Re-watch them if you can. Pressed again and again, he not only refused to say he'd accept the results of the election...he actually made clear that there are millions of votes he has no intention of counting if he has his way.
First, our early votes are counted and announced first. (Except for the ones still in the mail on Election Day, which have 10 days to arrive), 8:00 p.m. or so on election night.
There won't be anything to challenge here. Or a long delay.
Our EVs are counted and out first
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Second, our mail-in ballots are only sent to those who have applied, so Trump's BS claim about directly sent ballots doesn't apply here.
He can't apply his conspiracy theory to Ohio's mailed in ballots.
So even though he's tied here, or behind, he is currently "dark" on television. He keeps cancelling all his TV ads because he wants to buy ads in Florida and other states. he can't afford it here.
So now is the moment to strike.
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Others are starting to catch on to the reality that Ohio is Biden's "best shot" at ending not just the Trump presidency, but the nightmarish plan of a contested race.
So, I ventured up to the Ohio Statehouse yesterday to testify against the terrible SAVE Act equivalent — SB153 — that is now before the Ohio Senate. Thank you to so many other democracy champions—of both parties—for speaking out
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But…most of the people gathered in the hearing room were not there to oppose SB153.
They were there to talk about another bill.
To set the scene, here’s a photo of the hearing room. Not an empty seat.
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Which is why many of us were sent to an overflow room, which amid the testimony, would burst into applause after each speaker.
One of my favorite speeches of American political history is John F. Kennedy’s Rice University speech committing to put a man on the moon.
In it, he speaks of a “decade of hope and fear” and an era of “knowledge and ignorance,” intertwined.
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Now, more than half a century later, consider the following incredible breakthroughs, all happening right now. Even more than Kennedy described in that speech.
Here is just a sampling:
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CRISPR-based technology is transforming medicine by enabling precise edits to DNA, offering cures and treatment for previously untreated genetic diseases, cancer, and viral infections.
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Yesterday, our unhinged president—who promised to end the war in Ukraine on Day 1—went on a rant blaming everyone but himself that his buddy Putin is now engaged in the most deadly drone strikes in years.
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Apparently, Zelensky defending his invaded nation (“talking the way he does”) is the equivalent as Putin’s invasion.
But far worse is that Trump wants us all to forget all the ways that he’s empowered and enabled Putin in recent months.
If Putin had a wishlist, Trump has…
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been checking off each wish one at a time:
1) Trump suspended American military aid to Ukraine, making Ukraine more vulnerable to Russian aggression and strengthening Moscow’s negotiating position.
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As DOGE, Musk and the GOP attack Medicaid, the FAA, FEMA and education, it’s a good time to remind ourselves what government actually is and can be when run by honorable people, and not the billionaire class:
“Government is more than some remote institution…
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that we read about or that is defined for us by angry partisans. And it is not to be simply dismissed as an assortment of bureaucrats.
Government is the policeman who protects your home and your family.
It is the firefighter who faces danger
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as he or she scales a ladder to enter a burning building to save lives.
Government is the public health official who seeks to warn you about contagious diseases.
Government is the meat inspector and the person who ensures that the milk your baby drinks
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It looks like Vivek has taken over the Ohio GOP in his run for Governor.
On the one hand, his candidacy is a risk to Ohio’s future, as he makes one reckless proposal after the next—doubling down on policies already
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sending our state in the wrong direction.
On the other hand, his candidacy presents Ohio with a huge opportunity…to toss off that failed direction and finally start lifting Ohio and its citizens again.
To do this, Ohio Dems will have to get it just right.
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