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I had originally planned to go down to Texas last Saturday to canvass with Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers — which i did — and then go to Nevada and Arizona, to meet with Hope Springs organizers and volunteers there. Not exactly...
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In Florida, Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers have been canvassing since February 8th (due to the special election in FL-6), but most of us have been knocking on doors this year since March 1st. That’s 10 weeks (14 in Florida). We...
by snowbored
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on Sat May 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM PDT
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As regular readers know, on Fridays i like to highlight the state with the highest volunteer turnout on the prior Saturday. This week, the big Kahuna comes in right where you’d expect. Texas, with 573 volunteers outpaced Florida, which had 517. Quite...
by snowbored
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on Fri May 09, 2025 at 09:04 AM PDT
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There’s a steady routine to how Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] functions. We canvass on Saturdays in 14 Swing States but that is really the end of the week. After volunteers “return” (return being relative, most volunteers use Mini-VAN,...
by snowbored
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on Sat May 03, 2025 at 09:43 AM PDT
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Easter weekend always seems to be the low point of the canvassing season. People on Spring Break or other family obligations, weather (April showers) all factor in. July 4th can see some Hope Springs from Field PAC [dated website] volunteers taking a...
by snowbored
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on Sat Apr 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM PDT
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We’re moving away from the House and Senate and into the DNC for this Monday’s Introducing series. And, no, I’m not profiling the two DNC executive members getting a lot of attention over the last few days. Today I’m profiling Malcolm Kenyatta, a...
by Dfh1
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on Mon Apr 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM PDT
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Haven to install free solar, batteries for thousands of California homes One longstanding problem with the green transition is that making the switch from where we get our electricity has big upfront investments even after two decades of steeply...
by Meteor Blades
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on Fri Apr 25, 2025 at 09:03 AM PDT
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has been everywhere lately—screaming about deportations, threatening 20-year prison sentences for anyone who so much as exhales near a Tesla, and doing her part to kill college scholarship programs for students of color. But...
by Alex Samuels
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on Thu Apr 17, 2025 at 02:30 PM PDT
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A GOP congressman victim-blamed Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania for the arson attack at the governor's residence, saying that Shapiro's outspokenness against President Donald Trump is what led Shapiro and his family to nearly be burned to...
by Emily Singer
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on Wed Apr 16, 2025 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame,and jck,. Alumni ...
by side pocket
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on Sun Apr 13, 2025 at 09:00 PM PDT
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Huffpost reported the story first. Governor Shapiro and his family were asleep at the mansion and woke up to bangs on their door only to discover the fire. The police were first and the fire department got them out safely. The police say that they're...
by Bill Addis
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on Sun Apr 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM PDT
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From The NY Times: The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s official residence. Mr. Shapiro, a...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Apr 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM PDT
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So, what's their real purpose? Why wasn't Russia included? How does this idiocy end? Also: Good news for voters from GOP-appointed federal judges in PA, TX... Who coulda foreseen it? Oh, yeah. Everybody in the world other than the idiot who did it and...
by TheBradBlog
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on Thu Apr 03, 2025 at 06:44 PM PDT
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Co-President Elon Musk gave an unhinged interview to Fox News on Thursday in which he referred to anyone who complains about not getting their Social Security benefits as being "fraudsters.” The ...
by Emily Singer
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on Fri Mar 28, 2025 at 09:00 AM PDT
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This past Tuesday, a Democrat pulled off an upset win in a deep-red Pennsylvania state Senate seat where President Donald Trump won by 15 percentage points last year. Add that into the list of other special elections Democrats have overperformed in...
by kos
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on Sun Mar 30, 2025 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Trigger warning: discussion of voyeurism and sexual harassment Earlier this month, Jonathan Moyer, a counselor in Philadelphia’s outer suburbs, was arrested for using cameras slipped into the bathroom of his practice and using them to record clients...
by Darrell Lucus
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on Thu Mar 27, 2025 at 07:18 AM PDT
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Also: Musk tries to buy next week's WI, FL elections Trump's attempted Executive Order election 'power grab' would 'disenfranchise millions'... Today on The BradCast: Things get worse for the Trump Administration and the buffoonish Republicans who love...
by TheBradBlog
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on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 07:21 PM PDT
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Washington DC Waiting for the Democratic leadership in Washington to come up with a winning plan is an exercise in self-abuse. So, let's forget them and focus on the individual Democrats who are making a difference. Pennsylvania Today's poster child...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 03:22 PM PDT
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Democrats on Tuesday lodged a massive upset in a Republican-held state Senate district in Pennsylvania, flipping a seat that Donald Trump carried by 15 points and sending a massive warning sign to Republicans that the 2026 midterms could be brutal for...
by Emily Singer
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on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Big news today out of Pennsylvania: Also, Pennsylvania Democrats also retained their one seat majority in the Pennsylvania State House: The next big races will be to retain our Democratic majority on the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court. Click here to...
by poopdogcomedy
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