Amongst some of the proposals for a second Trump Admin:
- end surrogacy
- end no fault divorce
- invoke the insurrection act to stop protests
- end sex education in schools
- stop policies that “subsidize single motherhood”
I've never said this publicly but I don't give a fuck anymore: I was raped at 18 and my friend went and bought Plan B the next day to make sure that my life wasn't destroyed (more than it already was) with a pregnancy I would have had 0% control in.
This is, quite simply, evil.
Rape victims who receive care at Saint Luke’s 16 health centers in Missouri will no longer have access to Plan B. The hospital system fears that emergency contraception will violate the state's abortion ban, which is both draconian and ambiguous.
pov: youve been a
#nerdfighter
for 10+ years and have harbored a hatred of pennies ever since
@johngreen
's original video; now you work at a polling firm and can actually run polling finding a majority of voters also want to end pennies!!! cc
@hankgreen
Tonight I am so grateful for survivors like Hadley who bravely shared their stories and put into plain terms what MAGA Republican abortion bans actually mean.
@AndyBeshearKY
won tonight. But I hope Hadley knows that it is in no small part because of her bravery.
#KYGov
: The Andy Beshear campaign is up on TV with this spot --
Hadley to camera:
"This is to you, Daniel Cameron. To tell a 12-year-old girl she must have the baby of her stepfather who raped her is unthinkable"
Just now on
@MSNBC
:
@chrislhayes
cites Arizona
@DataProgress
polling on likely voters' job approval for their two Senators.
One in particular might want to take note...
This is me at 10 years old.
I didn't know how to spell computer. I thought I had magical super powers to control the weather. The only thing I cared for was my neopet.
I was never — in any universe — someone who should have been forced by the government to have a pregnancy.
NEW: The powerful Indiana attorney Jim Bopp told POLITICO the 10-year-old Ohio girl who crossed state lines to receive an abortion here should have carried her pregnancy to term and would have been required to do so under his law. W/
@meganmesserly
.
Taking european public transportation is so painful as an American. Their systems will have big signs that say “expect big delays!!” and then the trains will come every 5 mins instead of every 3
Some personal news! Progressive movements win when we have smart, disciplined messaging to back up our winning ideas, and it's why I'm so excited to be joining
@DataProgress
as their new Comms Director! Here's to righteous fights + pushing for progressive change in the new admin.
Lot of really important polling out tonight from
@DataProgress
and
@voxdotcom
, but want to draw your attention to something that should scare the hell out of everyone.
*47%* of Americans believe last week's insurrection was caused by "Antifa."
FOURTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF AMERICANS
New national poll with
@voxdotcom
:
— 63% of Americans believe Trump is to blame for the insurrection on the Capitol
— 51% support impeaching Trump for his actions
— 52% support invoking the 25th amendment
NEW: Polling from
@DataProgress
and
@voxdotcom
shows OVERWHELMING support for passing covid relief — even if it means using non-standard Senate procedure:
— 82% support using non-standard procedure to expand COVID testing and relief
NEW:
@SenWarren
joins the
@DataProgress
blog to highlight her two-cent
#WealthTax
and our latest polling showing widespread bipartisan support for the plan.
Republicans, Independents, and Democrats agree: It's time the wealthy paid their fair share.
@nancook
@katierogers
@PressSec
It says in the article under the wedding cake photo "Photographs by Corbin Gurkin," who must have been their wedding photographer:
We live in a fucking nightmare.
"Jim Bopp, who authored model legislation for anti-abortion state lawmakers to adopt, said the 10-year-old Ohio girl who crossed state lines to receive an abortion in his state should have carried her pregnancy to term"
🚨 New
@DataProgress
poll: "The 9 members planning to vote against advancing the budget reconciliation process should keep in mind that voters in their districts support it by a 30-point margin — and are less likely to vote for a candidate who opposes it."
I have hit the ground in Iowa and could not be more excited to spend the next 4 months helping make Iowa blue!!
(And yes
@JamaalBowmanNY
I’ll still keep repping your merch out here in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!)
Every Democrat in the country should be talking about the threats to Social Security right now. It’s top of mind for voters — and it’s why
@DataProgress
has been urging people since the summer to lean hard into this message.
