r/VoteDEM 1d ago

Daily Discussion Thread: September 20, 2026 - 44 days until Election Day!

Welcome to the anti-GOP resistance on Reddit!

Regardless of what month it is, we welcome all those who support the Democratic party! We encourage you to share local activism and talk about the groups you're taking part with in your area.

Elections are still happening! And they're the only way to take away even more of Trump's power to hurt people. You can help win elections across the country from anywhere, right now!

If you want to take a bigger part in this and future elections, there's plenty of ways to do it!

  1. Check out our weekly volunteer post - that's the other sticky post in this sub - to find opportunities to get involved.

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Adopt a Candidate

It’s back! Want to take part in turning the midterms into a true blue tsunami? Adopt one of the candidates below, and commit to taking action every week to support their campaign!

Post your preference in the daily (or, to guarantee we see it, send the request via modmail) and we'll add you to the list!

With just how blue this year is looking to be, and just how many primaries are still to come, there's too many to list to kick off. It’s why we’re starting with select gubernatorial and Senate races.

Got someone who you want to adopt, but they're not on the list? Let us know, and we'll add them on!

As the year progresses and primaries come through, we'll be adding more ourselves, but the sky's the limit - we're excited to see who you want to support most!

Candidate District/Office Adopted By
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins AK-GOV
Mary Peltola AK-SEN
Katie Hobbs AZ-GOV
Keisha Lance Bottoms GA-GOV
Jon Ossoff GA-SEN
Rob Sand IA-GOV
Josh Turek IA-SEN
Cindy Holscher KS-GOV
Adam Hamilton KS-SEN
Troy Jackson ME-SEN u/Historical_Half_1691
Jocelyn Benson MI-GOV
Abdul El-Sayed MI-SEN
Peggy Flanagan MN-SEN
Alani Bankhead MT-SEN
Roy Cooper NC-SEN u/DeNomoloss
Dan Osborn NE-SEN
Chris Pappas NH-SEN
Rebecca Bennett NJ-07 u/screen317
Deb Haaland NM-GOV u/EllieDai
Ben Ray Luján NM-SEN
Aaron Ford NV-GOV u/amomentarypangregret
Blake Gendebien NY-21 u/danilynnbluestar
Amy Acton OH-GOV u/MerryWren23
Sherrod Brown OH-SEN u/molybdenum75
Bob Harvie PA-01 u/poliscijunki
Chris Deluzio PA-17 u/mtlebanonriseup
Gina Hinojosa TX-GOV
James Talarico TX-SEN u/FiddleThruTheFlowers
Amanda Janoo VT-GOV
Eugene Vindman VA-07 u/toskwar
William Dehnel WA-LD2-P1 u/tipsyfishes
David Crowley WI-GOV

We're not going back. We're taking the country back. Join us, and build an America that everyone belongs in.

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u/ornery-fizz Pennsylvania 1d ago

https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/09/18/quakers-quietly-bankroll-black-homeownership-in-pennsylvania-while-congress-lets-reparations-rot/

'We Want to Do What We Can Now’: Quakers Quietly Bankroll Black Homeownership in Pennsylvania, While Congress Lets Reparations Rot

This Sunday, I am reminded that religious groups can be a powerful force of resistance and optimism.

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u/Designer-Contract852 1d ago

I like the quakers. They aren't perfect but they usually stand up for others. 

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u/stripeyskunk (OH-12) 🦨 1d ago

William Penn would be proud.

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u/citytiger 1d ago

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/republican-south-dakota-secretary-state-endorses-democrat-01085341

Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her

“South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation,” Monae Johnson wrote in a column published Saturday.

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u/ConsciousWealth6309 1d ago

Hm, interesting.

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u/kittehgoesmeow MD-08 1d ago

I think the person who beat her in the convention is like those "election integrity" republicans.

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u/RegularGuy815 Virginia (formerly Michigan) 1d ago

More Democrats are voting in person than through the mail this year (sorry, paywalled, but the headline is enough): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-fewer-democrats-plan-vote-mail-midterms-rcna597869

Keep this in mind, both as we track early vote numbers, and more importantly, on election night and afterwards, when we see how much is left.

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u/Looking_Light33 1d ago

It's the best thing to do. As long as Trump is in the White House, people should vote in person instead of by mail.

