I have to vent about polls. Granted that I live in Alabama, but the only ones that ever contact me only want the answers they want (Republican). When they don't get that answer from me, they hang up on me. That means my answers don't get counted. Yet the media counts these as valid polls. So I choolse to keep working for Dems. I did training yesterday to do DemCast Race Tracking, write postcards and letters and will continue to do so. My take is to ignore bogus polls and keep working!!!!!
Sep 15, 2022·edited Sep 15, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Women and everyone who supports women's rights will define this election. When women first got the right to vote in Texas primary elections effective June 26, 1918, with voter registration until July 11, 1918, 386,000 women registered to vote in just 17 days! We need to think of this election in 2022 in the same way with the same determination to have women vote! We, the People, need to Vote -- ALL of us this tine!
You said it all in the next to last paragraph of Concluding Thoughts Robert- let there be no doubt!
BTW the League of Women Voters will be talking to about 75 seniors and juniors at our local high school to encourage getting to the polls. The plan is to try to replicate this through LWV. Would love to see this happen at all high schools!
Thank you for the comment in the concluding thoughts about wondering if you are the one unhinged. I frequently ask myself if I'm in as big a bubble as the Maga cult. I live in a red part of a blue state, so the messaging can get real confusing at times. The city is blue and our local paper tries to present both conservative & liberal articles. Makes for interesting Letters to the Editor.
Hello Robert. I am so glad to have found you and this substack. I belong to Democrats Abroad Spain and we just had a zoom call with Leigh (Politics Girl) who was actually at the White House. She's given us permission to use her taped podcast to us to create videos for everyone here to encourage voters to register and to vote. Would you consider doing a Zoom chat with our group? If so, I would let the chairman of the series committee know. Thank you. Gailee Walker Wells
Someone once said that perception is reality. The media is focused on inflation which is a Republican talking point but they are far from providing a balance approach. The impending rail strike which has been avoided was couched around the impact on inflation and supply chain issues rather than the serious issues confronting rail workers around access to healthcare. Republicans talk about inflation but I have not seen a single plan or suggested approach to solve the problem. Inflation and how it is measured and against what time frame is a moving target and no one ever mentions the inflation rate in the EU countries. What is easily forgotten is that more people are working today than ever before at higher wages and with easier and better access to healthcare. Every day another story surfaces about how the Trump administration totally corrupted the Federal Government across the entire spectrum of government that was supported by many current Republican Senators and its time for all voters to say once and for all “ enough is enough”.
Thanks for standing above the slimy morass of lies and threats created by the Republican Party and stating the case plainly and succinctly that "Trump is a clear and present danger to American democracy," a fact that your avid readers readily accept, but one that is still denied by half the citizens and their elected officials in this country. As you point out, "He is depraved, amoral, immoral, and unfit to be a member of civilized society, much less a future president of the United States."
And yet, this miscreant who clearly "belongs in prison for his many crimes" has already irreparably damaged the nation as president of the United States whilst being promoted and supported in the highest office in the land by legions of Americans who actually relish the presence of a degenerate in the White House. The harsh truth is that many of Trump's supporters are men and women who ardently profess to honor Christian values, but who are in reality are nothing more than disingenuous power mongers and hypocritical rightwing fascists. As you say, "No decent politician, no person who claims to promote religious values, no American who claims to love our country should support Trump for another minute." How can Democracy survive otherwise?
Therein lies the rub. The champions of Democracy now face a mindless army of so-called "Americans" who not only support the monster Trump, but worship him. With that description of the enemy in mind, I contemplate the coming fight with profound sadness that America has come again to this political and spiritual precipice. But I also take heart from Today's Edition Newsletter and the comments of its readers that the cause is just and the strategies and tactics outlined in these pages are sufficient to enable Truth and Justice to prevail. Let Cathy Learoyd's battle cry resonate throughout the land. "We the People need to VOTE--all of us this time!"
My only concern is that focusing on Trump takes attention from DeSantis, the Yaley, bully who is cheering the focus on Trump which allows this dangerous autocrat to beat Charlie Crist. Beating DeSantis in Florida is a win for Democracy.
