Tag Archives: 2024

The danger to democracy

Posted on 2024-10-04 by David

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

Posted on 2024-09-16 by David

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

@[email protected] Continue reading →

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Starting out tied

Posted on 2024-09-03 by David

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

Posted on 2024-09-02 by David

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

Posted on 2024-08-30 by David

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

Posted on 2024-08-27 by David

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?

Posted on 2024-08-23 by David

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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The Best of America

Posted on 2024-08-22 by David

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 →

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A perfect endorsement

Posted on 2024-08-19 by David

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 →

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Tim Walz: The Internet’s dad du jour

Posted on 2024-08-16 by David

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 →

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