Me in
@axios
today:
Between handing out bottles of water, diapers, and supplies to Iowans in need today, I caught a glimpse of
@abby4iowa
looking gut-wrenched & asked her if she needed anything...
“Yeah. FEMA.”
This is the
#IowaDerecho
reality on the ground – and Iowans desperately need our help.
It’s night 6 without power following the devastating
#derecho2020
storm.
As we gave out food and critical supplies like flashlights and diapers today, my heart sank when I looked at the line of folks and knew we were going to run out of supplies.
Iowans NEED help.
#ia01
Unironically, more Democrats should be going on Fox News and explaining our common sense proposals. It’s really great to see this, and we especially need more of it from progressive younger members.
I did something I’ve never done before: I went on
@FoxNews
to challenge the right-wing talking points against the Inflation Reduction Act.
The IRA combats inflation by lowering drug prices and capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for senior citizens.
On Nov. 3rd, I don't want to wonder if I could've done more. So after working for big, structural change with
@ewarren
+
@JamaalBowmanNY
, I have some ~personal~ news:
I'm headed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to be
@Abby4Iowa
's Press Secretary! Here's to fighting only righteous fights!
In some ✨ personal news ✨ I��m starting my next professional adventure today as the Communications Director at
@BuildingBack_US
!
So excited to work alongside the BBT team to advance the Biden-Harris policy agenda. Watch this space for all things IRA, CHIPS, IIJA, & more!
Got to personally thank the man who just ensured 9 million Americans will be able to afford the medications they need to survive.
For decades, Big Pharma made record profits off of the backs of everyday Americans.
That ends because of
@POTUS
+ the Inflation Reduction Act.
Texas are in need RIGHT NOW and you can help. Here are mutual aid funds you can donate to over Venmo to help get supplies and shelters for families in need.
Dallas: @ feedthepeopledallas
Houston: @ mutualaidhou
Austin: @ austinmutualaidhotels
San Antonio: @ pmgmutualaid
Some personal news: I'm beyond thrilled to have joined the
@HHSGov
as National Press Secretary for Public Health!
Since Day 1, this admin has fought to expand health care and lower Rx costs. 🧵 below of some highlights from
@HHSGov
I'm excited to help uplift in the new year!
Walking out of my house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, I got waved over by Tom, who told me he hasn’t voted in *50 years*!
“I saw your Biden lawn sign... Can you help me get registered so I can vote for
@JoeBiden
??”
This is why I LOVE what I do! (And yes Tom is now registered!!)
BIG, big win for repro today.
"The federal government on Thursday permanently lifted a major restriction on access to abortion pills. It will allow patients to receive the medication by mail instead of requiring them to obtain the pills in person."
Just to be crystal clear: this law doesn’t just make it a felony with an automatic prison system for anyone who preforms an abortion - it also makes it a felony for anyone who “helps a woman obtain one.”
So a husband driving his wife across state lines will go to prison.
NEW: AZ Supreme Court rules that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned.
This is absolutely insane.
"In the last 20 years, she said she had maybe six or seven parents request their child not read a certain book. Now, any title that could potentially be available to a student must be vetted."
Some ~personal~ news: This week, I started at New Deal Strategies, a political firm serving *only* progressive political candidates and causes!
Progressives need to unify now more than ever, and I'm thrilled to help do that w/ the folks at New Deal. Here's to righteous fights!!
As you can probably tell by the liberty green profile picture, I am currently unemployed!
If you’re fighting to get more women elected to office and are looking to add someone to your comms team, let me know!!
Even on Election Day,
@ewarren
still takes the time to visit her field office and thank her volunteers (and take selfies, of course)!
So grateful to be working for a woman fighting tirelessly for our families every. single. day.
#LFG
!
#NHPolitics
#WinWithWarren
You know what the best part is? It's all genuine. Jamaal is one of the funniest, *kindest* people, who cares so much about his staff and the people he represents.
