The official Twitter for the Democratic Party Committee Abroad. We represent 9+ million American citizens who live and vote from abroad. Join us!
#demsabroad
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If you are a
#Georgia
abroad voter and youโre registered, but didnโt request your emailed run-off ballot yet, go directly to and request TODAY.
Then mail (or express) your ballot back ASAP. Postmarked by Dec 6, received by Dec 9th.
While we are waiting for the
#GArunoff
election results...
Democrats will hold the Arizona governorship, secretary of state office, and both Senate seats for the 1st time in over 50 years. Our
#VoteFromAbroad
helped make that happen! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#demsabroad
Powerful ๐งต from the Philly DA on its recent mass shooting. โItโs time for everybody in our legislatureโincluding the ones who walk around with an AR15 lapel pinโto face the votersโฆif they're not going to do something, then voters have to vote them out.โ
#DemsAbroad
#itstheguns
He is exactly right. If thereโs one thing you watch today, it must be this. Every word of this is perfect. Vote all of those Republicans who fail to act out of office in 2024. Thereโs no other option. None.
๐บ๐ธ๐ณThe
@CarterCenter
, famous for ensuring fair elections around the world, will launch it's first-ever US election initiative to make sure the Nov elections are carried out fairly. They'll likely focus on raising awareness on issues like mail-in ballots.
WOW! Democrat Hakeem Jeffries is now leading Republican Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker! McCarthy is down 20 votes. McCarthy is a Trump supporter and member of the far right Freedom Caucus.
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
@JimGaffigan
@actblue
๐บ๐ธ๐ Help us mobilize the 6.5 million American voters living abroad... our votes can make a difference in close elections! But we have to find all these overseas Americans and get them to go to and request their abroad
#absenteeballots
. ๐ณ
#votefromabroad
๐ฃ๐ฃ AZ, FL, GA VOTERS ABROAD
Overseas votes must be counted. Itโs the law. And in tight races, we need to be extra vigilant to ensure that that happens. Make sure your vote is counted, don't be disenfranchised, & let us know where the issues are so we can fight them.
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๐บ๐ธ๐Do you know an American living overseas? Make sure they know today is INTERNATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY!๐ข
#AmericansAbroad
must request their ballots once a year, so today is a great day to do it.๐ณ๏ธ
is the best voting resource for
#USexpats
. ๐บ๐ธ๐
The tragedy of Joe Biden is that people see his age, his frailty, his ailing poll numbers. They miss that his has been a truly consequential presidency. In less than 3 years, he has built a record that should unify US progressives.
#DemsAbroad
#Biden2024
Congratulations to Democrat Danica Roem! She was Virginiaโs first trans state delegate, and now sheโs Virginiaโs first state Senator!
Congrats to Danica, and to all the
#DemsAbroad
who voted for her! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#VoteFromAbroad
#RepresentationMatters
Democrats just won a majority in the Virginia Senate and flipped the House!
This win means that Democrats will be able to stop Gov. Youngkin and MAGA extremists from passing an abortion ban.
Thanks to all the Virginians abroad who voted! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemsAbroad
urges all who voted in the Nov 8 midterm elections in AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, or WA to confirm that your ballot was counted without issue. Control of the US House and Senate will be decided by a handful of votes in. Please double check!
The Colorado bills expand the stateโs red flag law, raises the minimum age to purchase guns, and imposes a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases.
Common sense! ๐
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemsAbroad
#commonsensegunlaws
Congratulations to Democrat Katie Porter on being re-elected to the US House. We canโt wait for more white board! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#Votefromabroad
#DemsAbroad
There was only 6,670 vote difference between Republican and Democratic control of the House. With over 6.5M American voters overseas, our
#VoteFromAbroad
can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.
#Americansabroad
, donโt ever think your vote doesnโt matter!
#DemsAbroad
๐ PA Senate candidate
@JohnFetterman
returned to the campaign trail after the Dem suffered a stroke 3 months ago. This PA race is one of the best chances to add a Dem seat to the Senate. Pennsylvanianโs abroad, letโs Get Out The Vote for
#Fetterman
! ๐บ๐ธ๐
The White House is planning to host its first-ever
#Juneteenth
concert in honor and recognition of the newest federal holiday. The
#Juneteenth2023
concert will be held on the South Lawn of the White House next Tuesday, June 13.
@demsabroadgbc
#DemsAbroad
๐บ๐ธ๐Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Queer Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969
#Stonewall
riots protesting police brutality against gay people.
#DemsAbroad
works to achieve equal justice and opportunity for all
#LGBTQ
+ people. Letโs celebrate
#pride
! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
A group of Dem senators just introduced a bill that would radically change the makeup of the SCOTUS, including term limits, amid ongoing concerns over court ethics and its increasingly conservative makeup.
