I’ve got to be frank with you. After our team at Democracy for America worked relentlessly for months to help 299 DFA-endorsed candidates win on Tuesday, the last few days have been challenging to say the least. Though Election Day was way back on Tuesday, we’re still extremely busy with election work — supporting Stacey Abrams’s team as they fight for every last vote, assisting Gina Ortiz Jones in Texas … Continue reading →
In the last two weeks alone, the president escalated his attacks on the press, NBC ran a racist ad from the Trump campaign during Sunday Night Football and the Trump administration ramped up its monitoring of social media to preempt anti-government protests in the United States. The threats to our democracy are all too real, and we’re doing everything we can to fight back. Your generous gift today of any amount will … Continue reading →
You did it! Across the country, candidates won elections Tuesday night on the promise to enact improved Medicare for All. With new members of Congress arriving in Washington, we must seize the opportunity to advance our movement for economic justice ― to enact Medicare for All, expand Social Security, lower prescription drug prices and more! This Tuesday, November 13th at 8pm ET, Social Security Works will join coalition partners in … Continue reading →
The three LNG export companies targeting our local Port of Brownsville, next door to South Padre Island TX and to the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, could get approved by or before July 19, 2019. BUT WE CAN STOP THEM if we max out SAVE RGV from LNG events scheduled in Kingsville 11-13-2018, Raymondville 11-14-2018, and Port Isabel 11-15-2018. AND also max out every opportunity to submit public comments … Continue reading →
UPDATE from NBC News: “If Stacey Abrams is able to gain slightly more than 23,700 votes on Brian Kemp, the race is pushed into a mandatory recount. If she can gain about 25,600, it is forced into a runoff.The Democrat is hoping that once all the votes are accounted for, her opponent’s vote share drops below the critical 50 percent threshold, which would trigger a runoff election on Dec. 4.” … Continue reading →
BREAKING: It’s OFFICIAL! 1) The Florida gubernatorial election has now officially met the threshold for a statewide machine RECOUNT. The recount results are due no later than 3pm ET on Thursday. 2) Andrew Gillum has officially WITHDRAWN his concession to Ron DeSantis. In a speech just a few hours ago, Andrew made it crystal clear: “In America, we count every vote regardless of what outcome may be… I am replacing … Continue reading →
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters… Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” — Frederick Douglass … Continue reading →
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Richard, The Mueller investigation and our rule of law are in jeopardy. President Trump replaced Attorney General Jeff Sessions with a loyalist who has publicly criticized the investigation, leaving the door open to obstruct Mueller’s probe. This is a test of our institutions. The Senate Majority must stand up for the rule of law instead of cowering from its responsibility as an independent check on the President and his effort … Continue reading →
Richard – I made it across the finish line in Nevada because of grassroots supporters like you, and I couldn’t be more grateful. But if we’re serious about protecting health care, defending immigrant rights and more in 2019, we need to protect every single Democratic Senate seat. That’s why I’m asking this team to pitch in to help Democrat Bill Nelson in Florida. Over 8 million votes were cast in Florida … Continue reading →