I’m the parent of a child who is two months away from age eligibility for COVID vaccination.
Everyday his school sends home notices of COVID positives. There’s ~250 students. We’ve probably received 100 letters.
Your child’s mask may save my four year olds life.
Not only is
@GovernorVA
attacking parents, now he’s directly attacking high school students on Twitter.
I hope Virginia press ask the Governor about this, if he ever allows them at an event.
@Jaaavis
@nedoliver
@MichaelLeePope
Are Virginians no longer allowed to speak to their Governor in public without being accosted?
Unclear if that's state police or Governor's staff with the lady, but very inappropriate of them.
While promoting his plan to eliminate grocery taxes, a customer strongly expressed disapproval over a maskless Youngkin.
"Governor, where is your mask?"
"We're all making choices today."
"Yeah, look around you governor, you're in Alexandria. Read the room buddy!"
@wusa
HB66 passed
@vahouse
98-1 & 88-4. At least 1 other
@carterforva
bill passed 100-0.
I know when
@VA_GOP
tweets they're not sending their best but
@vahousegop
&
@VASenateGOP
take him seriously.
Given that he defeated your Majority Whip (17) and top recruit (19), you should too.
"Right wing media fantasy world," said the socialist who enjoys the support of state run media.
You're not a serious person, Big Lee. Outside of your Twitter horde, nobody actually takes you seriously.
Me at my neighborhood
@Starbucks
this morning: “You guys getting a union here soon?”
Future
@SBWorkersUnited
member: “We’re not allowed to talk about it or we get fired.”
Heck of a way to run a company there,
@HowardSchultz
.
If the next Chair of the DNC wants to truly build state parties, they should start with a national staffing strategy that ensures state parties and legislative caucuses are building for the future & incentives their staff to play the long game.
Lesson 1: don't try to be cute in a Jefferson Manual state, freshman member of the minority caucus.
Lesson 2: you accidentally introduced a good bill while attempting to be a Twitter troll. Well done, legislator who doesn't take his job seriously.
In case you need a definition: when thousands of people can walk around a downtown business district carrying weapons of war solely to intimidate & have the "liberal media" call it a *peaceful protest* -- that's white privilege.
#VirginiaRally
#IStandWithVirginia
I have to tell you how supportive the
@PaHouseDems
@PAHDCC
leadership teams were of our staff and the work we did.
Our next Speaker
@Joanna4PA
is as cool of a boss as you’d hope she is.
Our HDCC Chair
@leanne4pa
in her second term as Chair was a vault of information & help. 1/
Hey - if you worked on a campaign that just came to an end, keep your head up.
People lose campaigns all the time... hell, the first ten years of my career were in Georgia during the red takeover... all we did was lose.
If you gave it your all, you did your part.
Leader
@RepMcClinton
&
@PaHouseDems
are fighting tonight to keep abortion legal in PA.
A GOP constitutional amendment threatens to go around the Governor.
To truly protect our rights, we must elect a Dem majority so
@Joanna4PA
becomes Speaker!
Y’all - you do not even understand what the last five weeks have been like.
But once again, we planned, we executed and we won.
Our team at
@PAHDCC
(
@mpreambo
@Sawyer_Neale
@BillMcGee_PA
) and so many more step up to the plate every single time! 1/
Hey folks --
@PAHDCC
is hiring a Finance Director (based in Harrisburg) and a Deputy Finance Director (based in Pittsburgh) to help protect and grow our Democratic Majority in the Pennsylvania State House.
We'd love to have you join our team! Please RT!
This is such a lazy take that too many folks looking to create news have.
All state legislatures should be held to a Pennsylvania or higher standard.
When we keep legislator salaries unnaturally low, we eliminate the ability of the working class to be represented.
1/3
Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly work about 50 days a year with a starting salary of $100,000. Nice work if you can get it, writes The Inquirer Editorial Board, which operates independently from our newsroom.
Do me a favor, if you're reporting on the Capitol today and tweeting out the location of Delegates, Senators, staffers, etc... please stop. I understand that ordinarily saying something like "Del. So-and-so currently meeting with constituents in POCA" is okay, but not today. Thx.
I can confirm, that is indeed a Pittsburgh official.
Seems a national news outlet like
@ABC
might actually know which “official” it is.
Especially if it’s the first Black Mayor of a major American city.
Reporter: "This bridge collapse happened on the day that the president's heading here to talk about infrastructure. What does say about some of the improvements that need to be done?"
Pittsburgh official: "We need it."
Read more:
After nearly 6 years, my time
@VAHouseDems
is coming to an end. You can read more about it on my FB post below -- but most importantly,
@cToddGilbert
- I'll miss you most of all.
Yeah… I’m normally not this guy… but if you voted for anyone other than Hillary Clinton in 2016… please spare us your “this is Democrats fault” hot takes.
Thx.
Between
@MarkWarner
tuna-gate and
@carterforva
tweeting really detailed things about corn in the middle of the night, I'm gonna need to talk to the manager of
@vademocrats
.