NY-16, you did really, really good. Proud every day to have helped elect Congressman
@JamaalBowmanNY
First on
@Morning_Joe
today:
@SecBecerra
announces the record breaking 20 million signups through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
Thanks to
@potus
’ Inflation Reduction Act, Americans are saving more than 😆$800 on insurance premiums and seeing their drug prices go down.
‼️ Wall Street Journal:
"Medicare patients lining up to fill pricey prescriptions at the Rx counter this year will realize some good news: For the first time, there is a ceiling on how much they will pay.. brought about by the
#InflationReductionAct
."
New
@DataProgress
Arizona poll out today on Kyrsten Sinema's primary prospects:
Though she won’t face voters again until mid-2024, with a -45 job approval and favorables of potential primary challengers 30-40 points ahead of the Senator, she'll be facing immense headwinds.
NEW ARIZONA POLL: Kyrsten Sinema appears to be in trouble with AZ voters.
Though Sinema won't face a primary until mid-2024, we find she has a -45 job approval in her home state.
Read the full crosstabs in the
@HuffPost
exclusive by
@Robillard
.
So, just to recap:
✔️ Annual inflation fell to its lowest level in more than two and a half years
✔️ Monthly inflation is a big fat 0
✔️ The economy grew by 5% last quarter — stronger than any quarter under the Trump Admin
✔️ Unemployment is 4% for the 21st month in a row
🚨Narrative violation alert🚨
Six-month core PCE inflation rate, the measure I and others watch closely, is officially lower this month than when President Biden first took office.
Because inflation, tied to the pandemic and supply chains, was already increasing in late 2020.
If you’ve worked on political campaigns, want to work on campaigns, or just work in politics period, this thread is a must-read.
We are losing good people because of the way our industry treats junior staff, and Democrats will lose unless we address these systemic issues.
If Republicans think cutting Medicaid is the solution to their debt ceiling attacks, they have another thing coming.
It's not just that 71% of voters oppose cuts to Medicaid — **Republican** voters also oppose cutting funding of Medicaid by a +39 point margin.
Every political comms and digital consultant should be taking notes from the outstanding race that
@JohnFetterman
just ran. People derided his online strategy as just shitposting when it instead successfully defined his opponent early and relentlessly drove that message home.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW:
@votevets
presser on the Capitol steps to call out House Republicans’ dangerous budget plan which will cut cancer screenings, mental health services, and other critical care for veterans.
Tell MAGA politicans to
#ProtectVeteransHealthCare
.
Worked for one of those frontline members. I get where this take comes from, but it fails to understand the fundamental truth: it won’t matter.
Republicans have played on fear and lies for two decades and will cry “socialism” no matter what we do. We have to try a new approach.
Spanberger tells Dems their words matter in House races: "We have to commit to not saying the words 'defund the police' ever again."
"We need to not ever use the words socialist or socialism ever again," she says. "It does matter, and we have lost good members because of that."
.
@jnoisecat
: Deb Haaland's nomination is “incredibly important, not just from a symbolic perspective, but also from a perspective of environmental stewardship, conservation, restoring a sense of public good and public trust."
#DebForInterior
NEWS:
A new analysis of 2020 circulating among Dems finds that House Ds spent huge sums on ads touting bipartisanship while the GOP spent massively on tarring Dems as socialists.
The study shows Ds badly need to improve in prosecuting GOP radicalization:
🚨 New
@DataProgress
/
@MorePerfectUS
poll on the For The People Act shows the overwhelming popularity of S.1.
Every provision tested holds plurality support, including significant majority support for policies like early voting, AVR, and more.
Social security is delayed income. You pay in to get paid out later.
Any attempts to attack Social Security aren’t “spending cuts” — they’re wage theft from the American people.
If Republicans want to attack working Americans… they’re gonna have to go through
@JoeBiden
first.
Social Security and Medicare are more than government programs. They’re a promise we made: Work hard and contribute, and when the time comes for you to retire, we’ll be there to help you out.
It’s simple. If anyone tries to cut Social Security or Medicare, we will stop it.
@RepAshleyHinson
It took you TWO MONTHS to say his election was legitimate. You've spent the past two months saying "if Joe Biden is President," and you spent the preceding year before that campaigning with a man who said Nazi's were "very fine people."
YOU helped divide this nation, Ashley.