Daisy Lampkin. American suffragist and civil rights activist,

We are not going back

Former president Donald J. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative policy initiative to reshape the federal government. Mr. Trump has said that he has not read its proposals and does not know who is behind it. But Project 2025 has numerous ties to Mr. Trump and his campaign, a New York Times analysis has found.

Spokespeople for Project 2025 have denied that they are advocates for any particular candidate, and Project 2025 has no official ties to the Trump campaign. But the president of the Heritage Foundation told The New York Times in an interview in January that he views the foundation’s role as “institutionalizing Trumpism.”

While Mr. Trump has publicly disavowed Project 2025, there is significant overlap between the playbook and the plans Mr. Trump has articulated in campaign speeches and in his current campaign agenda, Agenda 47.

The Uphill Battles for Abortion Rights Will Continue

Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add right to abortion to their constitutions, but the measures will not immediately change access. This is even if polls show a big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights. Instead, voter approval would launch more lawsuits on a subject that’s been in the courts constantly, and more than ever since the overturned Roe v Wade.

Still, the measure would mean that “the wind will be on our back” in court fights to overturn restrictions, said Emily Wales, the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which operates in four states and is the only group in recent years to provide abortions in Missouri.

In the end, it is the work of various organizations and you, the volunteer, who will help protect reproductive rights for future generations. New Yorkers: remember to vote YES for Proposition 1

Voter Intimidation (title and link)

The GOP has recruited poll monitors from suburban areas to monitor the vote in Democratic cities.
Election experts expressed concern that the strategy could be disruptive to the vote-counting process this fall.

With Election Day drawing near, local officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have taken precautions to guard against any potential voter intimidation at the polls.

In New York, actual intimidation or attempts to intimidate should be reported immediately to the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-390-2992, or submitted online using the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s online Election Complaint Form.

This year, Philadelphia hired a security expert and is collaborating with state, federal and local law enforcement to address issues surrounding the count, as well as any type of potential voter intimidation on Election Day.

“If you’re outside the polls, you want to reach out to the police department or the district attorney’s office,” Deeley said. “If you’re inside the polls, you want to let the judge of elections know so that they can reach out to the proper people.”

MEMO To New York City Residents Only

UPDATE : The New York Chapter of the ACLU has recommended that you vote NO for Proposals 2 through 6. My last post gave the positions of the New York City Council regarding proposals 2-6 as well.

The 7 Battleground States Polling Results October 30, 2024

Always remember how accurate or off-target the polls can be. Despite that, I’ve used the posted polling results of The New York Times/Siena , and ABC’s 538 to give you an update as to what they believe is the status of the battleground states races. My prior post, It is not in the stars, explains how the Electoral College works in a presidential election. These races are the key players. The numbers represent points ahead or behind. The first number is from NYT/Siena (updated Nov 4) and the second is from 538 (updated Nov 4) ) The reason I’m including this is to emphasis how close this race is ten days ahead of Election Day. It’s time to DONATE to the Harris/Walz campaign , if you haven’t done so already.

Arizona Trump +3, Trump +3
Georgia Trump +1, Trump +2
Nevada Trump <1, Trump +1
Michigan Harris <1, Harris +1
North Carolina Trump <1, Trump +1
Pennsylvania Even, Even
Wisconsin Harris <1, Harris + 1

The House and Senate Races October 25, 2024

My post, Truth is Powerful and It Is Not In The Stars will provide links to these candidates websites. These races are rated by Cooks Political Report UPDATED November 1 and University of Virginia Center For Politics UPDATED Nov 4  . Exceptions are stated in parentheses. I will update their status regularly. These Democrats need your support.

Toss Up House Races
Alaska – Support Mary Peltola (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Arizona 1st – Support Amish Shah (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Arizona’s 6th – Support Kirsten Angel (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
California 13th – Support Adam Gray (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
California 22nd – Support Rudy Salas (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
California 27th – Support George Whitesides (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
California 41st – Support Will Rollins (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
California 45th – Support Derek Tran (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Colorado 8th – Support Yadira Caraveo (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Iowa 1st – Support Christina Bohannan (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Iowa 3rd – Support Lanon Baccam (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Maine’s 2nd – Support Jared Golden (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Michigan 7th – Support Curtis Hertel (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
Michigan 8th – Support Kristen Rivet (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
New Mexico’s 2nd – Support Gabriel Vasquez (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
NEW New York’s 19th – Support Josh Riley (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
North Carolina’s 1st – Support Donald Davis (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Oregon’s 5th – Support Janelle Bynum (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Pennsylvania’s 7th – Support Susan Wild (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Pennsylvania’s 8th – Support Matt Cartwright (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Virginia’s 7th – Support Eugene Vindman(CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Washington’s 3rd – Support Marie Perez (CfP thinks Leans Republican)

Lean Democrat House Races ( both Cooks and CfP agree)
Ohio’s 9th – Marcy Kaptur
NEW Nebraska 2nd – Support Tony Vargas
NEW New York’s 4th – Support Laura Gillen
NEW Ohio’s 13th – Support Emilia Sykes

Lean Republican House Races – ( both Cooks and CfP agree)
NEW New Jersey’s 7th – Support Sue Altman
NEW New York’s 17th – Support Mondaire Jones

Senate Races

My post, Truth is Powerful, provides links to these Democrats.These races are rated by Cooks Political Report UPDATED OCTOBER 21 and University of Virginia Center For Politics UPDATED Nov 4. Exceptions are stated in parentheses. I will update their status regularly. These Senate races need your support.

Toss Up Senate Races
Michigan – Support Elisa Slatkin (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
Ohio – Support Senator Brown  (CfP thinks Leans Republican)
NEW Wisconsin – Senator Baldwin (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)
NEW Pennsylvania – Senator Casey (CfP thinks Leans Democrat)

Lean Democrat Senate Races (both Cooks and CfP agree)
Arizona – Ruben Gallego
Nevada – Senator Rosen

Lean Republican Senate Races (both Cooks and CfP agree)
Montana – Support Senator Tester

Likely Democrat Senate Races – (both Cooks and CfP agree)
Maryland – Angela Alsobrooks

Respond

Donate to any and all campaigns above.  Act Blue is a portal for the Democratic Party. There are a multitude of local fundraising drives that usually involve meeting the candidate in person or by Zoom.

Volunteer in a local campaign or a campaign in another state. This includes, but not limited to, registration drives, canvassing, phone banking, text banking, post card and letter writing

Join National Networks whose focus is on getting out the vote:
League of Women Voters
Rock The Vote

The following organizations let you decide who to communicate with: battleground state voters, a particular campaign, specific congressional races, etc. You, yourself, can organize post card and letter writing “parties”. They’re a good way to work together and network at the same time. 
Vote Forward
Postcard to Voters
Postcards to Swing States

Join National Networks whose focus is on electing local politicians:
Indivisible
Move On

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