My wife and I were in Houston (we live in Los Angeles) two weeks ago and saw the Saturn V. It was the highlight of the trip there and was awesome. Just to be in the presence of this magnificent vehicle was surreal. It brought back such memories of the 60s, JFK, LBJ and the beautiful promise of what America can do, and did.
“And in that sense, the Saturn V rocket is a metaphor—for the hundreds of thousands of grassroots volunteers who are demonstrating unyielding dedication in the defense of democracy.”
I love Robert’s metaphor ! We are a “space family” on the Space Coast of Florida.We have a Saturn 5 at Kennedy Space Center. You can walk beneath it to appreciate its massive size and the complexity and determination it took to launch.
There are so many good people in Florida 😎 working every day to save democracy.Thank you, fellow Floridians, and all who support us from afar.
Shout Out to Goddard and Wallops Island!! We feel the same familial connection here in Greenbelt, Maryland home of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and at Wallops Island in Chincoteague, Virginia (near our second home). Both are mostly tracking stations, though Wallops Island does some smaller launches and Goddard was involved with the development of the Hubble and its successors. We're smaller than the Houston and Florida installations but no less important.
....and when you're near Wash DC, don't forget the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum and The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia that houses the items that don't fit in the building on the Mall. US space flight has a long proud history all the way back even before Kitty Hawk!
But our host is correct - putting a rocket into the sky is one thing, but solving all the issues of race, sex, poverty, civil rights, and so much else, was a much bigger challenge; Kennedy, LBJ, and Carter tried ... but since 1980, not so much - neoliberal naked capitalism has run the show almost exclusively.
Here is SF, we also had Harvey Milk. I had to look him up, because I didn't remember how long he was with us. He was assassinated in 1978. An amazing guy.
Frank, the time of JFK, LBJ, Robert Kennedy, the civil rights era & the moon landings was a time of great inspirational leadership that captured our imagination and the soul of America. It is why, to this day, I refer to myself as a Kennedy Democrat. It was truly a time when it felt like we want and valued bringing everyone up in the boat. That is what makes this time so difficult and yet so, so very important to press on with all the passion, fortitude, and muscle we can to overcome the hate, violence, misinformation and divisiveness.
Every American who values and cherishes the ambitions laid out during those times must find the courage and daring to do mighty things. Let’s not look backward but forward restoring those values and inspiring younger generations to build upon them embracing the many positive changes that we have seen. We are all one humanity.
I live in NC where in previous years there were a minimum of 44 uncontested counties not represented by a Democrat of the 100 counties in the state. What changed was a change in new younger leadership of the Democratic Party at the state level working hard to get viable candidates. Many of these races will not be won but a few will and Republicans will have to spend campaign monies to compete. This is critical because the Republicans do not have a lot of money to spend. What is also interesting is many of the ads for local candidates stress their support for Trump which I believe provides Democrats with a huge opportunity.
And isn’t it nuts that even the MAGA promoting candidates like Kelly Daughtry (district 13) was called a “Rino” by Trump who endorsed her challenger (Brad Knott). Goes to show Trump will throw you under the bus no matter how much you kiss his butt…..er…ring.
That article was an antidote for some of the anxiety over the current political climate. My congressional district does have a Democratic challenger. The incumbent has name recognition. He is a quiet member of Congress, but he is a seditionist, who voted not to certify the 2020 election. His newsletters are regurgitated Republican talking points. Given how gerrymandered NC is, the district will probably remain Republican. The congressman is a political opportunist, who just wants political office. He doesn't really care about the people of NC 7th district, he just cares about himself and maintaining Republican power. He is a lockstep Republican vote in Congress.
I went from (R) Dan Bishop (NC-09) to (D) Jeff Jackson (NC-14) and will almost certainly have Tim Moore (R) after the November election.
It was certainly convenient how Moore used his role as NC. Speaker of the House to gerrymander himself a nice safe seat in the US House, wasn't it? NOT!!