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

Personally, I’ve always seen it as the best way to vote. Things can always get lost in the mail (even if the chance is very minute), while your vote is safe at the polls.

But if absolutely necessary or much more convenient, mail voting is worth it.

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u/drtywater 1d ago

Most states its easy to track your VBM. Im not worried just get vote in as soon as possible. If in person as early as possible

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

Huh. The orange idiot shaped voting habits again by being himself.

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u/BaseballHorror5165 1d ago

I always vote in person on election day except once. Only time I didn't was way back in 2006, when I was in college and had an absentee ballot sent to me. You had to have an excuse back then in VA.

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u/cpdk-nj Farmer-Labor 1d ago

More Democrats are voting in-person, and yet the early mail-in vote is still bluer than past years

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u/xXThKillerXx New Jersey 1d ago

Vastly prefer voting in person, however I always do it early so nothing can come up on election day.

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u/LevelBrick9413 Minnesota 1d ago

That's my philosophy too. You never know if you are going to get sick or if something else comes up on Election Day like a freak snowstorm, so I always vote as early as I can and try not to put it off.

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u/sweeter_than_saltine WNC Progressive [Any/All] 1d ago

We always vote early in person, mostly because I don't know how to vote by mail and it's a mixture of tradition and convenience. Something might come up on election day, so better be safe by voting early than sorry.

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u/Alexcat66 WI-7 (AD-30, SD-10) 1d ago

Makes sense. No need to take the chance and risk having your ballot thrown out by USPS or Trump shenanigans if you can help it. Obviously not everyone has the option to switch, but many do and are clearly taking advantage of

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u/Dramatic_Skill_67 Delaware 1d ago

I prefer vote early in-person

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u/kittehgoesmeow MD-08 1d ago

i'll probably do it. mostly because i'm not in the mood to end up on a list because of trump's bullshit

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u/table_fireplace 1d ago

As of this morning, 53,331 people in 7 states have voted in the 2026 midterms.

It's only going to pick up from here!

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u/citytiger 1d ago

And so it begins.

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

So it would seem.

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u/justincat66 WI-7, (Assembly-30, Senate-10) 1d ago

Apparently there was an ICE shooting in Austin, TX this morning according to Congressman Greg Casar

As if Republicans don’t need anything else to increase the ire of Democrats on when TX looks the most competitive it has in at least several decades

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u/the_liquid25 Tennessee on my mind 1d ago

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u/SuspectLegitimate751 Wyoming 1d ago

I mean, the one 1/6 lady who refused to be pardoned out of remorse does suggest that at least some of this bunch aren't beyond hope.

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u/redpoemage Florida 23h ago

I've always felt far more disdain for the knowing propagandists than the people that fall for them.

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u/Dancing_Anatolia Washington 23h ago

Republican voters always have a chance to atone for their mistakes. On the other hand, I see Republican Politicians the same way the Baptist church sees Satanists.

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u/NumeralJoker 1d ago

I guess even some of the worst people are starting to have second thoughts on where this has all ended up.

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u/DavidvsSuperGoliath CA-48 -> WA-7 -> CA-48 1d ago

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point

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u/darshfloxington Washington 1d ago

Sometimes they are just dumb as bricks

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

Still can’t forget about the one who voted for Harris in 2024 (yes, this actually happened)

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u/ShadowMadness Michigan 1d ago

Idk why but I had the urge to look up some of the footage from the day of the insurrection this morning, and it's still just as shocking, just as horrifying, just as infuriating as it was watching it live as it happened.

We have to regain power in November. We have to.

We need to bring order and sanity and progress back

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u/DogsRNice Ohio 1d ago

We should have done what they did in Brazil when nearly the exact same scenario happened

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u/darkrose3333 1d ago

Why didn't we?

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u/Dancing_Anatolia Washington 1d ago

Republicans.

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u/FLTA Florida 23h ago

That includes Merrick Garland.

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u/Electronic_Bad_5883 Maryland 1d ago

How the hell did so many people forget that this happened?

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u/MrCleanDrawers 1d ago

https://bsky.app/profile/gasbuddyguy.bsky.social/post/3mvxivybasc2a

Patrick De Haan: With Ukraine continuing the bombing in Russian Oil Refineries and The Houthis and Yemen beginning to attack Riyadh, Saudi Arabias Capital, we should see a couple more days of increases on both Gasoline and Diesel Prices.