It seems like an appropriate time to talk about the awesome job that our
@PAHDCC
staff has done this cycle.
We built the largest caucus campaign operation in the country and I'm glad to highlight a few of the things we've done that, win or lose, make this an historic cycle. 1/
Y’all, Yinz, Youze, et. al.
The leadership that
@Joanna4PA
@leanne4pa
@JordanHarrisPA
& Matt Bradford have provided over the last 2 years is unmeasurable.
The grace & dignity of
@Joanna4PA
in the last three months is a master class… she defines what it is to be a Leader.
In 2019, whenever
@VAHouseDems
or
@VASenateDems
needed something in our campaign for the majorities -
@JennMcClellanVA
was there.
She has been fighting for Democratic candidates and causes her entire life and my wife and I were proud to cast our ballots for her.
Working in campaigns takes a toll on you, physically and mentally.
It takes a level of dedication, commitment & sacrifice that many (rightly so) decide isn’t worth the toll.
But sometimes… like when you see the first women in history take gavels and get to work, it’s worth it.
A huge win not just for Virginia Democrats but for Democrats everywhere!
In 4 wks, the special election caravan arrives in Allegheny County, PA.
We need your help to protect our Democratic Majority - we must win all 3 special elections to do so!
Help:
Democrats have flipped Virginia's 7th State Senate district, expanding their majority to 22 seats. Aaron Rouse is assured re-election in November in his bluer district.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania House Republicans just voted to NOT remove “homosexuality” from Pennsylvania’s obscenity laws.
Every single House Republican voted to kill the amendment.
Dear people freaking out about the Virginia emergency text: Hawaii once told people there was an inbound missile, that was worth freaking out about.
Also, get vaccinated.
I know a lot of hard working people but
@pwcdanica
is one of the hardest working public servants you will ever meet. Her work on this issue will not only help her own constituents, but those across Virginia and the country. Thank you for your dedication and commitment, Delegate!
The number one thing any new Democratic majority should do when taking power is to make it easier to vote.
These bills, and others, passed by the new Democratic majorities and signed by
@GovernorVA
will make it easier for Virginians to let their voices be heard on Election Day.
I have signed legislation that repeals Virginia’s voter ID law, makes Election Day a state holiday, and expands access to early voting. Voting is a fundamental right––these laws strengthen our democracy by making it easier to cast a ballot, not harder.
Today we learned that extremists from Michigan planned to kidnap
@GovWhitmer
& storm the Capitol. For months I've been pleading for the Capitol Commission & legislative leaders to take the safety of the Capitol seriously & ban firearms. Here are my comments on the Senate floor ⬇️
If you haven't called or texted to tell me you're applying for the
@VAHouseDems
Executive Director job, my
@LinkedIn
views are letting me know on your behalf.
In <10m,
@pwcdanica
went from fending off a cruel anti-trans "liberal" to improved pedestrian crosswalks.
5 years ago a kid I've never met asked me why I'm "so big" & I still think about it.
What I'm saying is she's awesome and you should give her money:
That moment when
@RepMcClinton
@Joanna4PA
proves she's the most relatable person in politics by answering the question "the summer, I hope to..." with:
"... take a few days off. Consecutively. Like three or more. Wouldn’t that be nice?"
🤣 🤣 🤣
If you can’t manage the paperwork of filing to run for office, you’re probably not prepared to manage the F ton of paperwork that comes with being a legislator.
In politics, things don’t always go your way. Take responsibility, take your L, and move on.
@RichAndersonRPV
@VA_GOP
They’re your people, Rich. Feeding on the hate and fear you’ve been feeding them for years.
Most pathetic thing is you can’t even get through this statement without throwing them some more red meat.
You’re a disgrace and an embarrassment to Virginia.
@Hidy_Ho_
@LevarStoney
No, he couldn't have. State law protected the statues under the 20 years of Republican control of the House. Only now with new Dem majorities has that law been changed, effective in August of this year.
We have a lot of in-state partners that do tremendous work but I have to give a shout out to
@LetsTurnPABlue
@jamieperrapato
and
@RepresentPAC
— these folks (and more!) have been working towards this for years - I can’t wait for them to see the new majority in action!
Weird how much coverage the BLM protests for when they shut down traffic for ten minutes (round the clock) vs the coverage this Canadian trucker protest is getting (occasional mention).
Wonder what the difference between the two groups is?
I don't know who is advising a certain campaign in VA-07, but sometimes the best recommendation you can give a campaign, especially one that's guaranteed to have so much money and thus so much media spending behind it... "stop tweeting."
Voters punished
@PAHouseGOP
by electing a Democratic Majority - but they still haven’t learned their lesson.
This is a blatant political act to disenfranchise over 100,000 Pennsylvanians so that Bryan Cutler can outlaw abortion.
Top House Republican, Bryan Cutler, has issued writs of special election for state HD 34 (Lee) and HD 35 (Davis), says they will be held on scheduled primary day -- May 17.
