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Beware the GOP

Fierce Planet Posted on October 18, 2022 by jnfrOctober 19, 2022

At this point in the cycle, we pretty much expect election polling to tighten. Wandering voters come back to their original party preference as everyone becomes more engaged. And sure enough, that’s what recent polls show. Given how close this election has been all along, you can assume most races are toss-ups right now. With that in mind, it’s important to remember what Republicans plan to do if they take control of Congress next month. They haven’t said much about their plans, knowing that what they want is not particularly popular with American voters. This Washington Post report teases out … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Economy, Elections, Finance, Politics, Republicans, Voting | Tagged 2022, elections

Abortion rights matter in this election

Fierce Planet Posted on October 5, 2022 by jnfrOctober 5, 2022

The big wave of voter registration we’ve seen from women since the Dobbs decision continues. Tom Bonier talks about it with Teen Vogue. Women Are Registering to Vote in Huge Numbers in Response to the Roe Decision In battleground states like Georgia, Wisconsin, and Arizona, there’s been a surge of women registering to vote. …Tom Bonier, the CEO of TargetSmart, says he was surprised by the data. “You tend not to see significant movement in voter registration,” Bonier tells Teen Vogue. …what he found was like nothing he’s ever seen in his 28 years of analyzing elections. “Women are registering … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Elections, Feminism, Justice, Politics | Tagged abortion, elections

Election details

Fierce Planet Posted on September 7, 2022 by jnfrSeptember 7, 2022

Here’s another source of detailed information for both national and local elections. Daniel Nichanian of Bolts Magazine always has some of the best real-time information right through election day. Here’s an example focused on this very week. What to Watch in the Primaries from September 6 to September 13 …Here are 29 races that Bolts is watching on Sept. 6 (in Massachusetts), and Sept. 13 (in Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island), as prepared by Bolts editor Daniel Nichanian. More may be added to our cheat sheet through Election Day. Check back on Election Night as we fill in each … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Politics, Voting | Tagged elections

Fired up

Fierce Planet Posted on September 5, 2022 by jnfrSeptember 5, 2022

This matches what I see/feel around the mid-terms this year (gift link, will get you through the paywall for a while). Women Are So Fired Up to Vote, I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It …once the actual Dobbs decision came down, everything changed. For many Americans, confronting the loss of abortion rights was different from anticipating it. In my 28 years analyzing elections, I’ve never seen anything like what’s happened in the past two months in American politics: Women are registering to vote in numbers I’ve never witnessed. I’ve run out of superlatives to describe how different this moment is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Civil Rights, Elections, Justice, Legal, Politics, Privacy, Resistance | Tagged abortion, elections

Good morning!

Fierce Planet Posted on September 3, 2022 by jnfrSeptember 23, 2022

Not sure this Biden speech will change many minds, but I am so glad he said what he did. It’s a moment in our country’s history that deserves recognition, and the danger must be named. I think he named it well, and judging by all the fainting and whines today, other people think so too.   I haven’t posted much recently because I’ve been busy. In addition to writing up my thoughts on the midterms, with a reference guide to the most important Senate races, I spent a couple of days following virtual sessions of Netroots Nation 2022. I live-tweeted … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Personal, Random, Resistance, Voting | Tagged bts, elections, random

The 2022 midterms are now

Fierce Planet Posted on September 1, 2022 by jnfrSeptember 27, 2022

The mid-terms are coming up fast and the political situation in this country is in flux. I want to focus on the key races that will help us hold, or perhaps even expand, our Senate majority. That’s looking very possible right now, even though the more traditional election forecasters still rate most of these races as toss-ups at best. I don’t have to tell you how important this election is. I honestly believe the future of our nation depends on holding the line this year and in 2024. I’m focusing here on Senate races that need to be top priorities … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Politics, Resistance, Voting | Tagged democrats, elections

Kansas!

Fierce Planet Posted on August 3, 2022 by jnfrAugust 3, 2022

The first vote in the post-Dobbs era has ended, and Kansas, considered a very red state these days, has voted to keep abortion legal in the state. (gift link, no paywall) This is an enormous victory for women, and for freedom everywhere. That the vote was not even close should be somewhat reassuring, but there is still a very long road ahead to the mid-terms. Let’s not get complacent. Remember: The people who will put themselves in charge of our bodies to demand our reproductive labor, will put themselves in charge of our bodies to demand every other kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Elections, Feminism, Health, Politics, Privacy, Resistance | Tagged elections, roe v. wade

Time to get to work

Fierce Planet Posted on February 18, 2022 by jnfrFebruary 18, 2022

The moment you've been waiting for is here: our first campaigns of 2022 are LIVE! We'll be stockpiling these letters and mailing them all in late October, so keep your letters in a safe place until then. Go to https://t.co/j0XJSuLLTD now to start writing! pic.twitter.com/0jtW2zKepj — Vote Forward (@votefwd) February 18, 2022

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Posted in Democrats, Elections, Justice, Politics, Resistance | Tagged 2022, elections

So far, so okay

Fierce Planet Posted on November 11, 2020 by jnfrNovember 11, 2020

The election of Biden and Harris was a relief, but I didn’t feel jubilant as many did. I was exhausted of course, from four years of bullshit, and worn out by days of waiting for the election to be called. But more than that I did not trust the situation. I felt sure that Trump would try to beat his way out of this somehow, even though it seems unlikely he can. I was right. So here we are, happy to have won the election, but also watching Trump thrash about and refuse to acknowledge reality. His enablers in Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Voting | Tagged elections, voting

It’s official…

Fierce Planet Posted on October 15, 2020 by jnfrOctober 15, 2020

I endorse Joe Biden! And so do all these politicians, including many of my most admired like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Not that I expect to swing a lot of votes here. But Mr. J and I turned our ballots in today at an official Colorado dropbox (the local library). And on Saturday we will mail out our letters for the Big Send, trying to get voters to the polls in swing states. And then we wait, along with everyone else who has already voted, to see what our country decides to become. At least from Oct. 23-25 we … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Democrats, Elections, Justice, Republicans | Tagged 2020, biden, elections, trump

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