What single candidate and group of candidates gives biggest bang per buck contributed at this quarter-end?
Ref: Kingson-ActBlue; My favorite Progressive List ActBlue
First-time candidate Eric Kingson in the 3-way Democratic primary in leans-blue Republican-held NY-24 Congressional District was arguably the single person most responsible for changing the national conversation about Social Security.
Remember when?
- Social Security was “going broke”
- “responsible” Democrats wanted to (at least as part of a grand bargain to appease Republican hostage-takers) “chain” the cost-of-living-adjustment (because ailing 80 year-old smart-phone users can always find a cheaper substitute for something in the consumer-price-index)
What got us from there to today when every Democratic candidate claims to be a “protector” of Social Security? It started with Professor Eric Kingson, of Syracuse University’ School of Social Work, also affiliated with Aging Studies Institute & Center for Retirement Research, who:
Kingson’s actblue page is here.
Kingson is on the list of Blue America PAC-endorsed multi-issue Progressives here.
Kingson’s partner in heroism in many of the above roles was, and continues to be, Nancy J. Altman, a lawyer, tax expert and veteran of several governmental and legislative roles who is the type of person who should also be running for office, and whom we can recruit, along with other serious policy people, if we help Eric Kingson prove that
the electorate is ready for really knowledge and commitment in Congress.
Update: Title changed to “Conventional Wisdom” from “CW”, which I am surprised to find has 19 different meanings, of which mine is No. 4:
- CW Consistent With
- CW Clone Wars (Star Wars)
- CW Chicken Wings
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CW Conventional Wisdom
- CW Clan War (gaming)
- CW Celtic Woman (musical group from Ireland)
- CW Christopher Walken
- CW Championship White (Acura Integra Type R color)
- CW Catherine Wheel (band)
- CW Clay Walker (country music artist)
- CW Cat's Whisker
- CW Castle Wars (gaming, Runescape)
- CW Complete Warrior (Dungeons & Dragons book)
- CW Crimson Wave
- CW Contraband Watch (prisons)
- CW Corner Kicks Won (soccer)
- CW Content Warning
- CW Country & Western
- CW Crap Weasel