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Today’s Top Stories:
A racist gets caught on video berating an elderly black woman, and it’s breaking the internet
Horrified flight attendants and passengers were forced to intervene.
Take Action: Add your name to reject Trump’s call to renew racist “stop and frisk” policing!
Laverne Cox responds to Trump’s anti-transgender move: ‘I choose love not fear’
“We exist and always have,” the actress tweeted.
People In All 50 States Are Defying Trump’s Efforts To Undo Obama’s Climate Saving Legacy With This Online Service
OD Action Partner: Arcadia Power is offering a way for all Americans to join the green power movement — free. No installation, no contract, $20 off your next electric bill.
Trump appoints a handbag designer to a crucial diplomatic job
Ambassadors and diplomats around the world were stunned by the news.
Midterms: Poorest states have Republican legislatures, and richest have Democratic ones
Unless you’re a political junkie, it’s not easy keeping track of the seats up for election. Here’s why midterm elections and chamber control matters.
A Nobel-winning economist sounds the alarm about Republicans winning the midterms
Paul Krugman took to the pages of The NY Times to issue a warning every American needs to hear.
27 shocking and unbelievable Trump quotes about women
The president’s vile comments toward women goes well beyond the Access Hollywood tape.
Take Action: Add your name to demand MGM release their tapes of Trump sexually harassing women!
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GOP removes sole polling place from famous Hispanic majority city in Kansas
There seems to be no limit to the brazen cheating Republicans are willing to try to stop the blue wave.
Today’s Action: The Last Weekend – Sign up for time slots!
Midterms are two weeks away, and our absolute best chance to alter the course of Trump’s agenda lays in changing the landscape of Congress and state legislatures. The House has 84 competitive seats, and we only need to win 23 of them to take the majority. In the Senate, we must gain two seats. And, we need Democratic victories at the state level to fight insidious GOP voter suppression tactics, which target people of color, the poor, and the elderly, and have led to historic degrees of gerrymandering that favor Republican outcomes.
Republicans have made their agenda and unwillingness to compromise perfectly clear the past two years, from blocking the DREAM Act to sabotaging the ACA to confirming accused sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Which means our greatest priority over the next two weeks is voting out Trump’s henchmen — by ensuring every single Democrat turns out to vote for midterms on November 6.
Study after study shows that the best way to get out the vote is having conversations in the four days leading up to Election Day. Just voting isn’t enough — The Last Weekend is asking us to dedicate as little as three hours November 3-6 to talking with fellow voters in nearby swing districts and pushing us through an Election Day victory.
We have exciting momentum humming in Nevada (where Senate Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen is currently two points of ahead of Republican incumbent Sen. Dean Heller) and Texas (where openly gay Filipina-American Gina Ortez Jones could become the first woman to represent the district) but we absolutely are not out of the dumpster fire yet.
If you’ve been holding off on volunteering for election season, The Last Weekend is the perfect time to make the commitment — sign up now to reserve time slots! Volunteer efforts will be what hikes those turnout numbers and Democratic vote tallies. Make your hours count when they matter most for November 6!
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition to stop Trump from spending millions to prop up racist Confederate monuments, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.