What have you done today to resist Trump?

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If the answer to that question is "I've commented on blogs" that isn't enough. You also need to Call Chris Coons and tell him to vote no on Tillerson for Sec of State. WILMINGTON Phone: (302) 573-6345 DOVER Phone: (302)736-5601 Toll-Free (877) 668-3368 WASHINGTON, D.C. Phone:(202) 224-5042 We need to keep constant pressure on Coons and Carper to resist Trump. They will fold and support Trump as soon as they think the coast is clear. This call script is from thesixtyfive.org, but you know how this works. My goal for this post is 10 calls to Coons on this issue. Let me know in the comments if (when?) you called.
Vote for Stephanie Hansen (if you live in SD10) and work for her if you don’t live in SD10

Vote for Stephanie Hansen (if you live in SD10) and work for her if you don’t live in SD10

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There are more than ten reasons, but I'm pressed for time, so I'm going to deal with a couple pressing issues, and let you guys flesh out the top ten list in the comments section. 1. John Carney must be stopped. Control of the state Senate is a serious issue. John Carney has already signaled on numerous occasions that he wants to Senate to flip so that he can push through his Chamber of Commence backed policies. Stephanie Hansen's election doesn't guarantee that Carney's plans will be thwarted, but it will present Carney with a stumbling block. 2. Stephanie Hansen is by far the most progressive candidate in the race. The Green Party of Delaware isn't contesting this race, so there is nobody to vote for (or work for, or donate to) on Hensen's left. She may not be your dream progressive, but the stakes are high in this election and arguing that there is no difference between Hansen and Marino is just as empty-headed as arguing that there is no difference between Trump and Clinton. And, yes. I am perfectly within my rights to vote for a less than perfect progressive without it conflicting with my liberal values.

…have faith in our values, our history and our country. America, in all its greatness, its variousness, its customs and history is far, far greater than any President

And yet here we have the opportunity to be America's guardians and protectors at a unique moment, perhaps a moment of especial peril. Who would not embrace that challenge? We know the curse: may you live in interesting times. We are living in interesting times. Most of us would not have chosen it. But we have it. I think many of us look back at critical momentous moments in our history, the Civil War, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and other comparable passages in the country's history and think, what would I have done?
SD10 Special Election Update

SD10 Special Election Update

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Democrats: What is Hansen all about? Is she another co-opted, corporate Dem, or does she have some progressive fire in the belly? I'm holding off criticizing or praising until I see something from the campaign, which I will get to hear from on Saturday the 28th:
The Vindication of Christine O’Donnell

The Vindication of Christine O’Donnell

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In addition to denying coverage for pre-existing conditions and yanking health insurance out from under a minimum of 30,000 Delawareans, the GOP's "repeal of the ACA will accomplish a lot of what Christine O'Donnell was campaigning for back in 2010, even while retaining O'Donnell's incoherence. This is from a debate that aired at 7:30 pm on October 13th, 2010: