BIG: We teamed up with
@DataProgress
on some eye-opening new polling showing how President Biden and Democrats can win voters’ trust on the economy.
Here’s
@PodSaveAmerica
’s
@jonfavs
&
@danpfeiffer
discussing the “incredibly useful” polling last week.
"Sen. Warren, is that a substantial answer from Mayor Buttigieg?” Warren: “No.”
Mic drop moment for Elizabeth Warren ↘️
Followed by an answer that is 💯
THIS from
@AOC
is how Democrats should be talking about SCOTUS:
“The Supreme Court has engaged in overreach and it is the responsibility of the President and Congress to put them in check because they have deligitimized themselves.”
.
@Lawrence
asks
@ewarren
the case for her vs. Bernie: “I get real stuff done. I don’t want to be president just to yell at people, I want to be president to change things. That's why I'm going there."
#effective
BREAKING!
@ewarren
: "Bloomberg is saying that 2008 financial collapse was caused b/c banks weren't allowed to discriminate against Black & Brown people. Anyone who thinks that shouldn't be the leader of our party." Donate & help her get this message out:
NEW AD: Senate Repubs say it's "too late" to convict Trump —
@RepRaskin
makes a brilliant argument knocking that out of the ballpark! We put it in this ad!
Every Senator should hear Raskin's words & every Dem should repeat them! Donate to air this in DC:
Pete Buttigieg was one of the the consultants who advised the USPS to cut back operation days, automate postal services and replace unionized labor with non-unionized labor.
MSNBC recounts big
#SOTU
moment:
@JoyAnnReid
: Stand up and show that we will not cut Social Security. And then they start howling—he goes, well stand up then! So
#StandUp
!
@Maddow
: And they do!
Joy: Brilliant speech craft honestly.
House Republicans just voted FOR HIGHER CREDIT CARD FEES & against a Biden Admin
@CFPB
rule capping fees at $8.
Chairman Andy Barr said "the vast majority of Americans" want high fees. "They don't think they're junk." WRONG! Tell the public: Republicans voted for abusive fees.
BREAKING: Today, thousands of new endorsements of
@ewarren
are pouring in from elected officials, top progressive economists, progressive movement leaders, small business owners, and community activists and influencers!
#AllOfUs4Warren
#WithWarren
Our co-founder
@AdamGreen
posted this video from a CBC event on Sept 13, and
@IlhanMN
retweeted it. Today
@realDonaldTrump
tweeted that she "partied on the anniversary of 9/11." This is an abhorrent lie that endangers a Member of Congress. Twitter must remove Trump's Tweet now.
LEAKED VIDEO: Ooops! Billionaire Grayson von Trapp caught scheming against Democratic billionaires tax (to fund health care, climate). 🚨 Plots to buy off Sinema. 🚨
Video obtained by
@BoldProgressive
&
@4TaxFairness
Watch. Then take action:
THREAD: Current Republican senators saying, as a matter of principle in their minds, there should be no Supreme Court vacancy filled during an election year.
As
@LindseyGrahamSC
says, this applies even for a Republican president...
#HonorRBG
#RBGRIP
“I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination."
In the wake of Trump's racist child cages & attacks on
@AOC
,
@RashidaTlaib
,
@IlhanMN
, &
@AyannaPressley
, Republican silence is UnAmerican. We show their faces in this new TV ad. Chip in TODAY to help air it in DC tomorrow!
.
@KatiePorterOC
says, “To achieve big change, I need more allies in Congress.”
The map's expanding! We’re teaming up w/ Katie on 7 Red To BOLD races! Progressives can flip red House seats in places Biden needs to do well: MI, FL, TX, NE.
Chip in now!
Key point from
@WHCOS
: Reconciliation bill "is fully paid for by raising taxes on wealthy people. We've had people become billionaires during the pandemic, they should pay their fair share of taxes. We've had 55 big corporations pay nothing - NOTHING - in taxes."
#TaxTheRich
SIGN THE PETITION:
@Twitter
must suspend
@realDonaldTrump
's Twitter account until he removes his violence-inducing post spreading lies about Rep.