Read about the bill:
#DemsAbroad
#judicialreform
โThe 2023 Wisconsin state Supreme Court race is the most important election that nobodyโs ever heard of,โ said
@BenWikler
, chair of WI Dem Party. โIt has implications that will affect national politics for years to come...โ
@WisconsinAbroad
#DemsAbroad
Today Nancy
@SpeakerPelosi
will step down as US House Speaker. ๐ Thank you Nancy, for your decades of service, and the work youโve done to protect and champion our democracy. Youโve been a role model for so many women now in politics. ๐บ๐ธ๐
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
@TeamPelosi
Ohio Republicans drop over 100,000 voters from the rolls in the weeks before an election which they are losing.
All abroad voters, but especially Ohio, if you mailed your ballot, PLEASE be sure to VERIFY it was received & counted.
Apparently over 60,000 absentee ballots havenโt been returned in
#Ohio
for the August 8th Special Election. Make sure thatโs not you or anyone you know. Too much is on the line.
House Republicans have disbanded the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
โIt looks like they are ending anything that has to do with civil rightsโฆWhite supremacy thrives in the US Congress, and weโre seeing it.โ -
@RepCori
@DemsAbroadGBC
McCarthy has no one to blame but himself. If he had some sort of standard for ethics within the GOP, if he had any sort of discipline against Trump and those who committed vile acts on January 6, he might have solidarity around him right now.
#DemsAbroad
Watch John Kirby at the
#WhiteHouse
respond to a question about why the Dept of Defense policy on abortion & gender affirming care is so critical to military readiness. His answer is brilliant and is important since 1 in 5 US soldiers are women!
@dawomenscaucus
@DA_VeteranMilit
A majority of American citizens living abroad have no choice but to vote by mail.
The
#1
reason that US overseas ballots are disqualified is because they arrive late.
Protect mail-in voting with the
#VotingRightsAct
!
#DemsAbroad
Soโฆkinda cool news. My Rants have been nominated for a Webby Award! Iโm in the Politics & News category with CNN, CBS, Washington Post & Reuters! ๐ But, they have a Peopleโs Voice Award so you can vote for me, the little underdog, if youโre so inclinedโฆ
@DebbieParkes3
๐บ๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ If any Americans take you up on your offer, please make sure they know they can still vote in US elections, even from a forest in Scotland. We can help!
#americansabroad
#demsabroad
DeSantis rejected $350M in federal funds to help tackle
#climatechange
โjust before
#HurricaneIdalia
flooded his state. Then refused to join Pres Biden as he visited Idalia victims.
He doesnโt care about FL; heโs not going to care about the US.
#DemsAbroad
You just canโt keep the Biden economy down. Another strong jobs report showed employers added another 253,000 jobs in April, and unemployment ticked down to 3.4%โthe lowest rate in over half a century. And inflation is slowing too!
#BidenBoom
#DemsAbroad
@MaryLTrump
๐บ๐ธ๐ If you know an American living outside the US, ask them to go to to register and request your primary and general election ballots. With 6 million Americans abroad, our votes can make a HUGE difference! ๐ณ
#votefromabroad
#democratsabroad
Encouraging news! But, this will only happen if we all VOTE. So, call your mom, call your dad, call your friends (but donโt call your Ultra-MAGA Uncle Ralph) and ask them to VOTE!
#VoteFromAbroad
#Demsabroad
#BlueWave2022
The Houston Chronicle scolded Texas Gov Abbott for defying SCOTUSโs razor wire border ruling.
"Abbott, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, apparently thinks he knows better than the highest court in the nation what the US Constitution says."
#DemsAbroad
Congratulations Democrat Cherelle Parker! The first female mayor of Philadelphia! ๐ช
State and local elections are important! All votes, especially our
#VoteFromAbroad
, can make a big difference. ๐บ๐ธ๐
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
The Kentucky Governorโs office stays BLUE! Congrats to Dem Governor Andy Beshear on your re-election.
And Thanks to all the Kentucky voters abroad who sent in their overseas ballots. ๐บ๐ธ๐
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
#Election2023
๐บ๐ธ๐ Americans at home and abroad: Do you vote in these districts in California? Then PLEASE make sure your ballot was counted! These races are so close, every vote is needed. Click here to find out how. ๐ณ
#DemsAbroad
#VoteFromAbroad
The Biden Admin is instructing US hospitals to perform abortions to save the motherโs life *regardless of state law* under the US Emergency Medical Treatment & Active Labor Act. Per the Supremacy Clause, US federal law supersedes state law.
#demsabroad
Donโt say there isnโt a difference in the parties or the candidates. HUGE difference! Americans living abroad, itโs not too late to
#VoteFromAbroad
. ๐บ๐ธ๐ h/t
@KylaInTheBurgh
DYK? There are over 90k Floridians living overseas, and they can all
#votefromabroad
. Those votes can help Crist and Demings to victory! Spread the word that overseas Americans can vote! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#demsabroad
@mmpadellan
Yes CRIST CAN WIN! And I'm one of those Floridian
@DemsAbroad
that are going to help him win. I'm also looking forward to supporting
@valdemings
!