NBC news resorts to the sound bite ‘soaring inflation’ because the top floor loves trump!
As noted the details of the economic metrics are beyond a sound bite. Never, does this news outlet inform, nor educate viewer that inflation is Always a byproduct of war!
Sep 15, 2022·edited Sep 15, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
I will attempt to cover several points, hopefully avoiding "rambling." First, I want to talk about donations. I'm retired and on a fixed income, so do not have a great deal of money to spread around, certainly as much as I may wish. As I'm sure many of the readers of "Today's Edition" do, I am inundated with e-mails, mailers, and other requests for political donations. I make donations to individual candidates, and with the recent ploy of Democratic PACs propping up "MAGA" candidates, I'm glad that I won't give what money I can to blanket groups.
In 2016 I made the mistake of hoping Republicans would be so foolish as to make Donald Trump their presidential candidate, confident that this immoral man who I grew up knowing to be a conman and shyster, could not possibly win against the single most qualified person (despite not being "popular") to ever run for the highest office in the land! Well, I learned a painful lesson...be careful what you wish for. I believe the Democratic PACs that have propped up MAGA candidates are playing with fire. I just hope we don't all get burned by their "strategy"
So, I have given money to the campaigns of candidates I respect in the hope that they will win a seat currently held by a Republican who kisses the ring or to maintain their seat with the hope Democrats will retain control of Congress and continue to pass important legislation and help right the wobbling judiciary that Republicans have corrupted.
Second, I have let myself foolishly think, "surely people will realize that the usual swing that occurs in mid-term elections does not apply to 2022!" I now understand that too many people, even those that voted in 2018 and 2020, do not pay close enough attention to comprehend that NOTHING WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER; not supply issues, not lower gas prices, not reduced inflation, not lower interest rates - NOTHING - if Republicans win control of one or both Congressional chambers. We will return to gridlock and incompetence. We will waste the final two years of President Biden's first term. We will return to the legislative wasteland that was the final six years of President Obama.
I retain hope that Democrats will retain the House and expand their majority in the Senate, but do not take anything for granted. After all, despite Trump losing two elections by 10 million votes, he was handed four years (thank you electoral college) that have changed this country in ways I did not imagine possible and has, as yet, escaped accountability, as he's done his entire sad life. But, I also hold hope that his time is coming, no matter what fears hypocrites like Lindsey Graham profess will be the result that he, and all those enablers that helped him, will be brought to account and with substantial consequence.
President Biden orchestrates ANOTHER win for America, averting a crippling rail strike. I hope no one is delusional enough to think this would have been possible under a Republican administration, much less the MAGA conman!
"Democratic PACS funded Bolduc, and Republican PACS opposed Bolduc—for the same reason. Both believe that the extremist Bolduc is less likely to defeat Hassan than the Republicans Bolduc defeated in the primary." -------> this is one particular Dem strategy I have hated. Taking Dem money and giving it in support to a whack-job in hopes of bettering an ultimate Dem outcome feels distasteful. Almost dirty. And it runs a small chance of being a disaster if that whack-job pulls the rabbit out of the hat in November. We just shouldn't do it.
"Republicans who achieved one of their most important policy objectives [when] the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and fulfilled a half-century-long political goal of the conservative movement."
Republicans were convinced of their power in congress and the courts to believe the timing was right.
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.
"Accepting that fact, is it appropriate to continually point out the danger posed by Trump? Yes, it is."
Yes, Robert. Trump is a monster. But as I've said too many times (?), I knew that when I ended up in line to shake his hand 20+ years ago and was certain I was shaking hands with Voldemort. I just don't understand why so many folks are enamoured of him. Maybe analogous is Rasputin.
Actually, I think the problem is that too many of the US population are children and grandchildren of the racist misogynist white supremacists that claimed the "unpopulated" land of plenty for their own. Bred in the bone. Think about the puritans when we celebrate Thanksgiving. What a whitewash the history of that holiday is.
