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About David

David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.

The danger to democracy

Those who see Trump as a threat to democracy need to recognize that an even bigger threat to democracy is an electorate that no longer believes in the promise of democracy.

We need to greet voters who still consider voting for Trump with a vision of how we can make things better rather than scare tactics of how he undermines our Constitution. Continue reading

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Reagan Republicans endorse Harris

Ronald Reagan staffers declare that choosing between integrity and demagoguery, between truth and lies, and between freedom and suppression of freedoms means supporting #HarrisWalz2024.

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Startup tax credit

The expanded tax credit that Kamala Harris is proposing for starting a business illustrates her understanding that it is the economic ground floor that we should be supporting in order to ensure a vibrant and growing economy. The benefits of … Continue reading

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Israeli and Palestinian interests align

I’ve been thinking about the tragic situation in Israel and Gaza. Obviously I mean the current conflict but even going back ever since Israel was established there must be a way to cut this gordian knot. I have always felt … Continue reading

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Harris is better for the economy

Goldman economists have looked at the Trump and Harris policies and concluded that Harris is better for the economy. They conclude that if Trump wins his tariffs and immigration policies would shrink GDP. If Harris wins with a divided Congress … Continue reading

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Starting out tied

We have 63 days until the election and the general campaign is starting out effectively tied. The Harris campaign is approaching the election as underdogs despite all the enthusiasm we’ve seen which is definitely the right move. Technically, winning requires … Continue reading

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MAGA is Poison

It’s Labor Day which is generally considered the beginning of the general election campaign in earnest. I decided to start the general election campaign today by making a donation to Kamala Harris. Normally I wouldn’t publish that but I’ve had … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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