I have launched an election game on TW. Adopt-A-Candidate. Obviously support Joe! And we need the Senate, so support those campaigns! And your local candidates.
But beyond that? Let's pick a new face of DEMs of the future, and support her or him, FROM BEFORE they went to DC !!!
I have collected for you my Excellent Eleven, the T Dawg Caucus. These DEMs each attempt to take over a seat in Congress currently held by a Repulsican. Each of these 11 is a race currently rated 'toss-up' - which means we WILL win some of these, hopefully most of these!
Very simple rules of Adoption. You may only adopt one. I hope you support several and of course follow all 11. But adopt only one.
And it may not be from your home state. The object here, is to discover someone new you would not normally be exposed to. We use TW to expand DEMs
When you adopt, you let me know which of these 11 you have adopted, and give me some reason - one sentence is enough - why you like that candidate.
I will share to my Tweeps your adoption news, & we will cheer YOUR gal or guy, through November election eve & beyond
Here my 11:
Adopt A Candidate
MI 3 Hillary Scholten
Michigan's 03 is in Western MI, Grand Rapids. This is an open seat, incumbent retiring. Our candidate is Hillary Scholten a former Obama DOJ attorney! Pls follow @HillaryScholten
This is NY 2 Long Island. The incumbent is retiring. Our lady is a US Army combat veteran, Jackie Gordon, a Queens native. Pls follow Jackie @VoteJackie4NY
Texas's 10th district is rural area between Houston & Austin. Incumbent is Michael McCaul (R). Our guy is Mike Siegel, a teacher and civil rights lawyer! Pls follow Mike @SiegelForTexas
This is Rodney Davis (R) seat in South Illinois. Our candidate is Betsy Londrigan (D) RT @BetsyforIL a teacher with interests esp in children's health. Pls follow Betsy
TX-24 is Dallas-Ft Worth area, incumbent R is retiring. It is an open race and our candidate is Candace Valenzuela. She had me at 'teacher'. PLS follow & support Candace RT @candacefor24
Christy Smith (D) is our challenger in CA-25 (North LA) to toss out Mike Garcia (R). Christy has spent a lifetime helping schoolkids get connected to the internet. Pls follow, and pls support Christy @ChristyforCA25
PA-1 race is Philadelphia Brian Fitzpatrick (R) seat. Lets get Christina Finello (D) to take it? She's an attorney, we may need more of those in Congress in 2021 haha
TX 22 (West of Houston) - is an open seat with the incumbent retiring. Our man is Sri Preston Kulkarni, a Harvard grad and Foreign Service veteran. We want this seat. Pls support Sri and follow @SriPKulkarni
This is Nebraska 02 district, incumbent is Don Bacon (R) a regular Maganutter. Our lady is Kara Eastman, a social worker and entrepreneur. Lets follow & support Kara RT @karaforcongress
Penna 10 is around Harrisburg. Incumbent is Scott Perry (R). Our guy is Eugene DePasquale, football & baseball coach, accountant.. and a bookworm! Pls follow & support our Eugene @DePasqualePA
On Monday Judge Chutkan in DC (Jack Smith 2) case will hold a hearing about putting a gag order on Herr Hezbollah, the nation's Terrorist-In-Chief. Trump was under protective order. He breached it many times. So this is now his 'final warning'
Let's do a Thread
GAG ORDER THREAD/2
Don't look at me like that! This is JUSTICE. It is EXACTLY the same legal standard that would apply to you and me. Nothing more, nothing less. Trump is a FIRST TIME OFFENDER; has NEVER been convicted of any crime (yet). He was put on a 'protective order' FIRST
GAG ORDER THREAD/3
Then Trump repeatedly broke that protective order. We WITNESSED IT LIVE on TV and on social media, REPEATEDLY
But the Judge CANNOT do anything about it. Until she is FORMALLY told by the prosecution. She CANNOT do anything yet. It would be same for you and me
We certainly feel it was taking too long. In reality this is about par for the course, in some ways FASTER than normal, for such a large criminal conspiracy. Timing is similar to Watergate
FIRST of PLANNERS of Jan 6 go to trial, in Georgia in two weeks !!!
