Do you get a flu shot?

I don't. Not on some crazy anti-vaxxer grounds, I just never have. And I've never been seriously laid up with the flu, so if my opting out isn't working, it is also not, not-working. Anyway, I know many people who do get one. The CDC says:
#WhyWomenDontReport

#WhyWomenDontReport

Exhibit A: A day after Jessica Leeds accused Donald Trump of sexual assault in a story reported by the New York Times, Fox Business anchor Lou Dobbs used his large audience on Twitter — roughly 797K followers — to advertise the woman’s New York address and telephone number.  Exhibit B: "Take a look. You take a look. Look at her. Look at her words. You tell me what you think. I don’t think so. I don’t think so." - Donald Trump Exhibit C: #WhyWomenDontReport   (Amazing Twitter thread)

The Playing Field (Not a 62 District Project)

There are 41 State House Districts. 23 of them, or 56% of them, will be uncontested by a major party. Which means either the incumbent Representative currently holding the seat is running for reelection either completely unopposed, or opposed by minor third parties. Of those 23 Representatives, 17 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans. So already, the race for the House is pretty much over. Because to gain a majority, the state GOP would need to win 21 seats. They have 6 in the bank. So they need to pick up another 15. There are only 18 contested races. So to win the house, the GOP would have to basically run the table and win everything. Good luck. The Senate is another story....

The October 14, 2016 Thread

It was Obama day yesterday on the campaign trail. President Obama told Republicans they are responsible for allowing Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee by “feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years” at the annual Ohio Democrats’ dinner Thursday night, TPM reports. It was a no shit moment for all us liberals and Democrats. And it is long past time Democrats on the trail begin telling voters that all Republicans in office everywhere deserve to be punished for giving us Trump. Said Obama: “The problem is not that all Republicans think the way this guy does. The problem is that they’ve been riding this tiger for a long time. They’ve been feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years, primarily for political expedience. So if Trump was running around saying I wasn’t born here, they were okay with that as long as it helped them with votes. If some of these folks on talk radio talked about how I was the antichrist, that’s just politics.” He added: “They stood by while this happened. And Donald Trump–as he’s prone to do—he didn’t build the building himself, he just slapped his name on it and took credit for it. And that’s what happened in their party.” And then there was Michelle. If you have not watched her speech, you are required by law to stop what you are doing and watch it right now: