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From Mourning to Morning
I’m finished with my bout of pessimism. No, things aren’t any better than they were when it became clear that Trump would win, but I am focusing on the proactive work that we need to do. I’ll spend my energy building the America around me that is still/always within reach.
And if you still need to do some grieving I’ll be over here—working with those who are ready but not judging anyone—until you are in the headspace to join in the proactive work.
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Trump’s deportation priority
Come see a teenager demonstrate a better grasp of the intersection between immigration and our economy than our president elect seems to have. Continue reading
Crafting Platform 2028
We need to start the process now of formulating a policy platform that strengthens America and addresses the prevailing concerns of voters. (Prevailing concerns means it will have to shift over time as conditions evolve.)
Please join me in this process by challenging my assumptions and helping me hone my thinking as I try to identify a platform that would help us move toward the promise of America rather than leaving voters so hungry for change that they’d vote in someone who would trample on our Constitution to get what he wants.
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What if Trump was right?
Provocative title but I think it’s important to challenge assumptions about polarizing issues because if our assumptions are faulty we will find it very difficult to find resolutions as we try to tackle them.
So, what if Trump was right that a majority of voters are willing to address restrictive abortion bans at the state level? Continue reading
Assigning blame
In any rational world Donald Trump would never have been returned to power after repeatedly shooting himself in the foot between his nonsensical COVID response, January 6th, and stealing classified documents when he left office.
Instead, 3 men made choices that set up the ideal conditions to make his return possible. In chronological order they are:
• Kevin McCarthy
• Mitch McConnell
• Joe Biden
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When to cast a 3rd Party Vote
To Jill Stein voters in 2024: please consider what a 3rd party vote effectively means.
When deciding to cast a 3rd party vote in a competitive race you are effectively voting for whichever major candidate you like the least.
This should only be done if no viable candidate is a demonstrably worse outcome in the race.
Harris’s closing argument
Harris’s closing argument consisted of 3000 words over just under 40 minutes.
27 thoughts included:
• 8 policy ideas (middle class tax cut, cap drug costs, address housing problems, child tax credit, home care for seniors, protect social security, reinstate reproductive choice, immigration)
• 6 about Trump
• 13 framing the election
Trump’s closing argument
Trump’s closing argument consisted of 11000 words over almost 80 minutes.
47 thoughts included:
• 6 policy ideas (cut taxes x2, drill baby drill, deportation, defense shield/dome, make flag burning illegal)
• 10 about Kamala/Biden
• 5 framing the election
• 26 random (often nonsense) Continue reading
We have more in common
Virtually all of #KamalaHarris2024 policy proposals enjoy majority support. ⅓ are above 75% and only 1 is below 40% support.
On the other hand, Trump has majority support on only half his proposals with 40% of them below 40% support. (Only 4 have over 75% support.)