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Thank you for these empowering emails. I made the calls. I grabbed the postcards to swing states link and will deliver it to a woman I met while canvassing. ✅ Regarding the boohoo comment, I can tell you as a canvasser (2 shifts, 3x per month) I’ve spoken with hundreds of voters since March and this is what I see: Fear. Confusion. Hate for Joe. Gratitude for Joe. White men in their 40’s and 50’s (they appear single but I don’t know for a fact) have gone sideways in anger, with crazy news stories that I can find NOWHERE in my reading of NYT, LA Times, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Axios. Canvassing is delicate work and I try to bring a bit of daylight rather than change people’s minds…. Facts are the currency. You are speaking truth and it’s a bit grim right now. If readers struggle to take it onboard they need to see what I see at the doors- living in a swing state that is in a dead heat. Tell the truth. Thank you for everything you’re doing.

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Thank you so so much for the critical work you’re doing. If we do win it’ll be because of folks like you.

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With a pathological liar in the mix it’s gonna be a tough go. Thank you for continuing to speak truth. We all must continue to take up space with our constant truth: historic low unemployment, an economy so strong it carries other world economies in its shoulders and we have not the tiniest sign of a recession thanks to the Biden administration. Americans are top notch workers, inventors, and problem solvers. So yes, inflation is stubborn, but finally falling.

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Right!

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I called Sen. Schumer's office and was told they don't take comments from folks outside his voting area! I managed to say please bring up the Child Tax Credit.

Shirley Coupeville, WA

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Interesting. They must have gotten a lot of calls! Good work, everyone!

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I have never heard you “boo-hooing” - in fact, you always find something positive to focus on. Never feel you have to apologize for having feelings of disappointment, sadness or frustration. This is hard work and you do it every day. You can express whatever you want. We’ll still be here because we know you do the work every damn day.🩵

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Thanks Heather. So appreciate that and right back at you.

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Would rather clean the catbox with my teeth than watch one f'n second of the orange maggot.

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Have a great trip, Jess!

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It can be fixed, yes. First by demanding that Thomas resign. His transgressions are astounding. We can't accept this level of corruption.

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It is Friday. Sadly, now the only question is who will be the Democrat running for President. I will be 89 in 3 months and am most sympathetic with Joe and his CBS, crowded brain syndrome. Word searching is aggravating for a writer, but devastating to a public speaker who has to think on his feet. Then add it to a stutter and public debate is impossible. But worst last night was the failure to land several hard left hooks when the Orange Propaganda Machine was wide open; e.g. "Hang Mike Pence". The whole nation heard the rioters chant. To let Orange blame Nancy Pelosi and get away with it. IMHO Pete would have destroyed him. We need an emotional leader to rally behind. Love, Doc

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Thanks for the value visual...I posted on T and Instagram. To each post, I added the following:A report card leading up to tonight's debate. One measuring stick to assess tonight's debate.

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With this Supreme Court it seems like Project 2025 is already rolling along!!!

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Thanks for the Demcast link! Ill try to live-tweet or thread or something tonight.

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