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NY-03 special election on February 13: now that Santos is out, let's help get Suozzi IN! With the contemptible George Santos booted from Congress, a special election is coming up February 13 in New York's 3rd Congressional District. The NY Dems have...
by Starchs
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 11:01 AM PST
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I am not Simon Rosenberg but I got permission to post his information as long as I post a link directly back to his website and proper attribution given. Simon Rosenberg Interview with Tom Keen,"Four More Years," Why We Must Fund Ukraine Hope Everyone...
by Starchs
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 08:37 AM PST
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Our Electoral And Political Work in 2024 - Please Volunteer, Donate, Promote! - The 2023 elections are behind us, and 2024 has officially begun! We kick off 2024 with a really important Florida House special election in just two weeks. Please sign up...
by Starchs
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on Wed Jan 03, 2024 at 02:13 PM PST
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There are many good, reliable, honest charities that will appreciate your donations, but there are also too many rip-off artists running their own little scams. Giving to others can help the donor in physiological ways, but before you open your wallet,...
by thehecticdialectic
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 07:51 AM PST
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In the heart of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a powerful movement is brewing—one that champions democracy, empowers citizens, and ensures every eligible voter's voice is heard. The nonpartisan Virginia Election Protection Coalition stands as a...
by ElectionProtectionVA
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on Wed Aug 23, 2023 at 06:09 AM PDT
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Bah Bah ha!! After writing multiple pro-European train articles, I finally get to write about the US! About the proposed Portland-Seattle-Vancouver Bullet train! Washington's (D) Governor and supporting Democrats are asking the Federal government for...
by umbra
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on Tue Aug 15, 2023 at 01:02 PM PDT
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To quote Lizzo. It’s gonna have to be us. I try and drill that into the heads of this FB group I’m a part of. It’s basically 500 left-leaning folks from a 65% red county in Pennsylvania. It’s a warm blanket, a forum folks can post their memes of how...
by MattJ570
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on Wed Jun 14, 2023 at 07:15 PM PDT
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Here are the Easiest Ways to Help Make the World a More Progressive Place for All This Week While we certainly focus the lion’s share of our organizing on human-to-human interaction (at-the-door events and on the phone) we recognize the supplemental...
by Progressive Democrats of America
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on Tue May 30, 2023 at 09:39 AM PDT
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Daily Update May 28th Organizing for DECF Did: Found out how we can access van for data collection Met with DECF RTCW Committee and van expert to learn van. Got access to VAN. I’ve been practicing making lists. Made lesson plan for thursday meeting and...
by Rachel Brown
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on Sun May 28, 2023 at 03:08 PM PDT
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023 · 1:52:15 PM +00:00 · lightarty www.paypal.com/... My wife volunteers at a horse rescue located in North Carolina . It is run by this really nice retired lady who has been taking care of 50 plus horses pretty much by...
by lightarty
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on Wed Mar 22, 2023 at 06:19 AM PDT
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As Joan McCarter wrote recently, the 2024 election starts now in Wisconsin. Two races on the ballot there this year (state Supreme Court and state Senate) can determine the future of democracy and abortion rights nationwide. “It’s a confluence of...
by Paul Hogarth
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on Wed Feb 08, 2023 at 02:00 PM PST
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Adam Frisch is currently trailing by 1100 votes, but with overseas ballots expected to heavily trend Democratic (due to wealthy Aspen liberals who travel outside the US), he still has a real shot at winning. There may also be hundreds or thousands of...
by markw
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on Sat Nov 12, 2022 at 01:18 PM PST
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I'm taking my rant from the subway to wherever you want to view it, if you want to hear another crazy old guy spouting off. The first retraction is that Trudy did not lose my wife's vote. Trudy tried to lose it with her horrible anti-China ads, but my...
by greenandblue
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on Tue Nov 08, 2022 at 05:52 PM PST
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“Who can I volunteer for to knock on doors?” I have been asked some variation of this question quite often this year. One DKos commenter even told me he was going to change loyalty in the primary because this other candidate was knocking on doors! In...
by snowbored
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on Fri Nov 04, 2022 at 08:52 AM PDT
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I’m a lifelong Democrat. The first time I ever voted was in 1992 for Bill Clinton, then again in 1996. I wasn’t informed or engaged enough yet to vote in mid-term elections. The first time I really started to get more informed was in 2004 for John...
by Liberal in a Red State
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on Mon Oct 10, 2022 at 01:58 PM PDT
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If you’re waiting until the week before the midterms to start working to elect candidates or to contribute to campaigns, you might want to think again. Early voting has already started in six ...
by Together We Elect
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on Tue Oct 11, 2022 at 04:30 AM PDT
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We’re just six weeks away from the midterm elections, and we have seen a huge influx of young people registering to vote because they're angry about the Supreme Court’s destruction of abortion rights in June. As Daily Kos’ Kerry Eleveld wrote this...
by Paul Hogarth
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on Tue Sep 27, 2022 at 07:31 AM PDT
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Welcome to the War on Women! GIven recent attempts to stake out an abortion ban after 15 weeks as the “moderate” position, let’s look at the facts regarding later-term abortions. And just say ...
by elenacarlena
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on Sat Sep 17, 2022 at 05:00 PM PDT
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If you’ve ever voted, you probably didn’t spend much time thinking about the person who checked you in, gave you an “I Voted” sticker or made sure voting machines were working properly.
by PowerthePolls
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on Fri Sep 16, 2022 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Hello, fellow Netizens! ProgressiveSecretary.org writes letters to elected officials for people on the whole array of progressive issues to make activism easier. We need your help, starting with going to the website and signing up. Once you do, you'll...
by retro postmodernist
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on Sun Aug 28, 2022 at 01:30 PM PDT
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