But I will be content (if not actually happy with the situation), if we can elect Josh Stein, Rachel Hunt, Jeff Jackson and the rest of the Democratic slate for Council of State, flip NC for Biden, and break the super majorities in the NC House and Senate!
NC district 6 has lost Kathy Manning through gerrymandering. No Dem is running for that seat. Two other Dems, including Jeff Jackson, have lost seats. Looking forward to Jeff being our AG. He is very impressive! Will miss Kathy, who has been wonderful for our district.
Frankly, I'm surprised that there were 2 Dem candidates that ran to take on Tim Moore in NC-14 after Jeff announces his run for AG. The guy who lost in the primary was a political neophyte, but the primary winner, Pam Genant, previously ran in 2022 against Patrick McHenry in District 10. I've met her and am impressed that she was willing to try again after getting trounced in 2022.
"Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states in March. Of that total, 5,364 (77%) were uncontested and 1,620 (23%) were contested."
Even if many of these contests are well down-ballot (state legislatures with wildly jerrymandered districts, or simply an overwhelming percentage of the voters being of one party) it really is a shocking statistic for this boggle-eyed Aussie - where every electoral race is contested - often with five, ten, or fifteen candidates.
It is a tragedy (with the US FPTP voting system) that the US has degenerated to a place where the ENTIRE political space is the property of just two parties, and in 77% of that space, apparently a monopoly of one party. A terrible outcome.
Good luck getting to The Alamo for the big solar show! End of Times apparently - MTG told Americans to repent before it's too late!
I am in NC and I have to brag about our NCDP chair, Anderson Clayton, who did a fantastic job of recruiting Democrats to run despite the extreme gerrymandering by our GOP-controlled state legislature. She flipped the script and this cycle the GOP left far more seats open and uncontested than the Dems.
I agree with Robert that it would be healthier if there were no uncontested seats, but if it has to happen, I'd rather see Dems running uncontested since they are far more likely to support policies that benefit everybody.
I don't even know what she could possibly be referring to, regarding Peach Tree dishes! Could you explain? I honestly think she is certifiable. I remember a mention of the Gazpacho Police, but I thought that came from tffg. (I
Shawn Harris, a cattleman in NW Georgia who served in the military for 40 years and retired US Army brigadier general is running against the worthless MTG.
After 40 years of military service, Shawn retired as an Army Brigadier General. He and his wife Karla have five children and four grandchildren. They live in Rockmart, Georgia, where together they run their first-generation grass-fed cattle farm, and Karla works as a family doctor."
MTG seems like a lower life form when you read the bio of this gentleman. I hope the voters in their district have had enough violence and vitriol from Marge and decide they want someone to help them improve their lives rather than just continually lob verbal grenades on behalf of a malignant narcissist, at the cost to taxpayers of $174,000 annually. Good luck, Shawn!
Hi Kathleen, I honestly don't know. I thought I would check with some friends who live in Georgia. He does seem like a very good candidate. Even though I am stuck in Floriduh, I will try to help candidates that are trying to replace flaming narsacitic idiots and have a good serious platform.
Shout out to Everyday With Jill! I especially enjoyed - obviously - the video of the Houston Space Center. Then laughed at "The Houston Shopping Spree." Got informed by her PSA on solar glasses. And finally, got a history lesson about Ima Hogg and the first family of Texas. Well done, Jill!
So true Stephen. I hope you are working to support these candidates. I’ve reached out to the NC Dems asking them to set up a subset of their fundraising for these races that they encouraged. I was told I believe that they couldn’t do that, but the plan was to support these races out of the general funds raised. In addition Vernetta Alston, a current NC House member, running unopposed, is working with the NC Democratic House Caucus to raise 100,000 for NC House races. She has a fundraiser coming up on April 25 th with Gov Cooper in attendance. I’m also so glad to tell people that The States Project has added North Carolina as their 8 th state to help. For those of you unfamiliar with the States Project down ballot races is their mission We, Seniors Taking Action are currently looking into adding NC to our Giving Circle options along with AZ and PA. There are also wonderful grassroots organizations throughout the state canvassing, fundraising, postcarding, registering folks with the down ballot races in mind. Join their efforts.