@Ilhan
Omar. Here ➡️
Twitter confirms to us they've removed the original lie
@realDonaldTrump
quote-tweeted. They must suspend Trump's account until he removes HIS tweet (as they did to Mitch McConnell recently in similar situation). Every minute, violence-inducing comments like this are spreading.
"Dems aren't going to win if we have a nominee who has a history of hiding tax returns, harassing women & supporting racist policies. Dems take huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another." -
@ewarren
Donate to fuel her campaign:
.
@JohnLegend
: "We currently have a President who embarrasses this great nation every single day with his incompetence, his unabashed ignorance, his lack of curiosity. Wouldn't it be so refreshing to have a woman of Senator
@ewarren
's brilliance replacing him?"
The honeymoon is over. As Mayor Pete comes under increased scrutiny, some don't like what they see and are asking his campaign to refund their contributions.
#RefundPete
has been trending. 👀
During her
#CNNTownHall
,
@ewarren
notes progressive ideas are popular because we make these investments in growing a future together for all of us. But we only get one shot so we better have somebody who has a proven track record of getting things done.
That somebody is Warren.
Billionaire heiress Trudy
@BuschValentine
is running for
#MOSen
. Asked her position on Citizens United, she asked...what that is.
In contrast, HuffPost calls
@LucasKunceMO
a "crusader against corporate consolidation." RT to spread awareness of Missouri's big Tues primary choice.
Today, over 3,000 progressive movement leaders, electeds, activists & influencers endorse
@ewarren
! She's best to unify Dems & defeat Trump with a
@BoldProgressive
vision of transformational change. Join
#AllOfUs4Warren
#WithWarren
and endorse her today:
NEWS: PCCC is proud to endorse
@KatiePorterOC
in her race for U.S. Senate in 2024.
Katie is the type of progressive champion Californians need fighting for working families in the Senate. It's time to send her—and her whiteboard—to the Senate. Join us:
California needs a warrior in the Senate—to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy.
Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
.
@chrislhayes
is modeling exactly how media *should* talk about Amazon fires. He's naming the problem AND who is responsible.
Take a listen. Then, add your name: All news networks should cover Amazon fires w/ the urgency that they covered Notre Dame! ▶️
We caught up with
@RashidaTlaib
after the
#ImpeachNow
rally today. Here's her message to the American people: "Trump cannot exist as a lawless president. Please rise up. This is the time, this is a historic time in our country and we need everyone's voice."
.
@ewarren
’s proposal is “likely to send an exponentially larger chill down the corporate world’s collective spine: a tax on their profits, specifically designed to eliminate loopholes and exemptions.”
Elizabeth Warren Tells Amazon to Get Bent
“I know, given the new people that we engaged in democracy, that we have restored hope for many. We have given hope to many and we must do everything we can to keep that hope." --
@AyannaPressley
🌟
📺 NEW VIDEO with partners
@BoldProgressive
!
MAGA extremists are a parody of themselves. But their potential to win Secretary of State races and miscount our votes is no joke. This November, vote D all the way down ballot to save democracy.
#Vote2022
You might not be hearing about it in the news but
@ewarren
has been on fire lately! 🔥🔥🔥
Thread ⬇️
She raised $6 million in the week since Iowa and is on track to raise millions more.
.
@cenkuygur
just announced he is running for Congress in the special election for
#CA25
. Cenk is a long-time ally with an anti-corruption, pro-worker message that resonates with Dems, Independents & Republicans. Do you support Cenk for Congress? Tell us:
Powerful words from
@ayannapressley
on the House floor: “There is a rallying cry in communities across the nation. Black Lives Matter is a mandate from the people. It’s time. Pay us what you owe us. Our black skin is not a crime. It is the beautiful robe of nation builders.”
No one in the wealthiest county in the world should be forced to sleep on the streets.
Today I am introducing the Homes for All Act, a bold 21st century vision to build 12 million new public & affordable housing units and guarantee housing as a human right.
#HomesforAll
Wayne is a former Republican who has made
#SwitchToWarren
after seeing
@ewarren
speak last night in Fort Dodge, IA. "She brought me to tears with the history of her life. And her plans and policies really impressed me." Did you make the switch? Tell us:
.
