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friendbot2000 posted:Watch this video and get inspired. Get this woman elected. Why not choose to stay in the fight? What do you have to lose? Threw in some more cash, bringing my total to 700 for Wilkes. I hope that helps to get the infrastructure and personnel needed to do the deed!
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Mckayla called me personally yesterday! Threw $200 more her way.
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If you want to learn more about Jess, she's having a Something Awful town hall next week: April 30th at 9 PM EDT: The Jess Scarane Something Awful Town Hall Sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-c-spamsomething-awful-town-hall-with-jess?source=direct_link& This will be a Q&A and digital town hall for goons only. Ask Jess whatever you want.  May 2nd at 6 PM EDT: Jess Scarane & Staff Present: A Tabletop RPG Stream Sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/jess-scarane-staff-present-a-tabletop-rpg-stream?source=direct_link& This is literally going to be us playing a tabletop RPG for the first time ever, with an experienced dungeon master. Donations will be encouraged... and might result in game changing effects.  
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ya'll ready for a revolution? let's get that ball rolling.
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More Jess/Mckayla synergy to motivate the thread: https://twitter.com/JessforDelaware/status/1252760345904508929?s=20
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never been a better time to donate:bedpan posted:Greetings comrades!
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I will match any other donations until I hit my campaign contribution limit.
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Thanks by the way. As of about an hour ago, Jess had her best fundraising month ever.
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https://secure.actblue.com/donate/-mckaylaforcongress-1?refcode=textvideo Mckayla Wilkes is doing a fundraising push to meet her goal of 250k by midnight. Who's with me? Lets put Steny Hoyer in the retirement home where his geriatric rear end belongs!
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I am. Another $27 for her
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just fyi I'm in for a total of $150 to Wilkes over the past year
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Thanks all! Wifebot and I dropped 1K on Wilkes and we phone bank every night! You can do it too! Get in the game and put in the work! Here is the phone bank sign up sheet! http://evnt.events/0e8408
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Donated 76.65 to Jess Scarane for the donation match.
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How does Arizona look for down ballot people post primary? I have been managing my mood and plan on returning to phone-banking or whatever sometime this month and really want to see if there's anyone worth supporting in the state i'm currently living in.
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Rockit posted:How does Arizona look for down ballot people post primary? Arizona primary for non-presidential candidates is August 4th, so the candidates that should be primaried can still be removed. Tom O'Halleran is the incumbent D in Arizona's 1st District, which is a mostly rural NE quarter of the state, and he was a Republican until 2016. The DCCC supports him and he's about as centrist as a democrat can possibly get. Eva Putzova is the progressive (M4A, free college, Green New Deal) running against him. O'Halleran has almost 10x more money invested into the campaign as Putzova. I think she has a small chance, since Flagstaff is in that district and it's a weird mix of very progressive college kids and newer rich people who lean democrat and love crystals. Her website can be found here: https://evaforcongress.com The 2nd congressional district is the rural south central and has seesawed a lot in recent elections, but is polling as likely Dem. The incumbent centrist (Ann Kirkpatrick) is currently seeking treatment for alcohol dependence. Peter Quilter is the progressive (universal healthcare, end citizens united) trying to primary her. His website is here: https://www.quilterforcongress.com The 6th district is even tougher because it's the rich half of Phoenix who usually vote strongly Republican, but might change their tune considering the incumbent (David Schweikert) is spending more than he is fundraising and is still under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics. The candidate the DCCC is likely to support is Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, who ran an unsuccessful campaign against Debbie Lesko a couple years back. She's not super centrist, but I wouldn't call her progressive-lite either, and she's got 10x the cash of the other candidates. Anita Malik is the progressive candidate (M4A, legalize marijuana, gun control, end fracking) that managed to make the primary ballot. Anita's website can be found here: https://anitaforarizona.com I live in Arizona's 8th district and the incumbent is Debbie Lesko. She's a Trump kool-aid drinker and a blight on humanity. She is very likely going to keep her spot, sadly. She beat Dr. Hiral by 33k votes (11%) in 2018. This district has an older demographic, been gerrymandered to include a large swath of rural land NW of the more populated and diverse parts of Glendale/Peoria, and these people suck at this whole social distancing thing (which makes me think they are very dumb). The leading dem is a Buttigieg-esque business bro who might get more than Dr. Hiral did but doesn't stand a chance. Bob Olsen is the closest thing to a progressive on the ballot and his website is here: https://www.bobolsen2020.com/home/ We're stuck with Mark Kelly in the special Senate election. Like I couldn't even find information on independent or third party candidates for this race. He's likely to win it, since no one likes Martha McSally, but he sucks. He's saying Sinema (Who should be considered a Republican) is doing a good job representing Arizona and his policies are so milquetoast.
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Vinestalk posted:Arizona primary for non-presidential candidates is August 4th, so the candidates that should be primaried can still be removed. Thanks for all this info Arizona goon! Yeh, while Kelly sucks, a flip is better than McSally staying in the loving Senate. We will just have to find a better challenger next time. In the mean time, there is work to be done.
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Dreissi posted:Donated 76.65 to Jess Scarane for the donation match.  another double sex number donation for Jess!
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bedpan posted:
I really wanted to donate the weed number but I don’t think I can float 420 right now 
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I know times are rough but I wanted to throw Rick Shepherd into the hat. Running for Nevada District 2 for Congress. https://rickshepherd.com/?page_id=1992 He is a Progressive/Bernie candidate that would run against Mark Amodei. I believe his policy points should give Rick a good run to be able to flip this seat. Our Primary is June 9th and the ballots have been mailed out but it seems like people are hanging onto to them before mailing them back so I think there is still a good chance he can get the nomination. SkyLander fucked around with this message at 05:21 on May 10, 2020 |
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https://twitter.com/RepJoeKennedy/status/1258900004623835136?s=20 gently caress this guy. $25 to Ed Markey.