Yes our new state party leaders and smaller activist groups are moving the purple state to victories. Howard Dean called it years back. We are doing it in NC.
I pose the question: Are red states really red, or are they red because there are so many uncontested races? I would like to believe the latter, because that offers hope for change.
We must do better about offering people real choices at election time.
Jess Piper writes an excellent Substack newsletter. I applaud her courage for running for office when she did. Running for office is extremely challenging and exhausting, financially, mentally, emotionally, physically, especially in an uphill election in a district like Jess ran in. Lots of people who would make good officials don't run because running is so draining.
Billionaires are doing just fine under Biden. The stock market has roared ahead since 2020. I won't throw a pity party for billionaires whose real estate and stock portfolios have done very well, thank you. I know it's maybe not quite the same as the cash they retain when there's a tax cut ---> but with our fellow Americans also enjoying jobs and portfolio growth, there's much to celebrate. So I wish our hard right Freedom Caucus would just shut the f**k up.
We saw pieces of the capsule under assembly, but the tour did not take us near the rocket assembly building for Artemis. I look forward to our return to the moon!
Robert.. thanks for the uplifting report/pics from Houston. I hope you get a clear sky for the eclipse..........................
As we turn to Spring, the grass is starting to turn more Blue. Our current and future president's poll numbers are going up. The MSM can no longer avoid reporting on his many accomplishments for all Americans. The NYTs printed a great interview with Simon Rosenberg.
Biden launched initiatives to address his greatest political threats; the Gaza conflict and immigration. Over the next several months Biden will turn these issues to favor Democrats. At the same time, the campaign is skillfully using social media to pickup the youth vote in Nov. We can be confident that our work will bring back the 81 million Biden voters from 2020 and possibly deliver the biggest Democratic landslide since the 1964 Johnson-Goldwater election.
As it happens, this Jon M (not the winner or Robert’s contest) is scheduled to take off from Boston to Denver at 3:00 pm Monday, a few minutes before the eclipse. If we get off the ground promptly (not likely) we might be well above the clouds when we pass through the path of totality—-which may have moved on so no effect will be noticeable. Oh, well, another one of those things I can’t change. By the way, a news anchor in Boston suggested that Path of Totality would be a good name for a rock band.
Regarding "Another Strong Economic Report" - I certainly understand the initial scepticism about a soft landing after the pandemic turmoil. That was a really tough needle to thread. But the continued belief that we are tottering on the brink of a recession makes absolutely no sense to me.
And it further frustrates me in light of the disperate yardsticks used to measure the Trump and Biden administrations. How many times did the MSM breathlessly report that Trump would be announcing his infrastructure plan (or his replacement for the ACA) within the next two weeks before they caught on and it became a joke? Yet when Biden delivers on his promises - without all the fanfare - it is viewed as smoke and mirrors?
On a side note, here's the Lincoln Project's latest ad on the economy and the jobs report. (They love to troll Fox Business News and usually include a clip of Maria Bartiromo looking dyspeptic over having to report positive economic news - this time they just troll Trump).
Run for Something is a fabulous organization addressing all the uncontested elections! Crucial to get behind them. Thanks for bringing it up! It’s a travesty to have so many where there’s no contest!
Your shared perspective is so helpful to me. Lately I’m chanting “Stop the World. I want to get off.” Today I was at a funeral where the recessional was The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Brought me back to the funeral of Bobby Kennedy. He has always been a huge inspiration to me. We survived that era and with the inspiration of the real Bobby Kennedy I will hunker on and do my part.
My wife and I were in Houston (we live in Los Angeles) two weeks ago and saw the Saturn V. It was the highlight of the trip there and was awesome. Just to be in the presence of this magnificent vehicle was surreal. It brought back such memories of the 60s, JFK, LBJ and the beautiful promise of what America can do, and did.