Any aspiring politician should look to
@pwcdanica
's example.
Despite being a lightening rod for attacks from all sides, she always puts her constituents and their concerns first.
The media attention on her can be crushing, but she spins it to help everyday Virginians. Bravo.
Del. Danica Roem has scored another win for school kids and their families in Virginia.
Her bill HB 5113 would guarantee free school meals for up to 109,000 more students. It passed the House of Delegates Tuesday by a vote of 96-0.
Note to new Virginia politicos, every year is an election year in the Commonwealth so using tried and true political rhetoric like "election year politics" to excuse your failure to act doesn't actually fly.
Saying that Republicans ended the special session and the debate on gun violence after just 90 minutes is nothing more than political rhetoric in an election year.
It's really weird how
@PAHouseGOP
now suddenly cares about minority representation, updating codes of conduct and other items that they've had...
::checks notes::
TWELVE YEARS to work on and have done nothing??
No. Being Southern does not mean we are defined by our past or limited in our potential for growth.
Just because a generation or three of Southerners learned a false history and forgot our true roots doesn’t mean we can’t reclaim them.
Virginia & Georgia will lead the way.
🚨🚨🚨🚨
Be alert!!
Tomorrow night between 7:00 and 11:59 PM, I will reveal my final projections for the Virginia Governor and House of Delegate races!! Don’t miss it!
I have very unreliable sources telling me that tomorrow, Amanda Chase will announce she's now running in the Democratic Caucus to be the next Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate.
Did you know
@PAHDCC
had an entire department dedicated to vote by mail in targeted districts?
Thanks to
@Joanna4PA
@leanne4pa
and
@StatesProjectUS
for believing that investing in VBM is a winning strategy!
Watching
@GovernorVA
@RalphNortham
sign "Breonna's Law" (sponsored by
@delegateaird
&
@SenatorLocke
) into law is a great moment in the history of the Commonwealth.
No knock warrants are dangerous for both citizens and law enforcement and should be outlawed nation-wide.
Hey
@dominos
- thanks for the delivery from your store in Haddonfield, NJ!
The manager at the store, John, seemed very unconcerned about this being written on my bag and box, even asking me why I was upset about it.
You might wanna figure out what’s going on at that store.
I’m calling it now,
@VAHouseDems
are taking back the majority in 2023!
Kate is an awesomely talented person and it’s a real win for the VHDC to have her back for another cycle!
Something fun:
I’ve started as Digital Director at
@VAHouseDems
. Excited to raise all the $$$, support great candidates, and win back the Democratic majority in the Virginia House.
No more important work this ‘23 cycle and no place I’d rather be than headed back to RVA!
Black Virginians... Black men... Af-Am... African-American... Black people... folks... Americans...
So many things you can say that doesn't have the same tone as "one of two Blacks."
Come on, read what you type before you send it.
.
@RepMcEachin
, one of two Blacks in
#Va
congressional delegation, opposes redist amend: ‘Power to draw districts would remain in the hands of a small group of legislators and their hand-picked friends. That is not a recipe for fair and democratic representation.’
@ProgressVA
THREAD for all of you working your tail off in PA, NJ, VA and across the nation this GOTV weekend!
There has been, and will continue to be, a lot of trash written and spoken about what's going to happen on Tuesday by people who have no clue. I mean -- A LOT of trash. 1/6
2 yrs ago today, I became the Executive Director
@PAHDCC
.
We ran the largest field game in state leg history in 2022, dedicated an entire dept to VBM, trained candidates & along w/
@StatesProjectUS
& other partners, won the majority, twice, and we’ll do it a third time May 16!
Anyone remember when Republicans were like "hey, you like taking down statues so much, how about taking down the statue of DEMOCRAT Harry Byrd!?!?!?" and Democrats were like "yeah, sure. Let's take it down."
NOW:
@GovernorVA
attends the start of the removal of the Harry F. Byrd statue in Capitol Square. Byrd was a historic figure but for the wrong reasons says
@jonesjay
who carried legislation to make this day possible.
@NBC12
If I ever started a tweet with “the KKK supports our efforts,” I’d probably reconsider the tweet.
But not these guys - proudly supported by the KKK.
And I assume “we RT’d a Black person once” is the new “I can’t be racist, I have a Black friend.”
@TMSoutherland85
The KKK supports our efforts to reform literacy instruction in our schools or our criticism of the devastating impact of remote learning on students of color & students w disabilities? How about when we retweeted the first Black President of the ACLU?
Just gonna bookmark all these stories about how energy deregulation in Texas is resulting in $10,000+ bills and massive blackouts, deaths, etc... for when certain big money interests and their political allies start pushing their effort to deregulate Virginia again.
It is easy for a white person to say "symbols are just symbols" as Sen. Chase did on the Senate floor today -- but how anyone can see the pain in
@SenatorLocke
's face or the emotion in
@JennMcClellanVA
's words and vote against HB1537 is beyond me. Glad it passed the Senate today.