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  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 28, 2020 at 5:43 PM

Biden scores big with a key demographic

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Trump needs Florida to win the presidential election -- and will struggle to keep the state without the support of voters over 65, which Trump won by 17 points in 2016.   But Quinnipiac polls show older voters breaking away for Biden, w…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 28, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Twitter fact-checks Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Twitter is finally calling Donald Trump out on his lies about vote-by-mail.    According to a Twitter spokesperson, Trump’s tweets about voter fraud conspiracy theories “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Republicans behind in key county

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Democratic Senate challenger Mark Kelly is steamrolling unelected GOP incumbent Martha McSally in the polls.    Kelly is up by 13 points in Arizona, but up by a whopping 18 in a key battleground: Maricopa County, a place political consu…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 5:43 PM

Biden takes votes from Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Democrats have a reason to celebrate: survey data shows their presumptive nominee, Joe Biden, is making significant inroads into Donald Trump’s 2016 voter support.   Specifically, The Washington Post reports that 9% of voters who picked Trump in 2016…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 2:39 PM

Federal judge bucks Trump

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   Democrats just won a huge legal victory over the Trump agenda.   U.S. District Judge Fred Biery has agreed with Democrats in Texas, ordering that absentee ballots be made available to those “who seek to vote by mail to avoid transmissi…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Bringing common sense back to gun control

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   There’s been an incredibly tragic, largely unseen consequence of the nationwide lockdown: because children are home more and gun sales are up, the country has seen a spike in unintentional shootings by children in March and April.   It’s a…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 10:05 PM

RBG: Trump is 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 26, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Trump demands trial for Obama

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   What is Obamagate, exactly?   No one has any idea, but Donald Trump can’t stop tweeting about it. According to Trump, Barack Obama is guilty of “the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR.”   Trump can’…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 2:40 PM

McConnell to Obama: shut up

When Democrats Turn Out       After former president Barack Obama criticized Trump’s pandemic response, pointing to a selfish and reckless attitude by the administration that has resulted in an “absolute chaotic disaster,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responded to the pre…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 24, 2020 at 10:05 PM

CDC staffers defy Trump

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 24, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Obama 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 24, 2020 at 2:43 PM

Kushner can't promise we'll have an election

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   When asked about whether the November election would be held on schedule, senior White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner replied, “I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other.”    Of course, both legal scholars…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 23, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Democrats' 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 23, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Trump 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 23, 2020 at 2:41 PM

Trump donor is 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 22, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Trump increases attacks on Pelosi

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Donald Trump has always had it out for powerful women -- but lately he has especially had it out for Nancy Pelosi.   Trump recently called Pelosi a “sick woman,” saying, “she’s got a lot of problems, a lot of mental problems.”   It’s …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 5:40 PM

McConnell demands cuts to unemployment benefits

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Mitch McConnell has decided that a global pandemic with the highest unemployment rates since the Great Depression is the perfect time to cut unemployment benefits.   Apparently McConnell’s rejection of the trillion-dollar HEROES Act, wh…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 2:42 PM

Trump threatens Michigan

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   Donald Trump wants states to choose between federal relief aid and the right to vote.   The President of the United States threatened the state of Michigan on Twitter, saying that -- as punishment for sending 7.7 million people absentee ba…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Trump takes aim at our democracy

When Democrats Turn Out       Considering the risk associated with physically going to the polls, it’s no surprise that 51% of voters say they’re likely to vote by mail in November.   To support Americans’ quest for safe voting, House Democrats have passed a bill that would give …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Here's why Trump is holding up relief

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Donald Trump has declared the sweeping relief package that House Democrats have already passed as “dead on arrival.”   While Democrats in Congress are moving quickly to bring additional immediate relief to local governments and direct c…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 5:40 PM

What the IG Trump just fired was investigating

When Democrats Turn Out       POLITICO reports that “The State Department inspector general who was fired by President Donald Trump late Friday night was investigating the president’s effort to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval.”   When asked about an il…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 2:41 PM

The office helping Trump hides his crimes

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   According to The Hill, it was the D.C. Department of Justice office that “played a central role in DOJ’s request to drop charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.” That dismissal of charges, charges to which Flynn h…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 1:04 AM

Trump calls Obama "grossly incompetent"

When Democrats Turn Out       Former President Obama delivered an address to graduates of historically black colleges and universities over the weekend and mentioned how important it is that America’s next generation of leaders be better than our current ones, saying, “This pandemi…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Even AG Barr knows that Trump's claims about Obama are unfounded

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Attorney General Bill Barr has said that, no matter what Donald Trump wants, he won’t use the justice system to organize a show trial for former president Barack Obama -- with Barr saying, “As long as I’m attorney general, the criminal ju…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 5:38 PM

Trump takes aim at democracy

When Democrats Turn Out       Considering the risk associated with physically going to the polls, it’s no surprise that 51% of voters say they’re likely to vote by mail in November.   To support Americans’ quest for safe voting, House Democrats have passed a bill that would give …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 2:40 PM

GOP says no to Americans, yes to vacation

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   House Democrats know that 84% of Americans want another round of stimulus relief. That’s why Nancy Pelosi presented the HEROES Act, which contains $3 trillion in aid to local governments as well as another round of direct cash payments t…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 1:04 AM

Trump demands Obama be put on trial

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   What is Obamagate, exactly?   No one has any idea, but Donald Trump can’t stop tweeting about it. According to Trump, Barack Obama is guilty of “the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR.”   Trump can’…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 10:09 PM

