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Nancy Pelosi is leading a fundraising push, saying the ruling is an "insult" and "a slap in the face to women" and claiming "the radical Supreme Court is eviscerating American rights and endangering their health and safety."

https://thepostmillennial.com/pelosi-asks-supporters-to-help-make-anti-choice-republicans-regret-overturning-roe-v-wade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/roe-v-wade-decision-spurs-instant-campaign-fundraising-drive

"ActBlue's real-time ticker showed it had an average haul of more than $2 million an hour since the decision"

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If anyone willing to pay attention to the primaries, here are the states that are scheduled to have primaries (or runoffs) this week:

 

Colorado

Illinois

Mississippi

New York

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Utah

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2 hours ago, RTV said:

Nancy Pelosi is leading a fundraising push, saying the ruling is an "insult" and "a slap in the face to women" and claiming "the radical Supreme Court is eviscerating American rights and endangering their health and safety."

https://thepostmillennial.com/pelosi-asks-supporters-to-help-make-anti-choice-republicans-regret-overturning-roe-v-wade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/roe-v-wade-decision-spurs-instant-campaign-fundraising-drive

"ActBlue's real-time ticker showed it had an average haul of more than $2 million an hour since the decision"


“…The ticker shows total donations to federal, state and local political committees as well as to nonprofit organizations….”

 

Without knowing the typical fundraising totals, I have no idea whether that is a lot. My guess is it’s higher than it otherwise would have been, but according to the article, it’s significantly less than when RGB died. I’m not sure whether that is good or bad? Seems like fundraising for this decision should have equaled or surpassed the totals from her death, given how much focus is being placed on it, yet it’s nearly 50% less. 🤔 

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3 hours ago, RTV said:

Matt Birk is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in economics. He and his wife Adrianna have eight children. According to Wikipedia, Adrianna volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center. The couple founded Unity High School, a private Catholic high school, in 2019 in his hometown of Burnsville, Minnesota.

https://mattbirk.com

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Birk mentioned damaged pregnancy centers in Minnesota, and a center in Colorado was burned.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/christian-centered-crisis-pregnancy-center-in-longmont-targeted-by-vandals

The FBI is assisting in the investigation.

 

https://thepostmillennial.com/the-department-of-homeland-security-warns-of-far-left-pro-abortion-domestic-terrorism


Birk was very popular when he played for the Vikings. He was a weekly guest on a popular sports radio show. He focused mostly on financing topics. I believe his weekly segment was called “Matt’s Money,” but he often drifted into politics. That dude is wicked smart.

 

I’m assuming you saw this on his wiki page. 
 

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2013. After the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII, Birk chose not to attend the celebratory meeting with President Barack Obama, citing Obama's recent comments in support of Planned Parenthood as contrasting Birk's Catholic and anti-abortion views…”

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Birk

 

 

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7 hours ago, TeamAudra said:


Birk was very popular when he played for the Vikings. He was a weekly guest on a popular sports radio show. He focused mostly on financing topics. I believe his weekly segment was called “Matt’s Money,” but he often drifted into politics. That dude is wicked smart.

 

I’m assuming you saw this on his wiki page. 
 

“…

2013. After the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII, Birk chose not to attend the celebratory meeting with President Barack Obama, citing Obama's recent comments in support of Planned Parenthood as contrasting Birk's Catholic and anti-abortion views…”

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Birk

 

 

How is that any better than the athletes that refused to meet Trump?

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1 minute ago, sneaky said:

How is that any better than the athletes that refused to meet Trump?


You’re making the false assumption that I care about that. 
 

It’s one thing to express an opinion on an issue or to boycott a meeting with the President. Birk has been putting his money where his mouth is for decades. In his case, it’s not just about enacting laws, and calling for bans. 
 

 

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1 hour ago, TeamAudra said:


You’re making the false assumption that I care about that. 
 

It’s one thing to express an opinion on an issue or to boycott a meeting with the President. Birk has been putting his money where his mouth is for decades. In his case, it’s not just about enacting laws, and calling for bans. 
 

 

This. Birk is in a position to be able to make a difference and doesn't just give lip service to issues. He backs up his words and beliefs with meaningful, beneficial actions.

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12 minutes ago, RTV said:

This. Birk is in a position to be able to make a difference and doesn't just give lip service to issues. He backs up his words and beliefs with meaningful, beneficial actions.


Yep. I’ll bet of the things listed here, he’s most proud of the ones I highlighted. 
 