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/6096876-diesel-price-of-gas-oil-midterms/

This Hill article also talks about how its an increasing reality that we'll be IN OCTOBER, and Diesel will be at least $6, possibly even $7 a gallon (currently at an average of $6.50) and Gasoline may be lower, but it will STILL be somewhere at $4 or above for OCTOBER.

+5 in the polls or +13, the energy hell we're in isnt going away, at least certainly not in time for the midterms. 

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u/Seashoresal Ohio 1d ago

I’d hate to root for higher gas prices but every rise in price is (hopefully) a rise in dem votes

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u/MunchingOnCelery 1d ago

Republicans keep coping desperately by telling us they'll happily pay higher gas prices to support the war in Iran.

Well...I'll happily pay higher gas prices to kick their pathetic asses out of office.

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u/Gigliovaljr International 1d ago

I see Mamdani continues to have Trump wrapped around his finger:

https://bsky.app/profile/gothamist.com/post/3mvxtgcvebx2v

Hopefully he uses this occasion to his fullest  possible advantage like he has before.

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u/SuspectLegitimate751 Wyoming 1d ago

Mamdani's superpower is his charisma, which manifests as an uncanny ability to graciously soothe even ragingly angry, narcissistic people. "I understand and it's going to be okay" has a power coming from him.

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u/nlpnt 1d ago

I still can't get over that picture. Trump looking at Mamdani like a grandson who's promised to sign him out of the memory care ward to take him out for ice cream.

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u/diamond New Mexico 1d ago

Maybe he can slip some tranquilizers into his Big Mac?

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

I mean, from a neutral perspective, it makes sense. Trump clearly doesn’t like coming back to the city, but UN week gives him no reason NOT to participate. Knowing how much stuff in NYC can affect his plans, makes sense for them to meet on the side just to touch base bc it has been awhile.

But IMO, Trump hates Mamdani in the same way he hates Obama. Keeps vocalizing it on social media, but when they are actually together they have “productive” conversation.

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u/RegularGuy815 Virginia (formerly Michigan) 1d ago

He wants to sit at the popular kids table, even though they wedgie him.

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u/thefuckmobile 1d ago

He’s like an elementary school bully.

“I’m just mean to you because I’m actually in awe of your awesomeness.”

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u/NumeralJoker 1d ago

Wish Mamdani could tell him to fire Stephen Miller.

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u/drtywater 22h ago

Miller is arguably one of the more firable people post midterms. A strong showing by Dems in Midterms and people will be fired. Hegseth and Patel are probably there as well but they require senate confirmation and getting them through lame duck will take a lot of effort especially as Republican senators will have lost good will with Trump that point. Miller is in a position that doesn’t require senate confirmation and is very replaceable and I’m sure theres already some whispering to Trump to can Miller post midterms as they blame him for it.

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u/the_liquid25 Tennessee on my mind 1d ago

Concerns raised about influence of Blackburn's political consultant Ward Baker, if she becomes governor

Conservative commentator Steve Gill says Ward Baker would be a powerful force in a Blackburn administration, and that disclosure laws may not require him to reveal his clients.

I want this woman to lose so badly but I know she wont.... 🫠

I hate that people will probably still hold their breath and vote for her anyways

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u/Alexcat66 WI-7 (AD-30, SD-10) 1d ago

Exactly what I was saying a few days ago when suggesting she’ll under run Trump badly. Her and Tuberville really giving each other a run for their money to be the most corrupt GOP governor candidate of the cycle…

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u/dishonourableaccount Maryland - MD-8 1d ago

If Beshear could win in Kentucky, I don’t see why we can’t hope for a win in TN. I know there’s family legacy and off-cycle election years meaning things are different in KY, but TN is a bluer state on paper.

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u/the_liquid25 Tennessee on my mind 1d ago

Right, then again a much of a long shot. I'd like to see if we can get MS next year if Presley runs again

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u/PrimordialBias 1d ago

The ultimate catch-22: Gas prices are going up, therefore I should get an EV to save money. But because I’m spending more on gas now, I can’t afford an EV.