So January 6th, 2021 was two years and 9 months ago. Over 1,000 of the violent mob have been caught, over half prosecuted, and prison sentences for those running up to more than a decade in prison. That is justice
The ORGANIZERS of the Jan 6th plot are Trump, the Seditious Six..
The ORGANIZERS of Jan 6 are
Trump
Seditious Six (Giuliani, Flynn etc)
Evil Eleven of Congress (Gosar, Gym, Gaetz etc)
and a handful others (Roger Stone, Bannon etc)
They are ALL CAUGHT
Jack Smith STARTED to prosecute the organizers. Look who he has as WITNESSES to this crime
Trump calls Hezbollah "very smart" for their terrorist attack? Same Senile Man called Putin smart for invading Ukraine. And called murdering dictators MBS and Kim Jong Un smart
Meanwhile Trump has called HIS OWN CABINET and HIS OWN GENERALS idiots & stupid
General Mattis: Trump's not mature, a 5th grader
General McMaster: he's a dope, kindergartner idiot
Colonel Esper: irresponsible
General Milley: crazy
General Hytin: an idiot
General Kelly: Trump's crazy, an unhinged idiot
Next...
Then let's ask Trump White House staff, people Trump selected:
VP Pence: Trump is reckless
CoS 1 Priebus: he's an idiot
CoS 2 (Kelly, in above)
CoS 3 Mulvaney: terrible human being, a clown show
CoS 4 Meadows: Trump is worthless
SoS Tillerson: he's a fucking moron
Trump was massively embarrassed in New York, and that trial still continues. But this incident (Trump sitting in NY court for 3 days and then bailed) exposes insight into how incredibly stupid, and self-destructive Trump is
Let's do a Thread
New York New York Thread /2
So what happened? Trump sat in the civil trial - he is NOT required to be there (he must attend all criminal trials which start in March 2024). He feuded with the judge, got hit with a gag order, then stormed out of New York. Let's see how dumb it was
New York New York Thread /3
Donald the Duck McTrump's whole brand is based on the carefully constructed fake illusion, that he is somehow a 'billionaire'. WE know he is not. That Trump is a fake, a con-artist, living on other people's money. But his SUPPORTERS believe that lie
What happens next? The House cannot conduct any other business until it has selected a new House Speaker. The GOP is in civil war. It may be chaos for a while. Most likely they find a suitable Republican Speaker
DEMs do not have votes for DEM Speaker
BUT DEMs could make a deal
If a slice of Republicans (as few as 6) ally with DEMs, then that alliance could select (a Republican) speaker
Realistically the most logical such choice is an EX House Republican, like Liz Cheney
Because of GOP civil war, DEMs have leverage now
This is the deal I suggest:
DEMs make deal for ANY Republican who they can trust (like Liz Cheney, Kinzinger) where promise is 2 House Votes every week. One vote on legislation provided by GOP, the other vote legislation provided by DEMs. Both will get a floor vote each week
With Friday's bombshell news in court filing by Jack Smith of 3 more prosecution witnesses - now just about as big as they come - let's do a Thread about the flippers in Trump's life, the rats who all testify under oath, in criminal courts, against Trump
Flipper Thread/2
Trump committed an act of insurgency against America. That word is rarely used. The legal EFFECT is the same as 'treason'. Trump committed a crime which is essentially as bad as treason
So who does Jack Smith have as a witness? Trump's OWN Attorney General Barr
Flipper Thread/3
Bill Barr was not just the nation's top lawyer, as Attorney General, when this plot was first hatched - Barr learned of the idea - and TOLD TRUMP IT IS ILLEGAL. That is what Barr will testify under oath. That Trump KNEW this plot is illegal