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from the article:
 
Though gerrymandering of House districts leaves only a few truly competitive ones, that pool of targets appears plenty large enough to place the speaker's gavel in GOP hands. Republicans need a net gain of only four seats -- a fraction of the average historical gain for the party not holding the White House -- to recapture the majority.
 
In a Senate now split 50-50, Republicans need a net gain of only one seat. But that won't come as easily.
 
In 2022, the political geography is decidedly blue. Democrats can hold the Senate merely by reelecting incumbents in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire -- all states Biden won in 2020. If they can't keep them all, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin provide chances to flip Republican seats in two more states Biden won.
 
"I've never seen a map this good" for an embattled majority party, observed Amy Walter, editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

 

https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/what-polls-can-and-cant-tell-us

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1 hour ago, RTV said:
 
from the article:
 
Though gerrymandering of House districts leaves only a few truly competitive ones, that pool of targets appears plenty large enough to place the speaker's gavel in GOP hands. Republicans need a net gain of only four seats -- a fraction of the average historical gain for the party not holding the White House -- to recapture the majority.
 
In a Senate now split 50-50, Republicans need a net gain of only one seat. But that won't come as easily.
 
In 2022, the political geography is decidedly blue. Democrats can hold the Senate merely by reelecting incumbents in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire -- all states Biden won in 2020. If they can't keep them all, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin provide chances to flip Republican seats in two more states Biden won.
 
"I've never seen a map this good" for an embattled majority party, observed Amy Walter, editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

 

https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/what-polls-can-and-cant-tell-us

Just to add:

 

"Is the disappointment in Biden a more powerful force than fear of MAGA?" asked Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democratic Network, a think tank. "I just don't know that's the case."

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Somehow I can't post the link to the most recent IAPolls tweet on North Carolina....but here:

Conducted by JohnLockeNC 

*Keep in mind this is still Pre-Roe polling*

 

2022 NC Generic Legislature Ballot

Republicans 51% (+12)

Democrats 39% 

 

Oct 2010: D+8

May 2017: D+15

June 2022: R+12 - Largest Republican Advantage on record

 

06/17/16-19 / 600 LV

Three-fourths of North Carolinians Say We’re in a Recession - John Locke Foundation

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This is a good example of how extreme and unappetizing the Republican party is and how phony and feckless the Democrats are. Both have lost shares of their voter base in the past two years and independents have grown. This is a closed primary state.

 

https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/

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56 minutes ago, sneaky said:

This is a good example of how extreme and unappetizing the Republican party is and how phony and feckless the Democrats are. Both have lost shares of their voter base in the past two years and independents have grown. This is a closed primary state.

 

https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/


Total number of registered voters is down about 350K in Florida since 2020. It’s right there at the link you provided. They probably scrubbed the voter rolls. Since 2018, Republicans have gained more than 500K and Dems only 15K. Over that same time period Independents have grown by only about 280K. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Gmm99 said:

 

Project Veritas Action's YouTube video has the story, along with some quotes from the recorded call.

 

Matthews is currently a member of the South Carolina State House. The voters in her district need to know about this phone conversation with inmates. Hopefully they don't elect her for the U.S. Senate.

 

Matthews:

"... I know how to turn it off and turn it on."

"... we need some folks that can wear all black at night and take they f******* yard signs down. When they, when they sleeping."
"They can't tell they family, you know, period, because I can't trust family."
"I don't care about no dope money! Give me that dope boy money!"

 

Her campaign website states: When running for re-election in 2020, she had the backing of not only progressive party leaders like Stacey Abrams but also the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

 

If the organization heard the YouTube video, it might decide to support someone else.

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40 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:

He reportedly thinks this will hurt the Republicans 

 

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In private, Trump "keeps sh*tting all over" the end of Roe

 

https://hotair.com/headlines/2022/06/26/in-private-trump-keeps-shtting-all-over-the-end-of-roe-n478810

"Trump publicly praises Roe's repeal — but privately frets about impact," by Washington Post's Josh Dawsey.

There are differing opinions about how much the decision might hurt Republicans in the mid-terms.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-republican-strategists-weigh-implication-supreme-court-abortion-ruling-midterm-elections

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/25/the-dog-that-caught-the-car-republicans-brace-for-the-impact-of-reversing-roe-00042387

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9 minutes ago, TeamAudra said:

Here’s one of several articles about Californians moving to Mexico. There are an estimated 200K Californians living in Mexico. 
 

https://www.foxla.com/news/california-exodus-remote-workers-move-to-mexico-due-to-sky-high-gas-and-housing-costs.amp

Things are getting worse in the U.S. all the time, but I wouldn't consider moving to Mexico. 😛 

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