Category Archives: Get Out The Vote

Report: Democrats Pass Assault Weapon Ban, Republican Senate Will Kill It

Posted on July 29, 2022 by tengrain

Democrats in the house passed an assault weapon ban: House Democrats passed an assault weapons ban for the first time in roughly 30 years Friday, a legislative feat on a politically fraught issue that tested the unity of the caucus. … Continue reading →

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Great Signs, Cont.

Posted on July 27, 2022 by tengrain
Posted in Get Out The Vote, Great Signs, voting | 5 Comments

Voting Day Today!

Posted on June 14, 2022 by tengrain

Today, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina will hold their primaries, while Texas will hold yet another special election. Nevada is probably the most interesting to watch as they will have Governor, US Senator, and US Representatives. The Republicans … Continue reading →

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2022: ‘It’s About Democracy, Stupid!’

Posted on February 14, 2022 by tengrain

Over the weekend I was having a text chat with some of my unindicted co-conspirators and I made the observation that the unified message of the Democrats for 2022 needs to be, “It’s About Democracy, Stupid!” — and then this … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Get Out The Vote, Vote Suppression, voting | 6 Comments

Yay Us! Oh, wait.

Posted on November 22, 2021 by tengrain

Scissorhead Jimmy-T alerts us: The US became a ‘backsliding democracy’ in 2020 and ‘fell victim to authoritarian tendencies’: report The US was dubbed a “backsliding democracy” for the first time in an annual report. The International IDEA’s report, which looked … Continue reading →

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Election Day: The Spice Must Flow

Posted on November 2, 2021 by tengrain

Guys, it’s Election Day in Virginia (and elsewhere, but our Failed Political Press ™ doesn’t know this), and anyone who tells you what is gonna happen is lying to you, or more accurately, is Upchuck Todd (who is lying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chuck 'The Facts Don't Matter' Todd, Crazeee States, Get Out The Vote, NBC, Our Failed Political Press, Talentless Hacks, Virgina, Vote Suppression, voting | 6 Comments

Georgeduh On My Mind

Posted on October 12, 2021 by tengrain

What is it now, Georgeduh? “The elections office in Georgia’s heavily Democratic Fulton County said on Monday that two workers had been fired for shredding voter registration forms, most likely adding fuel to a Republican-led investigation of the office that … Continue reading →

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National Voter Registration Day

Posted on September 29, 2021 by tengrain

Yesterday was National Voter Registration Day, and you know what? This is pretty cool – Destiny, 30, registered for the first time today. NJ previously denied voting to people w/ convictions since 1844—when it limited voting to white men. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Feast of Saint Ronnie, Get Out The Vote, Nancy 'Jaws' Reagan, Vote Suppression, voting | 3 Comments

And Now, Some Good News From Texas

Posted on September 2, 2021 by tengrain

If you cannot bring the voter to the registrar, then bring registration to the voters! Axios’ email thingie (and all the usual caveats about formatting): First look: Beto launches register-from-home tool Beto O’Rourke today launches a voter registration tool allowing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Beto O'Rourke, Get Out The Vote, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Vote Suppression, voting | 5 Comments

Hey, Manchin, You Read This?

Posted on May 14, 2021 by tengrain

This is a pretty good thread: That's why, if you're in West Virginia, you're probably seeing ads like this (identified by an Indivisible volunteer in the state): pic.twitter.com/r8u8uwyhnD — Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) May 13, 2021 Take a look at the … Continue reading →

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