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  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 3:04 PM

McConnell's hypocrisy on Merrick Garland finally confirmed

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   Do you remember when Mitch McConnell refused to even consider Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court?   McConnell claimed that since it was an election year, the American people should decide instead. He insisted th…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Who is Biden's boldest VP option?

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   A CBS News poll finds that 55% of Democratic voters want Biden to make a “bold” choice when selecting a vice president.   Biden has no shortage of bold options: There’s Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia lawmaker who’s made it her goal …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 11:43 PM

Women of SCOTUS stand up to Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   The men of the Supreme Court of the United States -- including Trump loyalist appointees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh -- defended the president’s action to keep his tax returns hidden from Congress and the American people.   Justic…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 9:07 PM

California takes huge step to protect election

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   California has taken a landmark step to preserve and expand voting rights. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring that every single voter receive a ballot in the mail so that Californians have their right to vote -- and…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Help us save Obama's legacy from Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   After using his first term to undermine the Affordable Care Act any way he could, Donald Trump is now readying to destroy the ACA once and for all.    Trump made his plan clear: “We want to terminate health care under Obamacare.” Nevermind…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Obama finally gets involved

When Democrats Turn Out       Barack Obama is joining the resistance against the Trump administration.   The former president, who’d previously been reserved in his criticism, is now calling out Trump and AG Bill Barr before the American people. Obama issued a scathing rebuke of …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Trump attempts to bury CDC report

When Democrats Turn Out       In an attempt to make the country’s reopening as safe as possible, top CDC officials wrote a step-by-step guide for local authorities to use on how and when to best reopen restaurants and other shared spaces. It was supposed to be published.   But th…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 12:07 AM

Biden surges ahead of Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   A survey from Hart Research Associates shows that Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump decisively in six key swing states: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Montana, and North Carolina.   Those states also all happen to have vulnerable Republica…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Top Trump donor given USPS

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Trump has named top donor Louis DeJoy to head the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy, who’s been handling fundraising for this year’s Republican National Convention, “will be the first postmaster general in two decades who did not rise through th…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Biden's boldest VP options

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   A CBS News poll finds that 55% of Democratic voters want Biden to make a “bold” choice when selecting a vice president.   Biden has no shortage of bold options: There’s Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia lawmaker who’s made it her goal …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Democrats propose historic solution

When Democrats Turn Out       Former Democratic presidential rivals Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders have joined together to advocate for a solution to the current crisis: give $2,000 to every American who makes under $120,000, in payments made every single month, until the pandemi…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 11, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Suing Democrats "into oblivion"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   Democrats have mounted an effort to expand voting rights in over a dozen states to protect Americans during the ongoing health crisis.    The GOP’s response? According to RNC chief of staff Richard Walter, it’s to sue Democrats “into obliv…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 11, 2020 at 6:06 PM

"The 'wartime president' is scared of Maxine Waters"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   Donald Trump has decided Anthony Fauci will testify on his administration’s pandemic response -- but only to the Republican-controlled Senate, not the Democratic-led House.    The View’s Joy Behar has presented one theory why, saying, …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 11, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Trump tries to bury CDC report

When Democrats Turn Out       In an attempt to make the country’s reopening as safe as possible, top CDC officials wrote a step-by-step guide for local authorities to use on how and when to best reopen restaurants and other shared spaces. It was supposed to be published.   But th…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 10, 2020 at 9:05 PM

POLITICO: "Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO is reporting the Trump administration ”will urge the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare, maintaining its all-out legal assault on the health care law amid a pandemic that will drive millions of more Americans to depend on its co…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 10, 2020 at 6:04 PM

Biden's boldest pick for VP

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   A CBS News poll finds that 55% of Democratic voters want Biden to make a “bold” choice when selecting a vice president.   Biden has no shortage of bold options: There’s Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia lawmaker who’s made it her goal …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 10, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Trump donor named new head of USPS

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Trump has named top donor Louis DeJoy to head the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy, who’s been handling fundraising for this year’s Republican National Convention, “will be the first postmaster general in two decades who did not rise through th…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 10, 2020 at 12:03 AM

