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Things we should not go back to
Trump has just reminded us again in Arlington National Cemetery of the things we don’t want to go back to. Here’s a list of reminders (some more serious than others): @KamalaHarrisWin
Expanding the tent
I’m excited to see the big tent of a coalition supporting Harris as 200 Republicans from the Bush, McCain, and Romney teams endorsed the Vice President. These people represent what was considered the core of the GOP before Trump came … Continue reading
What can a nobody do?
Here I am in Utah supporting Kamala Harris and wondering “what can I do?” I don’t have enough money to make a donation worth anything and being in Utah I’m realistic enough to know that if Harris can win Utah … Continue reading
The Best of America
I can scratch this off the bingo card of Things I Didn’t Expect to Happen™: Oprah Winfrey articulating why I’m voting for Kamala Harris by talking about the best of America. Values and character matter most of all, in leadership … Continue reading
Utah Legislature asks, “pretty please?”
After gutting the Better Boundaries initiative and having the Utah Supreme Court tell them that wasn’t okay, the Utah Legislature is now asking voters for permission to gut Better Boundaries or any other initiative. They can wring their hands and … Continue reading
A perfect endorsement
In the presidential election of 2024 there is only one political party and one candidate for the presidency that can claim the mantle of defender and protector of America’s Democracy, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law. As a result, … Continue reading
Tim Walz: The Internet’s dad du jour
This captures why Tim Walz is an example of the man America needs right now: The meme-ification of Walz seems rooted in a longing for a type of masculinity that’s going extinct in America: the power of a cheerful, useful, … Continue reading
How a good Republican lost my vote
{Spencer} Cox recently endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 election, … Cox said he changed his position in the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt against Trump. Newsweek Aug 14, 2024 Over the years that Trump had been turning … Continue reading
The right tone for Harris Supporters
I’ve been thinking about different ways of campaigning. I’ve watched 8 presidential campaigns as an eligible voter and until 2016 none of them were dominated by fear and anger. We have learned in the last 8 years that fear, anger, … Continue reading
A solid, down to earth running mate
Just like I didn’t start out hoping for Kamala Harris as the candidate I wasn’t rooting for Tim Walz as the running mate—I hadn’t even heard of him until late in the veepstakes. Before the selection I had concluded that … Continue reading