Going “all in” to support local change makers

Going “all in” to support local change makers

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DL readers have accepted the fact that the Democratic Party is a useless dumpster fire run by corporate shills with a PR interest in sounding like they support women, gays and minorities. So rather than be drawn into that nonsense, we have said that the better use of our progressive time and energy would be to give our FULL financial and volunteer support a local candidate that we think will make a difference. But who are these local challengers that need our support? Four come directly to mind, but there are certainly others. Work hard. Think local. Block out the nonsense, and let's get this done this September and November.

PA GOP still hammering away on “TAXES = EVIL” messaging

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When am I going to stop being astonished by utterly predictable bullshit? What's astonishing me today is the fact that two Republicans running for Pennsylvania governor would like to eliminate school property taxes, and one of those two wants to make deep cuts in corporate income taxes. Seriously..? How many times does this strategy have to ruin a state before it STOPS working as a political talking point? It is truly unbelievable to me that Republicans can still run on, and win with "TAXES = EVIL" messaging. As we see here in Delaware with JOhn Carney at the helm, part of the problem is that Democrats (in this case Tom Wolf) don't push back and reveal the bullshit in that messaging, but try to adopt a kinder, gentler version of it.
The winner of Tuesday’s primary will run against Gov. Wolf, a Democrat who has said he is open to ending the reliance on property taxes as a source of revenue and supported the idea in his 2014 campaign. But in office, Wolf has opposed bills to eliminate school property taxes, citing concerns with the details and proposed revenue replacements.
That's giving 'em hell Tom!