“And in that sense, the Saturn V rocket is a metaphor—for the hundreds of thousands of grassroots volunteers who are demonstrating unyielding dedication in the defense of democracy.”
I love Robert’s metaphor ! We are a “space family” on the Space Coast of Florida.We have a Saturn 5 at Kennedy Space Center. You can walk beneath it to appreciate its massive size and the complexity and determination it took to launch.
There are so many good people in Florida 😎 working every day to save democracy.Thank you, fellow Floridians, and all who support us from afar.
🚀💙
Shout Out to Goddard and Wallops Island!! We feel the same familial connection here in Greenbelt, Maryland home of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and at Wallops Island in Chincoteague, Virginia (near our second home). Both are mostly tracking stations, though Wallops Island does some smaller launches and Goddard was involved with the development of the Hubble and its successors. We're smaller than the Houston and Florida installations but no less important.
....and when you're near Wash DC, don't forget the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum and The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia that houses the items that don't fit in the building on the Mall. US space flight has a long proud history all the way back even before Kitty Hawk!
p.s. Greenbelt, MD itself has an interesting history as an FDR New Deal town built to house the growing federal workforce. {https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbelt,_Maryland}
Many functions in it still operate as cooperatives.
I have been fortunate to have gone to both museums more than once. Each time it is still awe-inspiring.
But our host is correct - putting a rocket into the sky is one thing, but solving all the issues of race, sex, poverty, civil rights, and so much else, was a much bigger challenge; Kennedy, LBJ, and Carter tried ... but since 1980, not so much - neoliberal naked capitalism has run the show almost exclusively.
Here is SF, we also had Harvey Milk. I had to look him up, because I didn't remember how long he was with us. He was assassinated in 1978. An amazing guy.
Appealing to 'make America great again'; to the extent that you don't notice it is about making America ghastly again.
The reality is Biden has made America great again and Trump has not.
Frank, the time of JFK, LBJ, Robert Kennedy, the civil rights era & the moon landings was a time of great inspirational leadership that captured our imagination and the soul of America. It is why, to this day, I refer to myself as a Kennedy Democrat. It was truly a time when it felt like we want and valued bringing everyone up in the boat. That is what makes this time so difficult and yet so, so very important to press on with all the passion, fortitude, and muscle we can to overcome the hate, violence, misinformation and divisiveness.
Here is a link to the recent very astute essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones which clearly explains who, what, and how we have come to this moment, particularly but not limited to civil rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/magazine/civil-rights-affirmative-action-colorblind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gk0.PKS6.nVeNfig9WmLx&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=u
Every American who values and cherishes the ambitions laid out during those times must find the courage and daring to do mighty things. Let’s not look backward but forward restoring those values and inspiring younger generations to build upon them embracing the many positive changes that we have seen. We are all one humanity.
I live in NC where in previous years there were a minimum of 44 uncontested counties not represented by a Democrat of the 100 counties in the state. What changed was a change in new younger leadership of the Democratic Party at the state level working hard to get viable candidates. Many of these races will not be won but a few will and Republicans will have to spend campaign monies to compete. This is critical because the Republicans do not have a lot of money to spend. What is also interesting is many of the ads for local candidates stress their support for Trump which I believe provides Democrats with a huge opportunity.
And isn’t it nuts that even the MAGA promoting candidates like Kelly Daughtry (district 13) was called a “Rino” by Trump who endorsed her challenger (Brad Knott). Goes to show Trump will throw you under the bus no matter how much you kiss his butt…..er…ring.
Hi Stephen I just made a similar psot before I saw your post. ;-)
Have you seen this yet about the difference in the two parties financial health in NC?
https://www.wunc.org/politics/2024-04-03/nc-democratic-party-outpaces-ncgop-in-fundraising?