@TIME
named
@AOC
to their
#TIME100
Most Influential People.
@EWarren
wrote the blurb, saying "She reminds all of us that...in our democracy, true power still rests with the people." Can you RT? And donate $1.00 to their campaigns in honor of the Time 100?
HUGE MOMENTUM FOR IMPEACHMENT.
Today, a wave of top congressional leaders called for impeaching and removing Trump. If we do this, he can never serve again. Thread below.
Take action & check out the new congressional Whip Count!
TRUMP
#IMPEACHED
!
We are grateful tonight for progressives like
@RashidaTlaib
and
@ewarren
who led the way on impeachment. And to everyone who mobilized to support the effort. Your actions matter. 👊🏽
.
@ewarren
apologized for being late tonight — she had to speak to not one but TWO overflow crowds. 👀
You can feel the momentum in the room here. Pitch in to help Warren get her message out before Suuper Tuesday:
.
@RashidaTlaib
: “Please rise up. This is the time, this is a historic time in our country — we need everyone’s voice. Lean in.”
Take action today. SIGN THE PETITION: Congress must take decisive action to
#ImpeachTrump
NOW! ▶️
.
@VanJones68
: "Elizabeth Warren destroyed Bloomberg. We haven't said her name. Elizabeth Warren, not Joe Biden, destroyed Bloomberg and knocked that out."
Republican
@LindseyGrahamSC
was right to call Trump a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot in 2015.
Our new TV ad shows Republican politicians are too weak to state the obvious about Trump's racism today.
Chip in to help air it in DC tomorrow!
"
@ewarren
did particularly well last night, so I would like, in this moment, to put the electability question, 'can we elect a woman as president?' to bed. Over. Done." –
@ZerlinaMaxwell
Elizabeth Warren exceeded expectations last night. She's the woman we need to beat Trump.
.
@EWarren
had a singular moment at Wednesday’s
#SheThePeople2020
forum that helped her stand out from the other Democrats seeking the support of an audience made up mostly of women of color activists.
In 2010 during his race for state treasurer, Pete Buttigieg pledged that he would not accept money from Wall Street banks because “it creates a conflict of interest. It creates an appearance...like pay to play.”
Important:
@TaylorSwift13
says: "There are only 20 midnights until the 2022 United States Midterm Elections on November 8...find Early Voting locations in your state." Now 18 midnights. Vote!
Watch
@RepRaskin
debunk the absurd point by
@MarcoRubio
&
@SenatorRounds
that convicting Trump is "moot" and "dumb."
Do Republicans want to set a precedent that any president on the way out can attempt an insurrection to see if it works? This is a key argument for conviction.
Thread: As a progressive voter, there are just 3 things you need to know going into Super Tuesday.
1)
@ewarren
is top tier nationally. Your vote -- & donating & volunteering -- matters to keeping her there.
The latest CBS News poll shows Warren 2nd only to Bernie nationally.
OREGON HEROES.
@RonWyden
called out
@SenToomey
for huge tax break to possibly just 1 college...funded by Betsy DeVos. Toomey said that's because they don't take federal funds.
@JeffMerkley
pointed out that's because they were sued for discrimination! BUSTED!
#tytlive
@BenWikler
.
@chrislhayes
asks Warren about the reality of a Republican Senate.
@ewarren
: “That’s why we need to build a grassroots movement. We don’t just need to win the White House, we need to win back the Senate and keep the House. A grassroots movement is now we do it.”
#WarrenTownHall
From
@Sen_JoeManchin
's OWN WEBSITE 1/27/11:
Manchin Votes To Change, Improve Senate Rules
"He cosponsored and voted in favor of S. RES. 21, which required that Senators who wish to filibuster a bill must actually take the floor and make remarks."
Also S. RES. 10 - same thing.
MANCHIN told
@christianjhall
and other reporters he’s against this new talking filibuster plan. NOT willing to go nuclear, as he has said consistently over the last few months
.