Officer Dunn: "
#LizCheney
and
#AdamKinzinger
are being lauded as courageous heroes. And while I agree with that notion, why? Because they told the truth? Why is telling the truth hard? I guess in this
#America
, it is."
Please
#january6thcommission
, get to the bottom of this.
This is amazing! Over 50 GOP leaders endorse Arizona
@SenMarkKelly
!
๐บ๐ธ๐ But Mark Kelly will need a lot of our
#votefromabroad
to beat MAGA election denier
#BlakeMasters
in the AZ Senate race this November. Volunteer, donate, vote, amplify! ๐ข
#demsabroad
Cook Political Report instantly changed the
#Pennsylvania
governorโs race from โtoss upโ to โlean Democratโ based solely on Mastrianoโs unpopularity. Letโs seize this opportunity to keep PA blue! Read more from our friend
@PalmerReport
. ๐บ๐ธ๐
#demsabroad
โWhen you have a situation where somebody who makes $100M a year contributes the same amount into the Social Security trust as somebody making $160,000, obviously, an essential part of the solution is to lift that cap,โ Sen. Bernie Sanders
#DemsAbroad
JOURNALISM
#1
RULE: If someone says itโs raining, and another person says itโs dry, itโs not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the window and find out which is true.
#DemsAbroad
#bothsidesism
Rachel
#Maddow
hammers bothsidesism, "Bothsidesism about our two major political parties has really never been more outdated, not in my lifetime. Right now it is not just
unwarranted. It is malpractice."
13 years ago, only 2 states allowed its residents the unfettered right to carry a gun. Now half of US states allow it, thanks to more Republican state legislatures. Remember, ALL ELECTIONS MATTER, not just Presidential.
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemsAbroad
๐บ๐ธ๐
โWhen your child tells you who they are, believe them. Protect, celebrate and water that truth, because an authentic life is a limitless life.โ -Brandon Uranowitz, Tony Award winning actor ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
#pride2023
#DemsAbroad
#PrideMonth
#VoteFromAbroad
Are you a Republican, but you really arenโt a fan of Trump?
Donโt know how to vote this November?
Hear the girl outโฆthatโs
@IAmPoliticsGirl
. Sheโs got some things for you to think about.
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemocracyInDanger
Congratulations to Democrat James Roesener won his race to represent New Hampshire State House District 22. He is the first transgender man to be elected to a state legislature in U.S. history.
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemsAbroad
#lgbtq
@cmclymer
Landslide! And thank you to all the Californians abroad for voting absentee to keep California blue. Now on to 2022! ๐บ๐ธ๐
#demsabroad
#votefromabroad
30,823 ballots not yet counted don't include those who
#votefromabroad
, "which could be as high as 2,684. Combined, they represent 33,507 ballots entirely ignored by the Secretary of State office."
Georgia must
#CountEveryVote
. That's how elections work.
@Blueliberals
In 2022 the 5 closest US House races won by Republicans were Colorado 3rd (554 votes๐), California 13th (584 votes๐), Michigan 10th (1,600 votes๐), New York 17th (1,787 votes๐), Iowa 3rd (2,145 votes๐). EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
#DemsAbroad
#USExpats
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We need Reverend
@SenatorWarnock
to keep his Senate seat in the GA runoff election. Why? Confirming judges Biden nominates!
GA voters! You need to act quickly! Learn what to do here
#VoteFromAbroad
#DemsAbroad
@MeidasTouch
๐บ๐ธ๐ If you know an American living outside the US, ask them to go to to register/request their primary and general election ballots. With 6+ million Americans abroad, our votes can make a HUGE difference! ๐ณ
#votefromabroad
#democratsabroad
#RoeVsWade
Democrat
@MaryPeltola
has just been declared the winner of the Alaska House seat, beating (again) former AK Gov Sarah Palin. Peltola was first elected just a few months ago in a special election.
#DemsAbroad
, your
#VoteFromAbroad
helped make this happen!
"After years of the previous administration confirming judges that were disproportionately white, disproportionately male, disproportionately from big law firms, Senate Democrats are working to bring balance back to our judiciary.โ
#DemsDeliver
#demsabroad
Joe Biden is our oldest president, as everyone keeps saying, but heโs an unusually forward-looking president too. From infrastructure to democracy to AI, heโs laying a foundation for coming generations to build on.
#DemsAbroad
#Biden2024
#VoteFromAbroad
And several million of those Dems who didnโt vote were from overseas. Letโs not have a repeat of 2016! Americans abroad, itโs not too late to vote this November if you act today. ๐บ๐ธ๐
#NovemberIsNow
#DemsAbroad