Really—time’s running out. We can elect Ralph and Democrats down the ballot, but we can’t do it without you. https://t.co/RvKbPyTQsK pic.twitter.com/z9VYVKBsr8 — Ralph Northam (@RalphNortham) November 6, 2017 . There’s a lot of big important stories waiting to be written up, but none of them are what you want to be trying to puzzle out …
Election 2017
Don’t forget to vote tomorrow
There are lots of local elections tomorrow, in addition to the guv races in NY NJ and VA. Get out there and vote Democrat for all offices. This the only way we have right now to send a message that we hate Trump and we hate all the shitty legislation Little Paul is trying to …
GOTV for Health this weekend
Maine is trying to expand Medicaid. There have been bi-partisan bills that have routinely passed both chambers of the Maine Legislature. Governor LePage (R-ME) has routinely vetoed these bills. That cycle may be broken next week as Maine has a ballot question on whether or not the state will accept Medicaid expansion. Maine Medicaid expansion …
This is Weird: Robert Mercer Makes a Move
You guys. Something. Is. Afoot. And I don;t know what it is yet. — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 2, 2017 Wilson is referring to this news from the NY Times: Robert Mercer, a billionaire investor who is a big backer of many conservative causes and a patron of the former White House adviser Stephen K. …
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President Obama’s Speech On Behalf of Ralph Northam
Figured it made sense to bookend my blogging day with President Obama’s speech on behalf of Ralph Northam from earlier this evening. The video is all teed up for President Obama’s remarks. Open thread!
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We Have a Winner in the GOP Senatorial Runoff in Alabama
Here he is: Ooops, sorry, that’s Mike TeaVee from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Here he is: Your Alabama GOP senatorial runoff winner is cowboy cosplayer and teeny weeny wheel gun aficionado Judge Roy Moore – the Last Law West of Ashkelon. PEW! PEW! PEW! Open thread!
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Call the Senate
BREAKING: Sorry to say I just heard Graham Cassidy now has a plan to get to the floor for a vote this month. 1/ — Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) September 15, 2017 You know what to do. Here are the highlights to argue. 1) Need to cover more people not less 2) Don’t punish states for …