Terrible, yet likely common, #COVID19 take from my wife's extended family, in FL.
Long story short, they're Trumpers, anti-mask, etc. And, of course, their whole household got COVID. But, gets worse.
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First, the fam says they only have mild symptoms, what's the big deal? Then, their uncle got it and went to the hospital. Their reaction? Well, he is old, so that isn't a surprise. No big deal, he'll be fine.
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Then, they say they have flu like symptoms, but still think it isn't a big deal. What's all the fear about?
Flash forward to the other day. They now say it is horrible and they were wrong. They can barely breathe, but FL hospitals are trying to not take them in.
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People asking me (in emails, etc) where their money would go far, in flipping the Senate. Like, the candidates who really can use more money, and are competitive.
There's a few I can think of, which I will list below.
Feel free to share!
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1. In Georgia, @ReverendWarnock is JUST on the cusp of making the runoff. Standing in his way is Joe Lieberman's son, who refuses to drop out, to help push Warnock over the top. So, go donate and help give Warnock a push.
2. In Alaska, @DrAlGrossAK is one of those quirky non-politician candidates who is really primed to flip the seat (PPP had it 43-43) if he can get the help he needs. Dollars will go VERY far there.
Fact is, no one knows what will happen to impeachment numbers in polls, if Congress begins inquiry hearings.
It is all guessing! But, it was the same in 1973, when polling said, after the Saturday Night Massacre, only 37 percent favored removal of Nixon.
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2/ According to WashPost polling, the same number of people, today, back impeachment, as did those after Nixon went on a firing spree.
Back then, like today, Dems (and everyone else) had no idea if pursuing impeachment would change those numbers, or backfire.
3/ What Dems did know is that the smoke was thick around Nixon, and investigation and impeachment hearings may find the fire -- so it was their duty to pursue it. They had basically NO GOP support at the outset.
The idea that they had a cooperative GOP for impeachment is a myth.
THREAD: As someone who spins for a living, Melania's trip to Texas, and the show put on for her, is fairly standard stuff, to spin a crisis. I don't fault her team for spinning it, but reporters' job is to make it tough on spinmeisters (like me), not blindly report her trip 1/
2/ So here are some questions reporters should ask Melania's team, if they haven't already.
- How was this facility chosen? Why is she not visiting the tents or the facilities with cages?
- Does she have any plans to go to the tents of facilities with cages?
3/ more Q's for Melania
- Do you know if the center prepared for her visit? How far in advance did they know she was coming?
- Did Melania visit every child there, or just ones selected for her to see?
RANT THREAD: Lemme get this straight: Reporters had Trump right in front of them, but didn't ask a single question about the slush fund full of corporate and Russian money that his lawyer, who was negotiating and paying his NDA's, had? But they asked if he deserves the Nobel? 1/
Listen, I get there is a lot going on in the world but there was too, when I repeatedly begged media to just ask him directly if he knew of Michael Cohen's payments to Stormy Daniels. For weeks I harped on it, often getting angry responses. 2/
Then, one reporter, @catherine_lucey asked him what I had begged a reporter to ask. The result - the dam broke on the entire story about Trump, Cohen, Stormy, the NDAs, and more. I get reporters might be nervous about asking Trump these questions, but they HAVE to be asked. 3/
1. Ok, have some thoughts about continuing to call it Trickle Down Economics. First, not sure many people remember the theory. Second, relatedly, that means we need to explain the theory BEFORE even getting to why it doesn’t work.
2. I think the reality of the theory is that the rich are a sponge and just suck up all the money sent to them, until someone squeezes it out. NOTHING trickles down unless it is squeezed.
3. But the most effective frame, I believe, is to call it Reverse Robin Hood Economics. The idea that taking from those with little, and giving it to elites with a lot. That Republicans believe the rich elite need more money, and that will grow the economy.