Anybody wanna join me?
Trump’s Midnight In America
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-midnight-in-america
«But the burden can’t all be on the campaign or the candidate. Others could step up.»
Canvass! Join me! You’re probably better at it than I am actually.
«When Trump spews hatred at immigrants, surely it’s time for George W. Bush, the former Republican president, who was—in the tradition of his father and Ronald Reagan—a fierce critic of demagoguery against immigrants, to come off the sidelines and help in the good fight.
When Trump and Vance refuse to back away from the Big Lie, surely it’s time for other Republicans who care about the truth, like Mitt Romney, to spend time explaining to the country how serious the Big Lie was and is.»
Oh, yeah, these guys, too.
Seriously, George and Mitt, if Bill Kristol is calling on you, wtf are you doing?
Late to the party?
I feel like David Leonhardt is a little late to the party. I just hope the Democratic Party wasn’t as stupid as he accuses it of being.
(I’ve been banging this drum for a while now: https://herereadthis.blog/page/2/?s=demographics)
‘Apprentice’ Star Omarosa Manigault Newman Endorses Kamala Harris for President: ‘Donald Trump Has Been Defeated Before’ (EXCLUSIVE) | Variety
And now he’s lost Omarosa.
https://variety.com/2024/politics/news/omarosa-endorses-kamala-harris-trump-president-1236174613/
Vote early to not get canvassed any more
Oh, yet another pro tip: the day you vote, you get dropped from the party’s canvassing list and nobody canvassing for the party will knock on your door after that.
Kamala Harris Unveils Economic Agenda For Black Men | HuffPost Latest News
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-black-voters-economic-agenda_n_670c6fd3e4b04266ae857c44
«A poll from The New York Times released over the weekend found Harris’ support among Black voters to be substantially smaller than estimates of the support the Democratic presidential candidates received in 2016 and 2020. She led Trump 78% to 15%, with only 70% of Black men saying they would vote for her and 20% backing Trump. That said, polls in 2020 and 2022 ended up understating Black support for Democratic candidates.
Indeed, some political experts and organizers believe the hand-wringing over the Black male vote is largely overblown. Black men have consistently turned out for the Democratic Party. A Washington Post-Ipsos poll last month found support for Harris is solid among Black men.
“Black men do not vote much differently than Black women. This is a talking point being pushed that is harmful, trying to lay blame at the feet of Black men,” former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner (D) wrote on social media.
Still, the Harris-Walz campaign has been working to prevent defections to the Republican Party, having hosted multiple events in battleground states.»
Lunch after canvassing
Jamaican restaurant, reggae on the TV behind me, Indian newscast blaring from the kitchen. (Food’s good.)
Somehow feels pretty damn American and I’m glad to be here at the intersection of reggae and a clipped, professional Indian British accent.
[Oh, forgot to add: good craft IPA from the distillery next door. Good match.]
Pro tip for canvassing as a Dem
Pro tip for canvassing as a Dem: don’t wear a red T-shirt, even if it is your favorite old NASA shirt. 🙄🙂
On hostility to canvassers
Don’t know if any of my friends are canvassing these days, but if you run into a hostile person while doing so: stand up straight, look ’em in the eye, and wish them a good day.
The One Thing Obama Got Wrong
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-one-thing-obama-got-wrong
«There will be more defections among young black men than among older black voters or black women, but Harris still wins young black men by better than two-to-one.
The more important point is this: If you believe it’s important to defeat Trump, it’s not Obama’s “brothers” who are the problem. It’s my “brothers” who are the problem: white voters.»
Who is this guy, and what have they done with the real Bill Kristol?