That article was an antidote for some of the anxiety over the current political climate. My congressional district does have a Democratic challenger. The incumbent has name recognition. He is a quiet member of Congress, but he is a seditionist, who voted not to certify the 2020 election. His newsletters are regurgitated Republican talking points. Given how gerrymandered NC is, the district will probably remain Republican. The congressman is a political opportunist, who just wants political office. He doesn't really care about the people of NC 7th district, he just cares about himself and maintaining Republican power. He is a lockstep Republican vote in Congress.
I went from (R) Dan Bishop (NC-09) to (D) Jeff Jackson (NC-14) and will almost certainly have Tim Moore (R) after the November election.
It was certainly convenient how Moore used his role as NC. Speaker of the House to gerrymander himself a nice safe seat in the US House, wasn't it? NOT!!
But I will be content (if not actually happy with the situation), if we can elect Josh Stein, Rachel Hunt, Jeff Jackson and the rest of the Democratic slate for Council of State, flip NC for Biden, and break the super majorities in the NC House and Senate!
Grom your keyboard to God's eyes.
NC district 6 has lost Kathy Manning through gerrymandering. No Dem is running for that seat. Two other Dems, including Jeff Jackson, have lost seats. Looking forward to Jeff being our AG. He is very impressive! Will miss Kathy, who has been wonderful for our district.
Me too! Jeff is great!
Frankly, I'm surprised that there were 2 Dem candidates that ran to take on Tim Moore in NC-14 after Jeff announces his run for AG. The guy who lost in the primary was a political neophyte, but the primary winner, Pam Genant, previously ran in 2022 against Patrick McHenry in District 10. I've met her and am impressed that she was willing to try again after getting trounced in 2022.
Thanks, Cheryl. I appreciate your replies and advice about ways to get involved.
“… a seditionist” — I admire that characterization.
We need to push forward and expand those opportunities for a new generation to run for offices.
My favorite description, which someone else created, of the evils of gerrymandering, is:
In a democracy, the voters pick their leaders. In an autocracy, the leaders pick their voters. Gerrymandering is the latter.
Eliot Tucker
Hi, Eliot! Glad to be able to connect a face to a commenter after our reader meeting in Houston!
"Ballotpedia covered 6,984 elections in 26 states in March. Of that total, 5,364 (77%) were uncontested and 1,620 (23%) were contested."
Even if many of these contests are well down-ballot (state legislatures with wildly jerrymandered districts, or simply an overwhelming percentage of the voters being of one party) it really is a shocking statistic for this boggle-eyed Aussie - where every electoral race is contested - often with five, ten, or fifteen candidates.
It is a tragedy (with the US FPTP voting system) that the US has degenerated to a place where the ENTIRE political space is the property of just two parties, and in 77% of that space, apparently a monopoly of one party. A terrible outcome.
Good luck getting to The Alamo for the big solar show! End of Times apparently - MTG told Americans to repent before it's too late!
I contribute to Forgotten Democrats, among others, trying to do something about it. https://forgottendemocrats.org/ https://bluemissouri.org/jessica-piper-democrats-must-contest-every-seat/
Me too. I also like Run for Something (https://runforsomething.net/) and Leaders We Deserve (https://leaderswedeserve.com/).
I am in NC and I have to brag about our NCDP chair, Anderson Clayton, who did a fantastic job of recruiting Democrats to run despite the extreme gerrymandering by our GOP-controlled state legislature. She flipped the script and this cycle the GOP left far more seats open and uncontested than the Dems.
I agree with Robert that it would be healthier if there were no uncontested seats, but if it has to happen, I'd rather see Dems running uncontested since they are far more likely to support policies that benefit everybody.
Did mtg literally tell Americans that the eclipse is the end of times?? Well, I guess if she can think there are Jewish space lasers ......
She said the Gazpacho Police are hunting for the Peach Tree dishes too!
I don't even know what she could possibly be referring to, regarding Peach Tree dishes! Could you explain? I honestly think she is certifiable. I remember a mention of the Gazpacho Police, but I thought that came from tffg. (I
Petri dishes.
