Seriously, though, if he’s highly qualified , competent and respected by those who are relevant to the job, fantastic. Cabinet members don’t have to be high profile, and in some cases it’s probably better if they aren’t.
(This assumes the claim that he’s the SoS pick is accurate, of course).
Called it: Apparently he (gasp) HAD A JOB FOR FOUR YEARS IN BETWEEN OTHER JOBS.
To clarify: If he did terrible things WHILE working for this consultancy group, sure, look into that...but the implication here is that having a job in the private sector AT ALL is disqualifying. Apparently no one is supposed to have an income once they leave the government.
On a semi-related note: I raised nearly $6 million for Democratic candidates this cycle...without taking a dime of it myself. If you’d like to support my healthcare analysis/advocacy work, you can do so here: acasignups.net/donate
Aside from the lack of hard evidence, even if it’s true that the lack of in-person canvassing hurt Dem turnout, it likely also saved lives, which was kind of the whole point.
For that matter, even if it turned out NOT to have saved any lives, that’s hardly a mistake I can blame them for making. Especially since HE STILL FUCKING WON BY SIX MILLION VOTES WHILE RECEIVING TEN MILLION MORE VOTES THAN BARACK OBAMA.
The problem downballot, as far as I can tell, was NOT Democratic turnout, it was REPUBLICAN turnout ALSO being sky high.
I’m not sure how much in person canvassing could’ve helped with THAT.
Counties w/highest cases of #COVID19 per capita: 2/ 1. Norton County, KS 2. Bon Homme County, SD 3. Lincoln County, AR 4. Buffalo County, SD 5. Chattahoochee County, GA 6. Trousdale County, TN 7. Crowley County, CO 8. Lake County, TN 9. Lafayette County, FL 10. Dakota County, NE
19.4% of Norton County, KS's 5,400 residents have tested positive for #COVID19.
There are now 27 U.S. counties where at least 15% of the population has tested positive.
87 of the 100 counties (out of 3,100 total) w/the highest infection rate voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
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Here's how "Healthy Michigan" (#ACA expansion) enrollment has grown since it was launched in April 2014. It ramped up & hovered between 650K - 700K until February 2020...after which enrollment has taken off again.
That's a 23% increase since February. If the #ACA is struck down by the Trump/GOP lawsuit, *830,000 Michiganders* would be screwed.
#HR584, introduced by @RepTerriSewell & @RepVeasey last year, is very simple but would have a huge impact. Right now, if Georgia decided to expand Medicaid under the #ACA, they would have to pay 10% of the cost out of the gate. 2/
In Georgia, expanding Medicaid via the #ACA would provide healthcare coverage to up to 474,000 Georgians. Assuming $6,000/yr apiece total, Georgia would have to contribute $280 million/year.
Under #HR584, Georgia wouldn't pay anything for the first 3 years. 3/