Democracy for America
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NOTE: If you believe in miracles, there’s some small chance that an angel may come and save DFA, in which case this is premature. It would be astonishing, but I’d love to be wrong. The story has hit the media, so I thought I’d weigh in. Democracy for...
by Malacandra
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on Tue Dec 13, 2022 at 02:51 PM PST
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Some very big news today out of Pennsylvania: With just weeks to go before the Nov. 2 election, and even as thousands of Pennsylvanians start casting their mail-in ballots, two of the major forces in progressive politics are reminding those voters —...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Oct 22, 2021 at 10:52 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail last night from Democracy for America in support of former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Cheri Beasley’s (D. NC), U.S. Senate campaign: In June, at the ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Oct 16, 2021 at 01:54 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail yesterday from Democracy for America: Movements for change are not built overnight. They take WORK. So, it is with great pleasure that I tell you about DFA’s new Establish Justice campaign. Establish Justice means putting forth and...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Oct 13, 2021 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Here in California, election officials have mailed out ballots for the Republican recall election. You should've received yours by now. The ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Aug 18, 2021 at 12:35 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes’ (D.WI) U.S. Senate campaign: With a pivotal U.S. Senate race that can flip a seat from red to blue, Wisconsin is critical for our campaign to Save the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jul 21, 2021 at 06:12 AM PDT
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Playing catch up here today. Received this e-mail this week from Democracy For America: As you may have noticed, DFA’s first four endorsements of the 2021 election cycle are all progressive black women. That is not by accident. Jennifer Caroll Foy,...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jan 17, 2021 at 11:32 AM PST
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Received this e-mail today from the Georgia Democratic Party: On November 3 we made history in Georgia, and in less than one month we have to do it again to flip the Senate blue and end Mitch McConnell’s reign. Luckily, we’ve got some friends to help...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Dec 08, 2020 at 06:58 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America: Have you signed up to text Georgia voters yet? On Friday, at 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific, we'll kick off our Georgia Text Out The Vote campaign. We have 33 days to reach 3 million voter contacts and we...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Dec 03, 2020 at 03:17 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: It’s here. Voting has already started in 9 states. North Carolina � and � North Dakota � have sent ballots to voters. � Pennsylvania, New ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Sep 18, 2020 at 09:07 AM PDT
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Rarely does a candidate explain the GOP Gerrymander so clearly in one simple image. Travis Boldt, Democratic candidate running to flip Texas House District HD-29 did that tonight asking voters to consider why Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s...
by kid oakland
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on Thu Sep 17, 2020 at 09:50 PM PDT
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In 2018 Brandy Chambers lost to Republican (boo!) Chen Button by a mere 1110 votes in Richardson, Texas State Legislative District TX HD-112. That’s 2%. Local Independent blog ReformAustin highlights this race as one of the Top Ten Most...
by kid oakland
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on Mon Aug 31, 2020 at 08:21 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Aug 25, 2020 at 01:43 PM PDT
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Mokah Jasmine Johnson is the Democratic candidate in Georgia’s House District 117, where Democrats lost by under 2,000 votes in 2018, after briefly taking the seat in a special election. She’s endorsed by the National Democratic Redistricting...
by kid oakland
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on Sun Aug 23, 2020 at 05:36 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: Senator Ed Markey has dedicated his entire career to fighting for our progressive values. He wrote the only major climate...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Aug 20, 2020 at 05:07 PM PDT
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This was a powerful indictment of Donald Trump and his ultra-corrupt party. 'This Week' Transcript 8-16-20: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jason Miller STEPHANOPOULOS: Yvette Simpson? YVETTE SIMPSON, DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA CEO: You know, I think all of...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Sun Aug 16, 2020 at 11:36 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Democrats need to flip just four seats to take back the Senate, and Democracy for America ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Aug 11, 2020 at 09:25 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition: In 2018, voters across Florida overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative supported by DFA members nationwide that restored voting rights to...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jul 26, 2020 at 02:34 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: This is huge: A brand-new Des Moines Register poll shows DFA-endorsed progressive Democrat Theresa Greenfield is now leading...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 15, 2020 at 10:48 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Yesterday, Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus, announced sweeping legislation to ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 09, 2020 at 04:26 PM PDT
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