More of her warning comment was “Bill Gates wants you to eat fake meat growing out of his Peach Tree dishes.”
LMAO!!!
Hopefully, voters in MTG's district will become sick of her and vote her out. A girl can dream. I hope her district is not uncontested!
Shawn Harris, a cattleman in NW Georgia who served in the military for 40 years and retired US Army brigadier general is running against the worthless MTG.
https://www.shawnforgeorgia.com/
"Shawn is On Team Georgia
After 40 years of military service, Shawn retired as an Army Brigadier General. He and his wife Karla have five children and four grandchildren. They live in Rockmart, Georgia, where together they run their first-generation grass-fed cattle farm, and Karla works as a family doctor."
MTG seems like a lower life form when you read the bio of this gentleman. I hope the voters in their district have had enough violence and vitriol from Marge and decide they want someone to help them improve their lives rather than just continually lob verbal grenades on behalf of a malignant narcissist, at the cost to taxpayers of $174,000 annually. Good luck, Shawn!
From your lips to God's ears, CC!
Good to know, Jennie! What kind of chance does Shawn Harris have, do you think?
Hi Kathleen, I honestly don't know. I thought I would check with some friends who live in Georgia. He does seem like a very good candidate. Even though I am stuck in Floriduh, I will try to help candidates that are trying to replace flaming narsacitic idiots and have a good serious platform.
Shout out to Everyday With Jill! I especially enjoyed - obviously - the video of the Houston Space Center. Then laughed at "The Houston Shopping Spree." Got informed by her PSA on solar glasses. And finally, got a history lesson about Ima Hogg and the first family of Texas. Well done, Jill!
Second! I love Jill’s vlog!
She is a teacher, after all! And a fabulous one!
So true Stephen. I hope you are working to support these candidates. I’ve reached out to the NC Dems asking them to set up a subset of their fundraising for these races that they encouraged. I was told I believe that they couldn’t do that, but the plan was to support these races out of the general funds raised. In addition Vernetta Alston, a current NC House member, running unopposed, is working with the NC Democratic House Caucus to raise 100,000 for NC House races. She has a fundraiser coming up on April 25 th with Gov Cooper in attendance. I’m also so glad to tell people that The States Project has added North Carolina as their 8 th state to help. For those of you unfamiliar with the States Project down ballot races is their mission We, Seniors Taking Action are currently looking into adding NC to our Giving Circle options along with AZ and PA. There are also wonderful grassroots organizations throughout the state canvassing, fundraising, postcarding, registering folks with the down ballot races in mind. Join their efforts.
Ilene Freedman
SeniorsTakingAction.org
Durham, NC
Seniors Taking Action is a great organization!
Even the DLLC is getting on board:
https://dlcc.org/press/release-the-democratic-legislative-campaign-committee-announces-spotlight-candidates-targeted-races-to-break-the-supermajorities-in-the-north-carolina-house-and-senate/
https://dlcc.org/press/democratic-legislative-campaign-committeee-launches-first-of-its-kind-down-ballot-defenders-fundraising-program/
Hadn’t seen these thanks for sharing
You are welcome! Lots of folks from NC here. I will check out Seniors Taking Action, too.
Yes our new state party leaders and smaller activist groups are moving the purple state to victories. Howard Dean called it years back. We are doing it in NC.
I pose the question: Are red states really red, or are they red because there are so many uncontested races? I would like to believe the latter, because that offers hope for change.
We must do better about offering people real choices at election time.
You should check out Jess Piper's substack for a rural Democrat's viewpoint.
Here is a recent column that I like:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jesspiper/p/christians-cant-vote-for-democrats?r=1aiy5t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Jess Piper writes an excellent Substack newsletter. I applaud her courage for running for office when she did. Running for office is extremely challenging and exhausting, financially, mentally, emotionally, physically, especially in an uphill election in a district like Jess ran in. Lots of people who would make good officials don't run because running is so draining.
