10.27 endorsersIt is almost over. Links to lot’s of actions & to motivate you: a riveting video of a voter excoriating a GOP Congressman for his vote against ACA, about the voter’s wife and kids with pre-existing conditions & about his promise for payback Nov 6. Inspiring.
Each month Trump’s message becomes more hateful and baseless, but this messaging is what left us stunned in 2016 and it foretells a truly terrifying 2020 campaign where any semblance of democracy is jeopardized. We need to send a clear message now. If you have been on the sidelines til now, get in the game…
Romero is opposed by a write-in candidate whose sole endorsement was just announced yesterday: the former GOP Chair and gas and oil magnate who wants the write-in candidate in the Roundhouse to advance GOP priorities. Please, please, don’t be fooled. This race is likely not over and Andrea Romero needs and deserves your vote.
Lots to share today. I can’t stress it more strongly: You need to take seriously the NM Environmental Department’s permit hearing on Nov 7. Details from Retake and TEWA within. We end the blog with a song from one of our friends, David Berkeley with an invite to a post-election celebration on Friday, Nov 16.
New Poll: Xochitl a toss up, MLG pulling away, Beto is closing in, ways you can help with Beto win, update on NM races, research-based response to Trump’s baseless vitriol about refugees a comment on his moving troops to the border, and a national boycott called on all Fox News Sponsors for its ongoing reporting…
A packed week, with good information to share with others, most importantly the Voters Guide with recommendations on all state and local races. Also brief commentary on how the prevailing political discourse and toxic exhortations to revile the opposition is bearing fruit, a truly horrid fruit that is poisoning our land.
PRC, once again gets it wrong, but this time you can do something about it. Also some shocking historic numbers that make Trump’s “onslaught” look pretty manageable. Also a short report on our canvassing for Abbas Saturday.
Retake is providing endorsements for both Amendments to the NM State Constitution and for Supreme Court, Appellate Court , Santa Fe Court races, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courts and other Santa Fe County races. Very handy thing to print out (and to share) for those wanting guidance on races that don’t get much attention. Please share…
The focus today is on several crucial state and national races with thoughts on the increasingly polarized, stratified and calcified America and how it points to basically ignoring most Republicans. Don’t bother talking to them. Talk to Democrats who don’t vote and let’s outvote the GOP. Read on.
Sunday TEWA Women’s United and Communities for Clean Water staged a training session on the LANL plumes, the looming permit hearing on plans to remediate one of the plumes, and to develop strategies for testifying to ensure that our community is protected. Details