@ewarren
earns 95% in a ranking which evaluates candidates' stances on the top progressive issues that Indivisible's hundreds of local chapters prioritize across three categories:
💪🏽 Building grassroots power
🗳 Day 1 democracy agenda
📈 Policy platform
Packed room in Arlington, VA tonight! We are ready for a woman in the White House who will fierce anti-corruption champion and make this country work for all of us.
#LFG
Millions of us who supported
@ewarren
are feeling raw and disappointed. These last few days have been tough for everyone. None of us wanted it to end this way.
We also are incredibly proud of the campaign Elizabeth Warren ran and, together, our role in it.
Thread ⬇️
The White House Correspondents Association
@whca
and the networks that run pool feeds (
@NBCNews
@ABCnews
@CBSNews
@CNN
) should explain to the public why they legitimize FOX as a co-equal news org when FOX is more like Breitbart insurrectionists.
Trump
#infrastructure
plan gives control of our public roads, bridges, and railways to private corps. Public infrastructure should provide for the public good -- not for private profits!
#SOTU
#TrumpSellsOut
.
@AyannaPressley
moments ago: "
@ewarren
's plan are unapologetically aspirational but I think they prove that the aspirations are also attainable. She is tested and proven. She knows how to fight. She knows how to win."
Donate to fuel Warren's campaign:
Members of Congress have stock portfolios that perform significantly BETTER than the general public.
Why?
Because representatives attend closed-door briefings and learn privileged information that the public doesn't hear.
End the corruption.
#BanCongressionalStockTrading
Musician John Legend will campaign for Sen.
@ewarren
in South Carolina next week, appearing in at least two events for the Massachusetts Democrat in Orangeburg and Charleston on Wednesday.
The answer is NOT to drill for more oil.
The answer is to PIVOT to renewable energy.
Renewables offer endless ADVANTAGES over fossil fuels.
Let's talk about them 🧵:
.
@AyannaPressley
on
@ewarren
: "We deserve a president that will extend the hand of partnership, who will keep her promises, and who will legislate in a way that is intersectional because that's the reality of how we all live." 🗽🗽🗽
@IAforWarren
#TeamWarren
ANOTHER standing ovation for
@ewarren
in Detroit! “You want to take on corruption in DC? Everyone who runs for office must make their tax returns public!”
#SheHasAPlan
BREAKING: Federalist Society leader conspired with Kellyanne Conway to funnel money to Ginni Thomas.
This Supreme Court is corrupted and lacks legitimacy. Clarence Thomas must go. RT if you agree.
Sending a big THANK YOU out to all of our members who signed
@RashidaTlaib
's resolution to start an impeachment inquiry. Your actions matter!
Democrats deliver petition with 10 million signatures calling for impeachment
by
@Grace_Segers
HUGE NEWS.
@rweingarten
, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, is expected to endorse
@ewarren
for president at a rally Saturday night in Houston.
.
@JamilSmith
: "I think we saw in
@ewarren
's performance a template...for what the Democrats should be looking for in their nominee – someone who is knowledgeable, quick on their feet, and someone who has both the facts at their hand & also compassion."
#PresidentElizabethWarren
Reminder: Kyrsten Sinema hasn’t held a town hall for her constituents since taking office four years ago.
But she made time for the billionaires in Davos.
.
@ZerlinaMaxwell
calls out the sexist double-standard in the Democratic primary: “Why is it that we allow men to run on conviction and we require details from the women?”
@Dahlialithwick
@WagnerTonight
"This is a... network of front groups & influence peddlers, that is quite literally trying to buy the Court to reshape democracy itself. This is really the five alarm fire. I think we should stop calling it an ethics problem. This is way beyond an ethics problem."
Housing is a human right. 🏠Every American deserves access to safe and affordable housing. Thank you
@IlhanMN
for introducing the
#HomesForAll
Act, which will build 12 million new public housing and affordable rental units to end our housing crisis. 👏👏👏
🚨NEW SOTU TV AD!🚨
Kevin McCarthy thinks he’s going to be Speaker again — so we’re running this ad (with his major gaffe) in DC & his district during the
#SOTU
to remind people of his party’s failed economic agenda. And remind Dems how to play offense!
Help us spread it!