Three days until Donald Trump’s inauguration.

It’s not just that he does bad things. It’s also that he’s bad at being president.

He’ll start betraying his promise, and his oath of office, the minute he’s sworn in. 🧵 Before I go on, the most crucial election of 2025 is in Wisconsin on April 1. Help stop a MAGA extremist from taking the tiebreaking vote in our divided Supreme Court by donating now to @WisDems. Chip in here:
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It was a pleasure to join @TheDemocrats first official forum for DNC Chair candidates earlier today where I shared my vision to Unite, Fight, and Win for the Democratic Party.

If you weren't able to watch, here's what you missed 🧵 I talked about how I will begin an audit of existing consultant contracts on Day One.

I’ll work with DNC members to set a new policy–our contracts should be based on results and our values instead of “who knows who.” 

No automatic renewals and no back-door deals. It’s time to clean house.

On this last day of 2024, look over the horizon: Trump’s inauguration is in 20 days. The DNC chair election is in 32 days. And the most important election of the spring, the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, is in 91 days. Are you ready? 🧵 At @WisDems, we’re getting ready for a Supreme Court race that’ll define the future of freedom and democracy in 2024’s closest state. If you can chip in now, you’ll help us spread the word that the Democratic Party looks out for all Wisconsinites. Chip in:
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The Trump storm is coming. And suddenly it’s very, very important that we’ve elected people who believe in democracy, freedom, and the plight of working people at the state level. 🧵 I’m going to dig in on the Wisconsin story. But before I do: electing candidates who believe in freedom, democracy, and working people is what @WisDems does. With your help, we’ll keep driving our year-round, grassroots organizing. Can you help?
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It’s a tale as old as kleptocracy: Trump ran a campaign of division and fake populism.

Now, he’s appointing a cabinet of billionaires and gearing up to rip off everyone who can’t afford a Mar-a-Lago membership. 🧵 This is always the con. The far-right candidate campaigns on a message to working folks that they understand their economic pain, and some voters, desperate for change, believe them.

If we’re going to take on Trump, Republican extremists, and move our country forward, the Democratic Party needs to be stronger. I'm running for Chair of the Democratic National Committee to unite the party, fight everywhere, and win. Join me. 🧵 The soul of the Democratic Party is the fight for working people. Ours is the party that built the middle class, that won breakthroughs on civil rights, women's rights, workers' rights, freedom and opportunity for all—and has so much more to do.

As we celebrate this Thanksgiving weekend with our loved ones, we have a lot to be thankful for, a lot to breathe through—and a lot coming that requires us to get ready. 🧵 Today is our end of month deadline. One thing I’d be thankful for: your help by donating to @WisDems, as we gear up for our pivotal spring Supreme Court election. Our end-of-Nov goal: 100 donations by midnight. Can you be one of them? Chip in here:
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The first critical election of the new Trump era is just 132 days from now: Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race. 🧵 This week, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin endorsed Judge Susan Crawford, the one pro-freedom, pro-democracy candidate. We’re in the fight. Join us.

As we enter a harrowing new chapter in American life, remember this: we are stronger than we think. 🧵 Before I dig in here, let me flag: donating to WisDems funds our year-round organizing and communication work—critical for elections here, including the state Supreme Court, in less than six months. Can you chip in?
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Here’s what happened in Wisconsin. And a note of gratitude. 🧵 On Election Day, I thought we were winning the presidential race.

We came up short. Losing was a gut punch. Enormous peril lies ahead.

As we prepare for what’s next, we also have to find space for curiosity about what just happened.

Just crunched some numbers.

Turnout generally dropped nationwide. But battleground states had slightly *higher* turnout among eligible voters than 2020—and a smaller-than-avg swing towards Trump.

Wisconsin had the highest turnout rise in the nation: +1.3% of eligible voters.🧵 The data here come from @ElectProject: election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-e…

Crunched in this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Some big states are still counting ballots, so left CA, WA, DC, MD, and OR out of this calculation.

Included AZ and NV even though they're still counting.

The red wave hit this year: a ~6% national swing to Trump, from 2020 margins.

In Wisconsin, thousands of heroes pulled the swing down to 1.5%. More D votes statewide & in 46 counties. Tammy Baldwin won. Huge wins in the state legislature.

Deeply grateful to all—it mattered.
🧵 This is a perilous moment, and a frightening one. Especially for the people in communities whose freedoms, livelihoods, and safety are now threatened by an emboldened, unfettered Trump and the extremists around him.

We fought to prevent this. We came up short.

Before Walz took the stage in Milwaukee tonight, I got a call from a number unlike any I'd ever seen. It ended with four zeroes. I picked it up.

It was Joe Biden. 🧵 The President was calling to say thanks—to all of us in Wisconsin who've been working our hearts out to make this moment possible.

If you're reading this, that might very well include you.

Five days left, here’s the state of the race in Wisconsin. 🧵 TL;DR
- Polls: tied
- Early vote: huge
- Ground game: Dem dominance
- Ads: Dem edge
- Vibes: Dem edge

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Ten days left.

Explosive turnout for Early Vote.

Tied polls.

Dire warnings.

Jubilant crowds.

An emotional roller coaster. How could there not be? 🧵 In these moments, focus on the next thing you can do. It’s the closest elections where resources matter most in the final stretch.

And this is the closest the polls have ever been.

Can you chip in to help WisDems tip toss-up Wisconsin to Harris-Walz?
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The Harris-Cheney town hall tonight really drove home the threat Trump would pose if he got back into power.

Some folks ask: why think the next Trump term would be worse than the last one?

Here’s why. 🧵 1. Vance was chosen because, unlike Pence, he's willing to violate his oath of office if it helps Trump exercise unlimited power

Has the U.S. economy, historically, been better under Republican presidents or Democratic presidents?

A Republican financial analyst decided to find out.

His name? Bart Starr, Jr. (Yes, the son of THAT Bart Starr.)

The answer may surprise you.🧵 Before Bart Starr, Jr. takes over my thread, we have 18 days left until the election. This is go time. Your donations to @WisDems will help us get out the vote all across Wisconsin. Won’t you chip in now?:
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When the election is tied, as it is now, it seems like we Democrats have two modes: euphoria and panic.

If you’re feeling tempted by either of those, take a deep breath—and then focus.

You’ve got work to do. 🧵 This is a thread about turning political freak-out into action. But before you read on, start now.

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Wisconsin, a 50-50 state, has two Democrats in Congress—and, thanks to gerrymandering, six Republicans.

This year, we’ve got candidates in all 6 red House seats.

Today, meet three of them—and help them win. 🧵 Today, Peter Barca, Rebecca Cooke, and Kristin Lyerly are asking for your support.

Chip in on a split donation between @WisDems, @PeterWBarca, @RebeccaforWI, and @kristinforWI:
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Polls in Wisconsin are tightening. The presidential. The Senate race. They’re now hold-your-breath close.

But don’t hold your breath.🧵 I’m going to dig in to the polling and the battle plan in this thread.

But I’ll say it up front: the thing you and I can most effect is our ground game.

Fund it. Fuel it. Chip in here:
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🧵In 2020, Derrick Van Orden ran for Congress. After he lost, he went to Stop the Steal in DC—and was on Capitol grounds during the insurrection.

In 2022, he ran again. He won.

Now, he's running for reelection. If he wins, he'll be *inside* the Capitol on Jan 6, 2025.

Unless— Unless Rebecca Cooke defeats Derrick Van Orden on November 5.

She's extraordinary. Grew up on a dairy farm Eau Claire. Entrepreneur, nonprofit leader—now waitressing three nights a week while running for Congress.

A toss-up race.

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