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McKayla Wilkes called again. Props to her for hustling hella hard. Asked for $200, I said I could do $50. So, another $50 to McKayla Wilkes, who actually has me thinking she may have a shot at AOC'ing Steny Hoyer.
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McKayla called, donated to her campaign
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https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1262356392767361024 Andy Ngo is attacking this candidate for congress in Washington state. Let's fundraise off his racist nazi bullshit and send Joshua some love https://www.joshua2020.com/
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I dont ever want to poo poo on other candidates and such at all but I actually live local to Josh and tried to help out on the campaign / volunteered with him back in october/november for other local races and I honestly at this point do not see his operation as being legitimate at all. I was feeling that way before he changed parties and the filings but how he and the campaign have reacted to criticism has been really poor. I've been in the discord the entire time and watched every single bit of criticism about FEC filings or just generally "maybe next time you could go about this differently" get people banned. That being said, Andy Ngo is a racist facist piece of poo poo and I hope he dies in a car fire. silicone thrills fucked around with this message at 21:26 on May 19, 2020 |
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Tossed another hundred at Wilkes and my first donation to Scarane. ...what reminded me was seeing some update on EVE politics on YouTube, marveling that the Imperium is still trucking along, and then making the connection to a lack of recent donations... Also Wilkes campaign keeps calling at really inopportune times! There's also a part of me that feels a little dirty taking that phone call when I don't even live in the area.
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HelloSailorSign posted:Tossed another hundred at Wilkes and my first donation to Scarane.
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I'm Canadian, but I hope everyone who could vote today, did.
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Hi I was told I should post this here: The thread has died down so here's some strategy thoughts; 1) Peaceful protest by MLK was successful because it was cracked down on harshly, which made national news, which turned Americans against the state. 2) Violent riots were necessary because they prompted curfews, which prompted resistance, which prompted harsh crackdowns, which has turned some people against the state. 3) Big difference between now and then is the diffusion of media. So something that gets picked up by a national channel might not get seen by someone who only checks Facebook or whatever. 4) This has the knock on effect of not allowing leaders to rise because there's no platform for them to float on nationally. Ergo; 5) The only way to combat the high noise to signal ratio is to go hyper local and build up local leaders and target local attention, with a loose national affiliation. How much damage could we cause to LAPD by a Facebook ad showing police brutality targeted at 40-80 year old whites in the LA area with an income between 70 and 500k? I'm not a community organizer. I've moved around the country a lot and my home is far away. I can't do this. I imagine the breakdown of community by our hyper traveling/hyper fractured social structure means others are pretty similar. Just wanted to share these thoughts.
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So State Farm, one of the top 50 largest companies in America, is a member of ALEC. People have been begging them to stop ever since Trayvon Martin was murdered, and they were called out in the documentary 13th. So far it hasn't worked, but there is currently a lot of pressure being put on the company, both internally and externally, to stop funding ALEC and cut ties immediately, and I wanted to post this petition here asking them to do so: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/state-farm-stop-using?fbclid=IwAR2bFxP3DXu6M__EiIi062TUxC209TTpkdUha_Y__LBAT3yaWZPVV-E2rpI Company leadership is aware of the pressure, and it seems like they have been trying to figure out a way to respond, so it is important to continue applying said pressure. If you are able/willing, please sign, and feel free to socialize the link as you see fit. I'm hoping that this can make some difference in pulling funds from ALEC, and helping to prevent the privatization of prisons and schools, anti-LGBTQ+ laws, stand your ground-style bullshit, anti-environmentalist laws, union-busting and deregulation, etc. etc. etc.
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An amazing goon did a trip report on doing calls for the first time for a campaign - for Jess Scarane!BeefThief posted:First-time phonebanking trip report: Thanks Beefthief! This reflects my own experience pretty well.
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https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1307828215008952320 Time to dust off this old jalopy. Give me names! Give me fresh links! Give me phone-banking meme-making facebooking links!
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I am bumping this because early voting starts tomorrow, and we need all the help we can get. As far as I know, I am the only goon on anyone's ballot. I need people making phone calls to get out the vote and donations if you can afford it. Y'all are the first people I am putting this out for but we have a donor who is matching the next $1000 we get donated. 
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Kicked in $27. Goonspeed
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Shadi Zitoon posted:I am bumping this because early voting starts tomorrow, and we need all the help we can get. kicked in 27$. gently caress the police plz
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Shadi Zitoon posted:I am bumping this because early voting starts tomorrow, and we need all the help we can get. I should've said this sooner, but I've been busy with Delaware stuff and got delayed. I spoke with Shadi twice last week, and he's really cool. This is an opportunity to get someone directly from this forum in the literal Texas Senate on a leftist platform. If you can donate to him, please do! And if you can volunteer, his mom is his volunteer manager which is very  and extremely efficient. Help him phone bank!
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Did we win?
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18 Character Limit posted:Did we win? Ehhh. Won the big one, though they're trying to steal it from us, lost a lot of the down ballot ones we really wanted, got spanked in a lot of the State legislatures that will do the 2020 redistricting, and now have to pray for a pair of fairly unlikely Georgia Senate wins to try and barely grab that. Mixed blessings at best.
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