I have to vent about polls. Granted that I live in Alabama, but the only ones that ever contact me only want the answers they want (Republican). When they don't get that answer from me, they hang up on me. That means my answers don't get counted. Yet the media counts these as valid polls. So I choolse to keep working for Dems. I did training yesterday to do DemCast Race Tracking, write postcards and letters and will continue to do so. My take is to ignore bogus polls and keep working!!!!!
Women and everyone who supports women's rights will define this election. When women first got the right to vote in Texas primary elections effective June 26, 1918, with voter registration until July 11, 1918, 386,000 women registered to vote in just 17 days! We need to think of this election in 2022 in the same way with the same determination to have women vote! We, the People, need to Vote -- ALL of us this tine!
You said it all in the next to last paragraph of Concluding Thoughts Robert- let there be no doubt!
BTW the League of Women Voters will be talking to about 75 seniors and juniors at our local high school to encourage getting to the polls. The plan is to try to replicate this through LWV. Would love to see this happen at all high schools!
As always, thanks!!
Thank you for the comment in the concluding thoughts about wondering if you are the one unhinged. I frequently ask myself if I'm in as big a bubble as the Maga cult. I live in a red part of a blue state, so the messaging can get real confusing at times. The city is blue and our local paper tries to present both conservative & liberal articles. Makes for interesting Letters to the Editor.
To be honest, it upsets me that Democratic PACs funded MAGA republicans. What if this strategy backfires? And what kind of precedent is this?
Hello Robert. I am so glad to have found you and this substack. I belong to Democrats Abroad Spain and we just had a zoom call with Leigh (Politics Girl) who was actually at the White House. She's given us permission to use her taped podcast to us to create videos for everyone here to encourage voters to register and to vote. Would you consider doing a Zoom chat with our group? If so, I would let the chairman of the series committee know. Thank you. Gailee Walker Wells
Someone once said that perception is reality. The media is focused on inflation which is a Republican talking point but they are far from providing a balance approach. The impending rail strike which has been avoided was couched around the impact on inflation and supply chain issues rather than the serious issues confronting rail workers around access to healthcare. Republicans talk about inflation but I have not seen a single plan or suggested approach to solve the problem. Inflation and how it is measured and against what time frame is a moving target and no one ever mentions the inflation rate in the EU countries. What is easily forgotten is that more people are working today than ever before at higher wages and with easier and better access to healthcare. Every day another story surfaces about how the Trump administration totally corrupted the Federal Government across the entire spectrum of government that was supported by many current Republican Senators and its time for all voters to say once and for all “ enough is enough”.
Thanks for standing above the slimy morass of lies and threats created by the Republican Party and stating the case plainly and succinctly that "Trump is a clear and present danger to American democracy," a fact that your avid readers readily accept, but one that is still denied by half the citizens and their elected officials in this country. As you point out, "He is depraved, amoral, immoral, and unfit to be a member of civilized society, much less a future president of the United States."
And yet, this miscreant who clearly "belongs in prison for his many crimes" has already irreparably damaged the nation as president of the United States whilst being promoted and supported in the highest office in the land by legions of Americans who actually relish the presence of a degenerate in the White House. The harsh truth is that many of Trump's supporters are men and women who ardently profess to honor Christian values, but who are in reality are nothing more than disingenuous power mongers and hypocritical rightwing fascists. As you say, "No decent politician, no person who claims to promote religious values, no American who claims to love our country should support Trump for another minute." How can Democracy survive otherwise?
Therein lies the rub. The champions of Democracy now face a mindless army of so-called "Americans" who not only support the monster Trump, but worship him. With that description of the enemy in mind, I contemplate the coming fight with profound sadness that America has come again to this political and spiritual precipice. But I also take heart from Today's Edition Newsletter and the comments of its readers that the cause is just and the strategies and tactics outlined in these pages are sufficient to enable Truth and Justice to prevail. Let Cathy Learoyd's battle cry resonate throughout the land. "We the People need to VOTE--all of us this time!"
My only concern is that focusing on Trump takes attention from DeSantis, the Yaley, bully who is cheering the focus on Trump which allows this dangerous autocrat to beat Charlie Crist. Beating DeSantis in Florida is a win for Democracy.