Trump says he's too busy to be president

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   In an ABC News interview, David Muir asked Donald Trump about why he never replenished the Strategic National Stockpile of medical equipment during his first term.   Trump’s defense? “I have a lot of things going on.”   Source: Fox …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 9:04 PM

RBG is stronger than Trump's attacks

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   A CNN Politics piece has called Ruth Bader Ginsburg the “face of the Trump resistance,” citing her strength -- and how the 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice is still pumping iron twice a week in the SCOTUS gym.   RBG seems unstoppable,…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 6:05 PM

POLITICO: Democrats demand Trump administration show intelligence

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have gone full conspiracy theory, saying there is now “significant” and “enormous” evidence that proves COVID was created in a Chinese lab.   When asked what the proof was, POLIT…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms already has a strong endorsement for VP

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Congressman Jim Clyburn’s already had a massive impact on the Democratic nomination -- according to The Washington Post, Clyburn’s endorsement of Biden before the South Carolina primary “changed everything for Joe Biden’s campaign.”   T…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 12:06 AM

Schiff won't allow Trump's cruelty

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that state and local bailout money from the federal government could hinge on whether the immigration policies of the individual governments seeking relief align with Trump administra…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 9:02 PM

Because of Trump's grudge, millions go hungry

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   New data shows that almost 20% of mothers with young children say their kids don’t have enough to eat. That’s triple the hunger rate at even the height of the Great Recession, as millions of American families now struggle to put food on t…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Say no to corporate bailouts and yes to relief for everyday Americans?

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   Congress has been reluctant to pass direct aid to the American people. Many Americans were denied their $1200 stimulus checks -- and no more payments are on the horizon, with Mitch McConnell drawing a red line against further government aid.…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 3:09 PM

Trump: "There's never been an attack like this."

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Going one step further from denying any responsibility for the pandemic, Donald Trump is now calling the virus an “invisible enemy” he’s at war with -- a war he says is “worse than Pearl Harbor...worse than the World Trade Center.”   Tr…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 12:06 AM

White House calls Fauci's testimony "counterproductive"

When Democrats Turn Out       The Washington Post reports that the White House has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying before a House subcommittee investigating the administration’s pandemic response, saying his appearance would be “counterproductive.”    It makes sense for him to …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 9:05 PM

"Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   The New York Times Magazine is asking whether the unfolding public health crisis will disenfranchise Americans in November -- and making the case that, “A successful election will require some Covid-era changes. The main one is enabling tens…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 6:05 PM

RBG hears arguments from hospital

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   Rachel Maddow had some encouraging news to share: even though Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been hospitalized with an infection, she still participated in oral arguments -- remotely, from her hospital bed.    “Think abo…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 3:07 PM

McConnell's dark money can't stop us

When Democrats Turn Out       Democrats are expanding the map in their fight to turn the Senate blue. Mitch McConnell knows it, and he’s worried. His trusty dark money ally, the Senate Leadership Fund, is pouring tens of millions of dollars behind right-wing Republicans across the …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 9:04 PM

GOP senator profits off advance knowledge of COVID

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Just three weeks into her term in January, Republican senator Kelly Loeffler was privately briefed about the spread of COVID-19 -- months before the American public would have information about the disease.   In the days that followed, …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Biden defends the press from Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   On World Press Freedom Day, Trump took aim at the media, tweeting “The Fake News doesn’t show real polls. Lamestream Media is totally CORRUPT, the Enemy of the People!”   Biden blocked his attack, saying, “Donald Trump’s repeated effort…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Most Democrats want a "bold" VP choice

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   A CBS News poll finds that 55% of Democratic voters want Biden to make a “bold” choice when selecting a vice president.   Biden has no shortage of bold options: There’s Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia lawmaker who’s made it her goal …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 9:05 PM

White House says Fauci can't testify for this reason

When Democrats Turn Out       The Washington Post reports that the White House has blocked Dr. Fauci from testifying before a House subcommittee investigating the administration’s pandemic response, saying his appearance would be “counterproductive.”    It makes sense for him to …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Trump is losing these voters to Biden

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   New swing state polling shows that Biden leads Trump among a key group of voters: Americans 65 and older.   Biden is winning the demographic by 10 points in Florida and leads with baby boomers in Pennsylvania by 6 points. Both areas rep…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Do you support the U.S. Postal Service?

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   The United States Post Office has existed since 1775 under postmaster general Benjamin Franklin. Currently, its over 600,000 employees are the lifeblood of America -- bringing crucial correspondence, life saving medicine, and vote-by-mail…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 9:05 PM

"80% of Democrats" want a VP with this

When Democrats Turn Out       In a recent poll, roughly 80% of Democrats say they want Biden to pick a VP with legislative and executive experience. Amy Klobuchar, who has served in the Senate since 2006, has been on Biden’s shortlist ever since her ringing endorsement of Biden in…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Bad news for Donald Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   As NPR reports, “with the presidential election less than seven months away, more than half the country prefers that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden handle the pandemic -- and even the economy. The latter being what Trump has bee…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 4, 2020 at 3:05 PM

RBG calls Trump a "faker"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   A CNN Politics piece has called Ruth Bader Ginsburg the “face of the Trump resistance,” citing her strength -- and how the 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice is still pumping iron twice a week in the SCOTUS gym.   RBG seems unstoppable,…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 3, 2020 at 9:03 PM

New polls show great news for a Biden/Warren ticket

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO is reporting that the GOP is sounding the alarm after, “An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released over the weekend revealed that voters thought Biden would do a better job than Trump in managing the virus by a 9-point margin, and …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 3, 2020 at 6:07 PM

Pence's flimsy excuse for not wearing a mask

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   You’ve probably by now seen the photo of Mike Pence standing in the Mayo Clinic, meeting doctors and health officials, with no mask.   But now the vice president has explained why he flouted the guidelines of the clinic and the CDC: he …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 3, 2020 at 3:04 PM

McConnell's next judge pick

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   McConnell has drawn a “red line” on relief money for struggling states and families. Instead, he’s using the current crisis to pack the courts with as many Trump loyalist judges as possible.   According to The New York Times, while the …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 2, 2020 at 9:04 PM

GOP Senator: "The state of Georgia is in play."

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   CNN: “Sen. David Perdue, a Georgia Republican up for reelection and a close Trump confidant, issued a blunt warning to GOP activists during an off-the-record conference call this week: Democrats are in position to turn his state blue and…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 2, 2020 at 6:05 PM

Trump swears out campaign manager after learning he's losing

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Trump’s campaign manager, son-in-law, senior adviser, and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel got together to tell him one thing: he’s losing.   Trump rejected both internal polls showing him losing to Biden in swing states, instead of sweari…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 2, 2020 at 3:06 PM

POLITICO's Election "Nightmare Scenario"

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO is forecasting a “nightmare scenario” for November’s election -- predicting that the public health crisis will keep voters home from the polls.    That might not ordinarily be a nightmare -- if voters had absentee ballots to vo…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 11:39 PM

Here's why the GOP wants to bankrupt USPS

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   The United States Post Office has existed since 1775 under postmaster general Benjamin Franklin. Currently, its over 600,000 employees are the lifeblood of America -- bringing crucial correspondence, life saving medicine, and vote-by-mail…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 9:09 PM

Trump's plan to replace RBG

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   According to YouGov, RBG is far more loved than Donald Trump -- only 22% of America has negative opinions of her, compared to 52% for Trump. In other words, the progressive icon and Supreme Court justice that Trump demanded to recuse hers…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Essential workers need our help

When Democrats Turn Out       The situation:   America’s frontline workers are using today to demand they receive the health benefits and personal protection equipment the federal government and their private employers have failed to provide.   The employees of Amazon, Whole Fo…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 3:05 PM

Schiff vows he won't allow Trump's cruelty

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that state and local bailout money from the federal government could hinge on whether the immigration policies of the individual governments seeking relief align with Trump administra…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 9:06 PM

More than half the country prefers Biden to Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   As NPR reports, “with the presidential election less than seven months away, more than half the country prefers that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden handle the pandemic -- and even the economy. The latter being what Trump has bee…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 6:11 PM

Biden makes gains in Michigan and Pennsylvania

When Democrats Turn Out       A Fox News poll puts Joe Biden 8 points ahead of Donald Trump in both Michigan and Pennsylvania -- two states that voted for Trump in 2016.   Biden received significant support from women, nonwhite voters, millennials, and voters over 65. That’s bad …