Billionaires are doing just fine under Biden. The stock market has roared ahead since 2020. I won't throw a pity party for billionaires whose real estate and stock portfolios have done very well, thank you. I know it's maybe not quite the same as the cash they retain when there's a tax cut ---> but with our fellow Americans also enjoying jobs and portfolio growth, there's much to celebrate. So I wish our hard right Freedom Caucus would just shut the f**k up.
The Squad also must learn the art of compromise — from Pelosi alone, they have a great teacher.
I agree
Congrats to the winners - both are excellent
Thanks for the pictures of the wonderful pics. of the Saturn V - awe-inspiring
Indeed those photos were amazing! Imagine being an astronaut sitting in that tiny capsule about to blast off. WOW!
Wow! Great photos. Imagine how humongous the Artemis rocket with 30 engines must be.
We saw pieces of the capsule under assembly, but the tour did not take us near the rocket assembly building for Artemis. I look forward to our return to the moon!
One CW song suggested in your first paragraph is "Amarillo by Morning", George Strait's great ballad of driving all night across Texas. https://youtu.be/wtVeDaZxAXo?si=VeO5WYLcEVUPH8vM
Robert.. thanks for the uplifting report/pics from Houston. I hope you get a clear sky for the eclipse..........................
As we turn to Spring, the grass is starting to turn more Blue. Our current and future president's poll numbers are going up. The MSM can no longer avoid reporting on his many accomplishments for all Americans. The NYTs printed a great interview with Simon Rosenberg.
Biden launched initiatives to address his greatest political threats; the Gaza conflict and immigration. Over the next several months Biden will turn these issues to favor Democrats. At the same time, the campaign is skillfully using social media to pickup the youth vote in Nov. We can be confident that our work will bring back the 81 million Biden voters from 2020 and possibly deliver the biggest Democratic landslide since the 1964 Johnson-Goldwater election.
Go Dems..
As it happens, this Jon M (not the winner or Robert’s contest) is scheduled to take off from Boston to Denver at 3:00 pm Monday, a few minutes before the eclipse. If we get off the ground promptly (not likely) we might be well above the clouds when we pass through the path of totality—-which may have moved on so no effect will be noticeable. Oh, well, another one of those things I can’t change. By the way, a news anchor in Boston suggested that Path of Totality would be a good name for a rock band.
Regarding "Another Strong Economic Report" - I certainly understand the initial scepticism about a soft landing after the pandemic turmoil. That was a really tough needle to thread. But the continued belief that we are tottering on the brink of a recession makes absolutely no sense to me.
And it further frustrates me in light of the disperate yardsticks used to measure the Trump and Biden administrations. How many times did the MSM breathlessly report that Trump would be announcing his infrastructure plan (or his replacement for the ACA) within the next two weeks before they caught on and it became a joke? Yet when Biden delivers on his promises - without all the fanfare - it is viewed as smoke and mirrors?
Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles has a great simple bar chart graphic that shows job growth under Democrats vs. Republicans which he updates frequently (https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/another-great-jobs-report-the-economy?r=1aiy5t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) which always seems to shock people the first time they see it. I honestly don't understand why so many people buy into the false narrative that the GOP is good for the economy!
On a side note, here's the Lincoln Project's latest ad on the economy and the jobs report. (They love to troll Fox Business News and usually include a clip of Maria Bartiromo looking dyspeptic over having to report positive economic news - this time they just troll Trump).
Ah Sh*t The Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQaAl0NxrY4
Run for Something is a fabulous organization addressing all the uncontested elections! Crucial to get behind them. Thanks for bringing it up! It’s a travesty to have so many where there’s no contest!
Your shared perspective is so helpful to me. Lately I’m chanting “Stop the World. I want to get off.” Today I was at a funeral where the recessional was The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Brought me back to the funeral of Bobby Kennedy. He has always been a huge inspiration to me. We survived that era and with the inspiration of the real Bobby Kennedy I will hunker on and do my part.