NBC news resorts to the sound bite ‘soaring inflation’ because the top floor loves trump!
As noted the details of the economic metrics are beyond a sound bite. Never, does this news outlet inform, nor educate viewer that inflation is Always a byproduct of war!
Robert, today's edition brought tears to my eyes - of laughter. LOL. You were in rare and pithy form today! Thanks much for a little clever levity.
I will attempt to cover several points, hopefully avoiding "rambling." First, I want to talk about donations. I'm retired and on a fixed income, so do not have a great deal of money to spread around, certainly as much as I may wish. As I'm sure many of the readers of "Today's Edition" do, I am inundated with e-mails, mailers, and other requests for political donations. I make donations to individual candidates, and with the recent ploy of Democratic PACs propping up "MAGA" candidates, I'm glad that I won't give what money I can to blanket groups.
In 2016 I made the mistake of hoping Republicans would be so foolish as to make Donald Trump their presidential candidate, confident that this immoral man who I grew up knowing to be a conman and shyster, could not possibly win against the single most qualified person (despite not being "popular") to ever run for the highest office in the land! Well, I learned a painful lesson...be careful what you wish for. I believe the Democratic PACs that have propped up MAGA candidates are playing with fire. I just hope we don't all get burned by their "strategy"
So, I have given money to the campaigns of candidates I respect in the hope that they will win a seat currently held by a Republican who kisses the ring or to maintain their seat with the hope Democrats will retain control of Congress and continue to pass important legislation and help right the wobbling judiciary that Republicans have corrupted.
Second, I have let myself foolishly think, "surely people will realize that the usual swing that occurs in mid-term elections does not apply to 2022!" I now understand that too many people, even those that voted in 2018 and 2020, do not pay close enough attention to comprehend that NOTHING WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER; not supply issues, not lower gas prices, not reduced inflation, not lower interest rates - NOTHING - if Republicans win control of one or both Congressional chambers. We will return to gridlock and incompetence. We will waste the final two years of President Biden's first term. We will return to the legislative wasteland that was the final six years of President Obama.
I retain hope that Democrats will retain the House and expand their majority in the Senate, but do not take anything for granted. After all, despite Trump losing two elections by 10 million votes, he was handed four years (thank you electoral college) that have changed this country in ways I did not imagine possible and has, as yet, escaped accountability, as he's done his entire sad life. But, I also hold hope that his time is coming, no matter what fears hypocrites like Lindsey Graham profess will be the result that he, and all those enablers that helped him, will be brought to account and with substantial consequence.
President Biden orchestrates ANOTHER win for America, averting a crippling rail strike. I hope no one is delusional enough to think this would have been possible under a Republican administration, much less the MAGA conman!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/15/rail-strike-deal-agreement-biden/
"Democratic PACS funded Bolduc, and Republican PACS opposed Bolduc—for the same reason. Both believe that the extremist Bolduc is less likely to defeat Hassan than the Republicans Bolduc defeated in the primary." -------> this is one particular Dem strategy I have hated. Taking Dem money and giving it in support to a whack-job in hopes of bettering an ultimate Dem outcome feels distasteful. Almost dirty. And it runs a small chance of being a disaster if that whack-job pulls the rabbit out of the hat in November. We just shouldn't do it.
"Republicans who achieved one of their most important policy objectives [when] the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and fulfilled a half-century-long political goal of the conservative movement."
Republicans were convinced of their power in congress and the courts to believe the timing was right.
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.
"Accepting that fact, is it appropriate to continually point out the danger posed by Trump? Yes, it is."
Trump is inciting violence and needs a gag order.
Yes, Robert. Trump is a monster. But as I've said too many times (?), I knew that when I ended up in line to shake his hand 20+ years ago and was certain I was shaking hands with Voldemort. I just don't understand why so many folks are enamoured of him. Maybe analogous is Rasputin.
Actually, I think the problem is that too many of the US population are children and grandchildren of the racist misogynist white supremacists that claimed the "unpopulated" land of plenty for their own. Bred in the bone. Think about the puritans when we celebrate Thanksgiving. What a whitewash the history of that holiday is.