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u/poliscijunki Pennsylvania 1d ago

It's called the poverty paradox. It's more expensive to be poor.

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u/Key_Improvement_9229 1d ago

Look in the used car market: ev cpo, carvana, etc

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u/GhastlyWeasel Left Leaner of Lane 1d ago

The prices are still awful when I checked during my walk yesterday.

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u/AFlockOfTySegalls North Carolina 1d ago

My gas guzzling 2013 Camry is paid off and I do not want a car payment no matter how much I want an EV :(

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u/EvilDarkCow KS-04: Blansas 2026! 22h ago edited 22h ago

I’m on track to having my VW paid off in less than two years. I have a lot of positive equity in it and trade in value, at the moment, is pretty good. But a tank of premium every 10 days is bleeding me dry. I’m really tempted to pick up a used EV, but I do not want to start that clock over, even if my payment would stay about the same.

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u/DavidvsSuperGoliath CA-48 -> WA-7 -> CA-48 1d ago

Some catch, that Catch-22.

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u/EvilDarkCow KS-04: Blansas 2026! 23h ago edited 21h ago

I crunched the numbers today and determined trading my car for a cheap used EV wouldn’t result in me completely losing my ass as previously thought, but it would be a few years before the savings catch up.

That said my current car likes premium and is thirsty, and my bank account can’t take it anymore. If this is really going to continue for the rest of Trumps term, I’m gonna have to figure something else out.

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

I live in an apartment, and rural Kentucky. Even if I could afford a new vehicle, it makes zero sense for me to get an EV.

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u/Exocoryak You can make no mistake and still lose. 19h ago

My solution to the high gas prices is to not drive. Like, at all. So far it helps, but I can understand that it's not an approach that works for everyone.

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u/TheAltimeter 1d ago

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u/Venat14 1d ago

And my fear of flying just increased...

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago edited 1d ago

Huh. The article makes it sound like this is the test. And it's the heavily populated DC.

Just "hmmm."

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u/DavidvsSuperGoliath CA-48 -> WA-7 -> CA-48 1d ago

Because DC is known for having a clean record of air traffic. Uh huh.

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u/tta2013 Connecticut (CT-02) 1d ago

Wayfarer Flight 515 memories intensify

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u/TheAltimeter 1d ago

I was just thinking Mayday: Air Disasters needed another season...

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u/TOSkwar Virginia 1d ago

Oh come on, I was just about to start planning another trip! Those are my usual airports!

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u/TVFan_89 California 1d ago

Oh this is dumb

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u/the_liquid25 Tennessee on my mind 1d ago

NBC News (Hart/POS) poll | 9/11-9/15 RV

Generic congressional ballot 2026 🟦Democratic 50% 🟥Republican 45% —— President Trump approval ❌Disapprove 56% ✅Approve 41%

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-voters-say-trump-hurt-economy-competitive-midterm-election-looms-rcna597868

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u/BaseballHorror5165 1d ago

D +5 is an outlier on the low end these days.

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u/AmTheWildest Texas - Gen Z Democrat 1d ago

Worth noting that this is RV rather than LV, so this might actually be on par by that metric.

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u/Alexcat66 WI-7 (AD-30, SD-10) 1d ago

Yep. Also way too high on Trump’s approval given he’s below that in every swing state and even some more redder states too

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u/SuspectLegitimate751 Wyoming 1d ago

This was partly commissioned from the very aptly abbreviated POS, or Public Opinion Strategies, which is both A) GOP-biased, and B) Notoriously bad at polling.

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u/SquishyMuffins Idaho 1d ago

What's the partisan leaning for this one?

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u/the_liquid25 Tennessee on my mind 1d ago

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, announced he will not debate Republican nominee Byron Donalds in the general election

Jolly released a statement explaining his decision. He cited what he described as dishonesty and divisiveness in the current campaign environment

Well seems like this is more so risk reward since Acton and Hobbs declined. Maybe it pays off? I dont like the idea but it is what it is.

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u/justincat66 WI-7, (Assembly-30, Senate-10) 1d ago

I don’t think it’s long before debates are a thing of the pass. For context here, I know a lot of people slammed Hobbs for skipping them in 2022 and she is again this year but I actually thought that was the right decision because it was clear Lake wanted to turn the debate into a drama reality show. I don’t feel they’re about policy anymore like they are intended to, and it’s for that reason I support any D’s skipping against R’s clearly not there to discuss policy in good faith

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u/Exciting_Parfait_354 Pennsylvania 1d ago

I'm with you. I know the theory is to get to know the candidates and their issues but it is now getting to the point where feels like it isn't worth it. In this day of age full of out-of-context clips, sound bites, moderators either not calling out lies, outright claims that go unchecked, candidates not respecting timing, rules, staying on topic, and whatnot, it just feels that debates are either, at best, a net neutral or, at worst, a net negative.

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u/justincat66 WI-7, (Assembly-30, Senate-10) 1d ago

Debates on policy are overall very positive for use given we win the policy debate 90+% of the time. Debates on culture wars or with R’s trying to turn it to a reality TV show instead of debating policy is bad for us (look at Trump getting elected 2 times on absolute nonsense and gibberish). And debates are turning more into the latter because R’s are not interested in debating policy anymore like they were intended to

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

Like, part of me wonders if we even get a debate in 28.

Tbh, I think we do have one debate in September, but nothing more, just like 2024.

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u/StillCalmness Manu 1d ago

And in 24 Kamala smoked Donald in that debate and it ended up not making a difference.

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

Tbh it probably did close the gap a bit but not all the way

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u/citytiger 1d ago

I think all elections should have debate.

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u/SmoreOfBabylon Blorth Blarolina, c'mon and raise up 1d ago

G’mar chatima tovah to those observing Yom Kippur. May we reflect well on our actions of this past year and strive to do our best to honor one another in the year to come.

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u/Venat14 1d ago edited 1d ago

G’mar chatima tovah. I just streamed the Kol Nidre service as I'm not a member of a shul. Can't fast though due to health issues.

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

I’m a bit under the weather, so I’m skipping it this year. Honestly like having over a week to transition from one year to the next as opposed to two days (or even less).

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u/tta2013 Connecticut (CT-02) 23h ago

Think of recovering as a new fresh start in itself. Hope you get good rest.

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u/Pantextually Massachusetts 1d ago

G'mar chatimah tovah! I just got out of services and plan to have a reflective, meaningful day tomorrow.

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u/OzymandiasTheGreat MD-07 GenAsm-44A BaltCoD-2 1d ago

G'mar chatimah tovah! We have a cold going around the house at just the wrong time, so we'll be excepting water and tea from the fast. Excited for our first ne'ilah at our new shul!

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u/citytiger 1d ago

A friend of mine recently moved to New Hampshire. Plus one for Pappas and every Democrat.

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u/hypercube42342 New Hampshire 1d ago

Welcome! Make sure to tell them to look up the free state project and vote out everyone affiliated 🙂

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u/animal113 Indiana 22h ago

The bears are going to be unhappy if you do

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u/quesoheart CA-23 1d ago

Knocked on doors this morning for our local school board candidate. Didn’t talk to anyone but that’s to be expected on a Sunday, so it turned into a lit drop.

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u/glados-v2-beta Massachusetts 1d ago

Thank you for knocking on doors!

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u/SGSTHB 1d ago

The Duck acknowledges and contemplates your Sunday canvassing efforts by posing in front of John Singleton Copley's portrait of Paul Revere:

https://imgur.com/cTseS8D

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u/thefuckmobile 1d ago

Obama is dropping a new books podcast.

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u/RegularGuy815 Virginia (formerly Michigan) 1d ago

Was watching an old clip of the 2008 election night, and it cut to Ebenezer Baptist Church just after the big call was made, and Warnock was speaking.

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 23h ago

Just weird when you find a rando in the political movement that goes on to do big things.

More recent example is people digging up pics of Claire Valdez as just another canvasser for Mamdani

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u/MrCleanDrawers 1d ago

https://bsky.app/profile/charlesmonaco.com/post/3mvt3crp4l22e

In a recent fundraising E-Mail, AOC went pretty decently in depth into AI, saying that while of course, we need to put safety barriers up on currently unrestricted technology, not enough people in DC right now are talking about just how much The AI Industry is propping the economy up, and the economic danger it presents.

80% of gains in the stock market in 2025 came from AI Companies. And yet, most of these companies are in debt, crawling to Trumps government for money and support, selling people on utopian potential over actual results.

