My everlasting thanks to you, Robert. You are a consistent beacon of hope and positivity. What started as a kernel of encouragement for your daughters has grown into something solid and enduring for thousands of us. Keep up the good fight!
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Thank you Robert every night before I go to bed I read your newsletter and your optimism sometimes freaked me out but I stuck with it despite the knots in my stomach and you were right and I can’t thank you enough for helping me get through frequent despair and anxiety about this election
I think Mr. Trump is history at this point and the infighting in the GOP is enjoyable and I’m gonna sit back and watch but I do feel for the first time in six years plus that i can actually have a conversation with somebody who doesn’t agree with me and that feels actually good so again thank you
Lastly a friend of mine stopped subscribing to you, because he felt that you were so optimistic and he was so doom and gloom and even he admitted that he should’ve stuck with you
You and Heather and Michael Moore alone ignored the media the polls the noise and you guys nailed it Plaudits to you and the managing editor
Well said once again, Robert! Prompted by a link in yesterday's newsletter, this afternoon I phonebanked to cure ballots in Clark County, NV, with Make the Road Action. Somewhat tedious and grueling, but for a good cause. Thank you for the uplifting commentary and specific action items!
Robert, I will always credit you with keeping me sane. You are an amazing man and Your editor in chief deserves credit as well. I hope to meet you one day and I would love to give you both a big hug. I'm Southern so that is the way we roll...lol.
I’m up way past my bedtime, with Ben and Jerry and Cherry Garcia unable to sleep despite the fact that Nevada won’t fully come in until tomorrow…hope is restored. The past few days have been terribly encouraging and I even read somewhere, someone predicted that this is the end of the Trump Era. THAT, whether it’s imminent or not really lifted me up. And the notion that folks might be rejecting the extreme right ideology…it’s worth another pint. Hey Ben. Hey Jerry. . So glad you’re here!! Tomorrow can’t come soon enough…
I'm grateful to you Robert for your wisdom, your counsel, and your hopeful - yet realistic - countenance. Thanks for being the guide America needs to get us from where we've been to where we must yet go. Blessings to you and your family.
As usual, a really fine newsletter. I have one criticism, but, unfortunately, no idea of how to fix it. With a close friend who is Canadian and whose husband is Argentinian, another friend's husband who was born in Mexico, I now wince at the word "America" being used to describe the United States of American (actually, I also wince at the sadness of "United"). America extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. I still say "American" but I strive to say "United States". I am also someone who winced even in "West Wing" to hear politicians say "God bless the United States of America"--as if we should be the exclusive recipients of such blessings.
That said, I once again thank you, and. hope you spend your weekend restoring yourself in beauty.
And, don't go to 'sleep' for two years! The work is ongoing!! Seriously! We have a planet to save, children to educate, social security to save, and JOY TO BE HAD!! xx's
In all the post-election commentary I've heard and seen, there's been no mention of the abysmal voter turnout. Per the WA Post, - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/voter-turnout-2022-by-state/ - only 10 states had a turnout of more than 55%; the lowest turnout was Mississippi at 31%. With so much at stake, I have to wonder why all the missing voters decided not to vote. I doubt the blame is entirely on organized voter suppression. American voter turnout has never been high historically, but I'm discouraged it was this low this particular election.
Laurie, you make an important point. We must continue to build greater voter engagement in our government by promoting how essential citizens participation is, how it is what makes democracy work.
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I am enjoying watching the predicaments they have forged for themselves, now that lies and insurrection have been rejected as strategies of governance. I think of him coming down that escalator in his ego-filled glory so many years ago, and my thoughts of this week keep reminding me that "revenge is a dish best served cold."
One recurring thought I had these last many months, when I would tire of block walking, data entering, postcard writing,etc., was that my efforts were nothing compared to those of our veterans and service members, including my husband. He’s a Viet Nam vet and like many of his buddies saw his life interrupted and experienced what I hope our children never do.
Heather Cox Richardson’s letter this morning so moved me and gives me ever more determination for the work ahead and, to Robert’s point, gratitude that we as voters did not blow this legacy this last week. And apparently President Zelensky agrees.
My everlasting thanks to you, Robert. You are a consistent beacon of hope and positivity. What started as a kernel of encouragement for your daughters has grown into something solid and enduring for thousands of us. Keep up the good fight!
