1/ Trump's extraordinary efforts to suppress the vote are part of his re-election strategy -- and they're absolutely maddening.
In Philly Trump campaign is videotaping voters as they return ballots
In NV, Trump is suing to force officials to more rigorously examine ballot
2/ In Ohio, Trump sued to prevent expanded use of ballot drop boxes
In NH, Trump sought to shoot down an attempt to expand absentee ballot access
In AZ, tried to prevent allowing ballots received from reservations after Election Day because of mail delays
3/ "Never before in modern presidential politics has a candidate been so reliant on wide-scale efforts to depress the vote as Trump." politico.com/news/2020/10/2…
4/ In PA, Trump is suppressing the vote by:
- moving to stop the processing of absentee votes before Election Day
- pushing to limit how late mail-in ballots can be accepted
- intimidating Pennsylvanians trying to vote early
1/ Today is the 2-year-anniversary of the anti-semitic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, PA.
This was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. The shooter killed 11 and wounded 6.
2/ Before the shooting, the shooter was spewing his anger on a right-wing social media platform, calling immigrants “invaders,” distributing racist memes and asserting that Jews were the “enemy of white people.”
3/ The shooter's anti-Semitic venom represents a growing trend of anti-Semitism
In 2019, 2,107 anti-Semitic incidents were reported in the US more than in any year since the @ADL began tracking 40 yrs ago
FBI says the number of such incidents rose 29% in 2018 from 2015
@gretchenwhitmer 2/ In May, Sheriff Dar Leaf appeared at a "American Patriot Rally-Sheriffs speak out" event in Grand Rapids, MI to protest @gretchenwhitmer's stay at home orders alongside some of the men now accused of domestic terrorism.
He says he doesn't regret sharing the stage with them.
When Donald Trump repeatedly dehumanizes his political opponents, he is inviting individuals to commit acts of violence and take his hateful rhetoric to its obvious conclusion.
@MrPeteAndrew@shellypatephoto@instagram@KalhanR@NBCNews 3. We've all been under so much stress and anxiety given the uncertainty of COVID and the political chaos all around us -- many of us I think rightfully argue that social media has played a big role in dividing us, pitting us against each other... that's true, yes, but...
1/ With Romney supporting a vote on Trump's SCOTUS nominee this year, pundits are proclaiming that a confirmation is inevitable.
Let me be blunt: that's total BS.
In fact, it's the same BS we were told in January of 2017 when pundits decided that ACA repeal was inevitable
2/ Nothing in politics is inevitable. On this issue, a MAJORITY OF AMERICANS are on our side. They don't want McConnell to rush through another nominee.
It's our responsibility to stop freaking the fuck out and start focusing on how to organize effectively in key states
3/ The good news is -- we know how to organize strategically. We've done it before -- and we won.
NOBODY thought we could save Obamacare in 2017/2018 -- but you know what, we did? And that strategy is a great blueprint for this fight.