keep moving on

I need you all to prepare yourselves to vote for Biden in November.  

I’m not happy about it either.  I wanted Elizabeth Warren to destroy Trump on the debate floor.  I wanted to watch her shatter the glass ceiling.  I wanted student loan forgiveness, Medicare for All, and refugee and immigrant protections.

But I’m not going to get that.  So I am going all in for Biden.

This can no longer be a matter of “well if I don’t get my way THEN I’M NOT VOTING”.  I’d hoped you all learned your lessons four years ago, but from what I’ve seen on social media, that’s not been the case.  Biden is not ideal but he is better than the alternative.  He is a Democrat who will continue Obama’s legacy.  And you have a shot in hell of getting progressive movements like Medicare for All under a blue majority Congress; we do not have that under Trump.  

Biden is more willing to listen to the progressive factions of the Democrat party than Trump is.  We will get shit done under him.    

The reality is that we live in a two party system and while I do not want Biden, I am capable of recognizing nuance and shades of gray. If it comes down to Biden, as it very likely may he will not do as much damage as four more years of Trump, and that is an ethical imperative. 

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happy impeachment everyone!

while the depths of the trump administration’s corruption, and efforts to influence the 2020 elections via foreign countries, continues to be exposed, there is still the looming problem of doing everything we can to ensure we have free and fair elections in 2020 

stacey abrams, who would be the governor of georgia right now if not for voter suppression and remains one of the most inspiring leaders in the democratic party today, has started the fair fight 2020 initiative to put voter protection teams in 20 battleground states. 

the teams will

build grassroots organizing teams that ensure that voters are able to register, cast their ballot, and have their ballot count

work with local elections officials to make sure they’re following and interpreting the laws in ways that actually help people vote

use diverse messengers to educate voters on their rights

staff a multi-lingual hotline that helps voters answer questions and report issues way before elections and at their polling locations

prepare to challenge any suppressive tactics in court

as you can imagine, staffing, training, and funding 20 voter protection teams costs money – $5 million to be exact

stacey has already raised $1 million of the 5 needed but she needs help to reach her goal in time for the primaries

if you’re like me, and you haven’t yet decided on who you’re throwing all of your support behind in the primary, but the actions of the trump administration scare and anger you, and you want to do something about it, then go to votesaveamerica.com/fairfight to learn more about the initiative and maybe donate $5

2020 is going to be the most important election of our lifetime

I’m an adult who reads three different newspapers. This is Tumblr, where I go to get away from the news. If I don’t want to read something on Tumblr, I don’t have to. If I don’t reblog something, that doesn’t mean I’m ignoring it. I’m not talking about it here because I’m talking about it to people in my real life.