So so important point about "vigorously contested election that unfolded in peace and security".
A profound noting of the change of our culture. Not mentioned elsewhere. Excellent.
I have to say this week has restored my faith in this country and its people.
Thank you Robert every night before I go to bed I read your newsletter and your optimism sometimes freaked me out but I stuck with it despite the knots in my stomach and you were right and I can’t thank you enough for helping me get through frequent despair and anxiety about this election
I think Mr. Trump is history at this point and the infighting in the GOP is enjoyable and I’m gonna sit back and watch but I do feel for the first time in six years plus that i can actually have a conversation with somebody who doesn’t agree with me and that feels actually good so again thank you
Lastly a friend of mine stopped subscribing to you, because he felt that you were so optimistic and he was so doom and gloom and even he admitted that he should’ve stuck with you
You and Heather and Michael Moore alone ignored the media the polls the noise and you guys nailed it Plaudits to you and the managing editor
Well said once again, Robert! Prompted by a link in yesterday's newsletter, this afternoon I phonebanked to cure ballots in Clark County, NV, with Make the Road Action. Somewhat tedious and grueling, but for a good cause. Thank you for the uplifting commentary and specific action items!
Robert, I will always credit you with keeping me sane. You are an amazing man and Your editor in chief deserves credit as well. I hope to meet you one day and I would love to give you both a big hug. I'm Southern so that is the way we roll...lol.
I’m up way past my bedtime, with Ben and Jerry and Cherry Garcia unable to sleep despite the fact that Nevada won’t fully come in until tomorrow…hope is restored. The past few days have been terribly encouraging and I even read somewhere, someone predicted that this is the end of the Trump Era. THAT, whether it’s imminent or not really lifted me up. And the notion that folks might be rejecting the extreme right ideology…it’s worth another pint. Hey Ben. Hey Jerry. . So glad you’re here!! Tomorrow can’t come soon enough…
I'm grateful to you Robert for your wisdom, your counsel, and your hopeful - yet realistic - countenance. Thanks for being the guide America needs to get us from where we've been to where we must yet go. Blessings to you and your family.
Mark Kelly retains his Senate seat!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/us/politics/arizona-senator-mark-kelly-blake-masters.html?
As usual, a really fine newsletter. I have one criticism, but, unfortunately, no idea of how to fix it. With a close friend who is Canadian and whose husband is Argentinian, another friend's husband who was born in Mexico, I now wince at the word "America" being used to describe the United States of American (actually, I also wince at the sadness of "United"). America extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. I still say "American" but I strive to say "United States". I am also someone who winced even in "West Wing" to hear politicians say "God bless the United States of America"--as if we should be the exclusive recipients of such blessings.
That said, I once again thank you, and. hope you spend your weekend restoring yourself in beauty.
And, don't go to 'sleep' for two years! The work is ongoing!! Seriously! We have a planet to save, children to educate, social security to save, and JOY TO BE HAD!! xx's
In all the post-election commentary I've heard and seen, there's been no mention of the abysmal voter turnout. Per the WA Post, - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/voter-turnout-2022-by-state/ - only 10 states had a turnout of more than 55%; the lowest turnout was Mississippi at 31%. With so much at stake, I have to wonder why all the missing voters decided not to vote. I doubt the blame is entirely on organized voter suppression. American voter turnout has never been high historically, but I'm discouraged it was this low this particular election.
And you sir, are a healthy part of the reason why democracy prevailed... THANK YOU!
Laurie, you make an important point. We must continue to build greater voter engagement in our government by promoting how essential citizens participation is, how it is what makes democracy work.
I am enjoying watching the predicaments they have forged for themselves, now that lies and insurrection have been rejected as strategies of governance. I think of him coming down that escalator in his ego-filled glory so many years ago, and my thoughts of this week keep reminding me that "revenge is a dish best served cold."
One recurring thought I had these last many months, when I would tire of block walking, data entering, postcard writing,etc., was that my efforts were nothing compared to those of our veterans and service members, including my husband. He’s a Viet Nam vet and like many of his buddies saw his life interrupted and experienced what I hope our children never do.
Heather Cox Richardson’s letter this morning so moved me and gives me ever more determination for the work ahead and, to Robert’s point, gratitude that we as voters did not blow this legacy this last week. And apparently President Zelensky agrees.
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-11-2022?r=8vyqy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web