of the people to rule. I believe that the majority of the plain people of the United States will, day in and day out, make fewer mistakes in governing themselves than any smaller class or body of men…”

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“I believe…that the American people are, as a whole, capable of self-control … Our opponents pay lip-loyalty to this doctrine; but they show their real beliefs by the way in which they champion every device to make the nominal rule of the people a sham.”

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Sep 19
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NEW VIDEO/ 🧵

Report from Ohio, where a Sheriff is Attacking Freedom

Yesterday, I spoke in Kent to campaign for Yes on Issue 1.

But I also walked into a county where a sitting Sheriff is openly attacking the freedom of those he is supposed to serve.

WATCH/RT &
That’s right, the Sheriff of Portage County (not far from Cleveland and Akron, and home of Kent State), posted the following about citizens who display Harris/Waltz yard signs in the county he swears an oath to protect and defend (along with the US Constitution)…

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And as a result of this post, people began immediately posting yard sign locations, as well as even some names….

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Sep 18
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LAUNCHING A SERIAL PODCAST

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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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Sep 17
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BREAKING: Lawlessness in Ohio:

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In Ohio, voting Yes on Issue 1 will end partisan gerrymandering.

But last night, the partisan Ohio Sup Court approved ballot language that makes it seem as if voting Yes CREATES gerrymandering.

It’s an outrage. And what happens…

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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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Sep 15
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True story:

How much disdain does Vance have for Ohio?

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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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Sep 14
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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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