Republicans "fret" over Trump in swing states

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   POLITICO reports that many Republicans in swing states “fret that Trump’s hopes are now hitched to the pandemic...The concerns give voice to an assortment of recent battleground state polling showing Trump struggling against Biden.”   I…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Trump labels Obama "grossly incompetent"

When Democrats Turn Out       Former President Obama delivered an address to graduates of historically black colleges and universities over the weekend and mentioned how important it is that America’s next generation of leaders be better than our current ones, saying, “This pandemi…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 2:39 PM

Trump fires IG for investigating Pompeo

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   Late Friday night, Donald Trump fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick.    Linick, an Obama appointee, was doing his job and investigating Mike Pompeo -- Trump’s Secretary of State -- for inappropriate behavior. Pompeo w…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Kushner says he cannot promise we'll have an election

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   When asked about whether the November election would be held on schedule, senior White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner replied, “I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other.”    Of course, both legal scholars…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Democrats vow to fight for Native communities

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Prominent Democrats like Senator Kamala Harris are leading the charge to protect vulnerable Native communities from the worst effects of the pandemic.   Tribal communities -- which are often subject to overcrowding, poor living conditio…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 5:51 PM

The country's top doctors have vanished

When Democrats Turn Out       The nation’s top health officials are no longer appearing on television.   White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, and leading infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci have all been con…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 2:38 PM

Trump demands a trial for Obama

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   What is Obamagate, exactly?   No one has any idea, but Donald Trump can’t stop tweeting about it. According to Trump, Barack Obama is guilty of “the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR.”   Trump can’…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 1:06 AM

Finally, Obama 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 17, 2020 at 10:04 PM

Trump judges' all-out assault on reproductive freedom

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Mifepristone, a medicine that allows the user to safely induce an abortion at home, was approved by the FDA almost two decades ago.   But since that time, its availability has been heavily regulated. Experts at the New England Journal o…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 17, 2020 at 5:39 PM

Pelosi is committed to bringing relief to vulnerable Americans

When Democrats Turn Out       On Fox News, the former acting director of ICE said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has “lost her mind.” Why? Because Pelosi’s next relief bill, the HEROES Act, stipulates that undocumented Americans “engaged in essential critical infrastructure labor …
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 17, 2020 at 2:40 PM

Kushner says he can't promise we'll have an election

When Democrats Turn Out       Hey there,   When asked about whether the November election would be held on schedule, senior White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner replied, “I’m not sure I can commit one way or the other.”    Of course, both legal scholars…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 17, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Who's Biden's boldest option 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 16, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Trump forces Deputy Postmaster General to resign

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   The United States Postal Service’s Deputy Postmaster General was just forced out of his job because he wouldn’t toe the Trump party line.   The former leading USPS official, Ronald Stroman, had been a staunch advocate for vote-by-mail -- s…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 7:02 PM

More than 15 states could see abortion access "profoundly" reduced

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   CBS News reports that “More than 15 states could see abortion access ‘profoundly’ reduced” if the Supreme Court upholds a Louisiana law -- called the “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act” -- that would make it more difficult for doctors to pro…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 5:39 PM

Trump is losing his argument to America

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   A new Post-Ipsos poll shows 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s pandemic response, while just 43% approve.   That means most Americans don’t buy Trump’s lies about America’s response being the best in the world, don’t believe Trump’s…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 2:39 PM

Warren decries McConnell's heartlessness

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Has Mitch McConnell been living under a rock?   The House Majority Leader has refused to support more emergency relief for Americans, saying he hasn’t “felt the urgency” to take action. Luckily, America has a progressive champion who’ll…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 1:04 AM

McConnell thinks Obama should shut up

When Democrats Turn Out       After former president Barack Obama criticized Trump’s pandemic response, pointing to a selfish and reckless attitude by the administration that has resulted in an “absolute chaotic disaster,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responded to the pre…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 10:18 PM

GOP senators are more vulnerable than ever

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   The Democrats need just 4 seats to take back the Senate and control both houses of Congress for the first time since 2011.   Which is why it’s such great news that The Daily Kos now puts exactly four GOP-held Senate seats squarely withi…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 5:40 PM

The impeachment manager on Biden's VP list

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Florida Congresswoman Val Demings is an ex-chief of police, a member of the House Intel Committee, and a former House manager during Trump’s impeachment trial. It’s an impressive resume -- in Demings’ own words, “I chose tough jobs. I hav…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 2:38 PM

Demand internet equality to protect the vulnerable

When Democrats Turn Out       Hello,   Imagine being a school-aged child in America right now. Classes have been cancelled. Your parents, extremely busy with their own responses to the crisis, are doing their best to continue your education any way they can. It’s got to be an ext…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 1:03 AM

Who's 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 14, 2020 at 9:04 PM

Biden calls out McConnell for lying

When Democrats Turn Out       Hi there,   Did you see that Joe Biden has called out Mitch McConnell for lying about the way the Obama administration left the White House?   McConnell was speaking to Lara Trump in a virtual campaign message for her father-in-law when the House M…
  When Democrats Turn Out · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 6:06 PM

McConnell tells Obama to shut up

When Democrats Turn Out       After former president Barack Obama criticized Trump’s pandemic response, pointing to a selfish and reckless attitude by the administration that has resulted in an “absolute chaotic disaster,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell responded to the pre…