📣📣 THREAD: Dems are facing strong headwinds in 2022, but DON'T accept defeat as inevitable.
In 2020 we saved democracy. In 2022 we need to do it again. Money isn't everything, but it's still an important tool.
Here's links to multiple fed/state races to support: 1/
1. First, we desperately need to keep the #HouseBlueIn22! I know it’s a long shot but if the GOP takes control you’ll have racist lunatics like MTG, Matt Gaetz & Lauren Boebert in charge.
3. It's vitally important to not only keep the #SenateBlueIn22 to retain control of judicial appointments, but to PAD THE MAJORITY to prevent a handful of wayward Dems from continuing to throw sand in the gears of the Democratic agenda. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/senateb…
4. While control of the federal government is vital, we've also learned how much power individual state executives have when it comes to public health policy and so much more. Help make #GovsBlueIn22 by donating to these races today! secure.actblue.com/donate/govblue…
5. Secretary of State has always been an important job, but the GOP's endless attempts to overturn the 2020 election and *especially* their aggressive moves to nullify U.S. democracy NOW add a new urgency to making sure it's #SOSBlueIn22. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/sosblue…
6. Besides helping decide whether democracy is saved, if the Supreme Court strikes down or guts Roe vs. Wade as expected, AGs across the country will play a critical role in the fate of women who choose to control their own bodies. Donate today: secure.actblue.com/donate/agsblue…
7. REMEMBER: It's STATE LEGISLATURES which have the most control over the fate of U.S. democracy. We MUST flip control of as many state Senates / Houses as possible...& in MICHIGAN, we have a shot at both!
8. PENNSYLVANIA is another state where Dems have a chance at flipping control of the state legislature. Again, it won't be easy but if you help out these candidates we might have a shot: #PABlueIn22secure.actblue.com/donate/pablue22
9. I just launched my NORTH CAROLINA page; once again, the odds may be against us this year but there's still a chance at flipping at least one of the two legislative bodies. Donate today to help make #NCBlueIn22! secure.actblue.com/donate/ncblue22
10. ARIZONA is another state where Dems have a slim chance at flipping control of one of the legislative bodies. I've thrown in a bunch of other great organizations as well, but you can pick & choose which ones to donate to: secure.actblue.com/donate/azblue22
11. NEVADA currently has Democratic majorities in both the state House & Senate, but both are in danger of being lost. Help ensure that we keep #NVBlueIn22 by donating today: secure.actblue.com/donate/nvblue22
12. OHIO has, sadly, turned red in recent years but Dems can still prevent a GOP supermajority and downballot turnout can also help flip statewide seats blue. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/ohblue22
13. MINNESOTA has a split-control legislature: Republicans control the state Senate while Democrats control the state House. Either one could flip this fall. Donate today to bring both under DFL control: secure.actblue.com/donate/mnblue22
14. JUST ADDED: The GOP has known this for decades, but many Democrats seem to just now realizing how important JUDICIAL races can be. This page will let you donate directly to Dem-endorsed STATE SUPREME COURT candidates in multiple states: secure.actblue.com/donate/statesu…
15. MISSOURI has, sadly, turned red in recent years but Dems can still prevent a GOP supermajority and downballot turnout can also help flip statewide seats blue. Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/moblue22
16. JUST ADDED! Like Nevada, Dems currently hold a trifecta in COLORADO, but the legislature is at risk. Help make sure we keep #COBlueIn22 by donating today: secure.actblue.com/donate/coblue22
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🧵 People have asked me why I started an organized project to raise money *directly* for Democratic candidates up & down the ballot when there's already so many other organizations out there doing this. There's a couple of reasons. 1/
The first is that most of the existing organizations/PACs/etc seem to (in my view) *either* focus ONLY on the true swing districts *or* they raise money for races which are clearly unwinnable without being up front about how long the odds in those races are. 2/
I try to walk the line between these--for district-level races I cast my net wider than most "tossup only!" advocates, but not absurdly wide; for statewide races I *do* include deep red states but also make it absolutely clear that those races are *very* long shots. 3/
A little fun Die Hard trivia for those who don’t know:
The first Die Hard was based on a 1979 novel called Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. In the novel McClain’s character was named Joe Leland. This was a sequel to a 1966 novel by Thorp called The Detective. 1/
The Detective had been made into a film starring Frank Sinatra as Joe Leland in 1968.
This means Bruce Willis plays the same character as Frank Sinatra.
In fact, the studio was contractually required to offer the role to Sinatra if he wanted it. Sinatra was 73 at the time.
As for the novel Nothing Lasts Forever (title since changed to “Die Hard”), it follows most of the same storyline and characters, but with a few VERY important differences…
How does the @nytimes know that these are actual federal officials who actually signed it if they did so “anonymously?”
Does that mean the Times is redacting their names? Or does it just say “signed, 400 officials” at the bottom of the letter?
@nytimes I’m not being snarky here—I can’t read the original NY Times article without a subscription; do they clarify how they verified that these 400 people actually are federal officials and that they did in fact sign off on the letter in it?
1. DON'T DELAY; #GETCOVERED BY *DECEMBER 15th* IF POSSIBLE!
#ACA Open Enrollment officially runs from 11/01/23 - 1/16/24, but if you want your coverage to start in JANUARY you only have until December 15th in most states!
Here's a table of the deadlines & when coverage starts for every state +DC (some may be extended at the last minute):