8/1-8/2 News Roundup & OT
Lots at stake tonight, primaries in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington state. Abortion rights up for the ballot in Kansas, first state to put it to a citizen’s vote since the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe.
More news and perspectives in the comments.
At Michigan Rally for Levin and Tlaib, Sanders Warns AIPAC It ‘Cannot Buy Our Democracy’
Link to Common Dreams.
Makes perfect sense to me. It’s tough to argue against that. So they won’t. They’ll just ignore it and/ or vote it out of existence.
Toomey is retiring. That seat is very likely going to a Democrat. One down, 49 to go.
T and R x 2, Ms. Benny!!☮️👍🙂
A lot more corgresscritters have earned “The State Bird”, by going above and beyond of duty to earn it.
Birdbrain’s more like it. (No offense to our feathered friends.)
https://vtdigger.org/2022/07/31/bernie-sanders-rallies-support-for-becca-balint-in-three-stop-campaign-tour/
Follow the 50-State-Strategy, Becca. 🙂
She may not have the same starpower, yet, but she’s younger, and progressive. Go Becca.
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Thanks LD
Little late but perhaps he was trying to keep AIPAC off Kunce’s back for the primary.
I posted this as I think it’s possible the millionairess may squeak it out if two more progressive candidates may split the vote enough.
Similar to a previous poll. Bernie’s endorsement certainly matters in VT.
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2022/7/29/becca-balint-leads-molly-gray-by-32-point-margin-in-vermonts-at-large-congressional-democratic-primary
Y’know, I wonder who Bernie will support as a successor when he retires.
Sanders Says GOP Shouldn’t Have Funded Wars If It Didn’t Want to Take Care of Vets Link is to Common Dreams.
Moved from FP to make room for another.
Pritzker had a rapid response:
It’s due to the courts. The trigger law went into effect, then it was put on ice. Last night another judge reinstated the ban. ACLU is helping Planned Parenthood on an appeal.
Turtle and Rand must vote no on any aid for the flooding in KY using the same standards when they voted no the last time. Oh wait its us that needs the aid this time? We need ram this thru without haste. We’ll figure out on how to pay for it later.