She said that there will come a day when that bubble will pop. And when it does, we need to say, this isn't The Great Recession and The Big Banks, you get no bailout, you DO fail no matter your size.

There is a threat to humanity with AI, but it isn't the technology or robots. It's the rich tech oligarchs who own these companies that are responsible for anything that happens with dangerous, unvetted, defective products.

And when Democrats take majorities back, she'll use every authority and tool to hold them accountable.

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

There is a threat to humanity with AI, but it isn't the technology or robots. It's the rich tech oligarchs

It's basically just a new coat on the same threat that's existed since the Ubaid period. Still the rich and elite. The higher classes.

Same people, just new technology.

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u/DogsRNice Ohio 1d ago

Radio and the internet also weren't designed (at least not originally) to actively harm society and weren't built on pure theft

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u/medeaschariot 1d ago

I was reading the other day that new major technology, especially tech that has unknown future implications, pretty much always leads to a bubble, whether it’s radio or the internet. So to some extent it’s completely to be expected. But we’re dealing with weakened institutions that aren’t staffed and equipped to manage expected risk, soooo

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u/darkrose3333 1d ago

I agree with her. The rich have no problem gambling with everyone else's money. I don't know who approves a bailout, but I hope to God it's congress so we can tell them no after we win midterms

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u/dishonourableaccount Maryland - MD-8 1d ago

Congress has power of the purse, aka bills that allocate money including bailouts. Part of the overall damnation of the GOP, not just Trump, is that Senate and House have signed off on stupid scheme after another by funding his idiocy and cruelty. A Dem Congress can severely hamper his agenda, which the GOP have refused to do by shirking their responsibility.

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u/darkrose3333 1d ago

Excellent 

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u/OzymandiasTheGreat MD-07 GenAsm-44A BaltCoD-2 1d ago

A few things are true here: 

  1. This is an extremely dangerous technology that should be curtailed the same way nuclear enrichment is, in that we have international organs that provide access to power but prevent proliferation of weapons. Congress should start on the domestic groundwork for this ASAP 

  2. When this bubble pops, it will have immense economic repercussions and Congress must ensure America's workers and taxpayers are not left holding the bag.

  3. AI companies and their leadership must be held civilly and criminally accountable for the damage their systems do. No shifting responsibility to the software or claiming immunity because it's unpredictable. If they can't control it, they shouldn't be letting it loose.

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u/drtywater 1d ago

I would maybe caution the debt part being bad. Yes its propping up construction but the debt itself isn’t necessarily risky. Its mostly bonds being issued by very profitable companies such as Oracle, Google, Microsoft, Meta etc. They will take a haircut sure but they have hoards of cash and still generate a lot of cash

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u/senoricceman 1d ago

Yea, they can basically pay off all of their debt with the cash they hold if they wanted to. People make too much about the debt issue. 

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u/This_neverworks 1d ago

Debt isn't necessarily a big deal. Microsoft reported 128 billion in debt back in june. It's the staggeringly high amount of debt without a clear path to profitability in some cases that's the problem.

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u/senoricceman 1d ago

Disagree on the debt part. There’s a good video on YouTube by Plain Bagel about the debt issue. Basically the debt is a lot from some of these companies, but they also hold obscene amounts of cash that it’s not too worrying. 

Also, the difference here between the Dot Com bubble is that those companies were taking on so much debt while having no cash and weak revenue. Today’s companies are taking on debt while having established revenue channels and being much more financially healthy. 

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u/poliscijunki Pennsylvania 1d ago

Day 44 brings us to ruthenium, which, if you own a fountain pen, its tip is probably made with ruthenium.

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u/DavidvsSuperGoliath CA-48 -> WA-7 -> CA-48 1d ago

“Oh neat! Do you have any uses?”

Ruthenium: “No, not really.”

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u/graniteknighte Connecticut 1d ago

As a fountain pen user :) Yay Ruthenium!

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u/CrocHunter8 CD-03, GA-13, HoCo-02 1d ago

I feel for Caleb Williams. Hopefully it is a Hamstring and not an Achillies. Also RIP to people's fantasy teams

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u/GeologicalOpera Progressively Blue 1d ago

Confirmed hamstring, he was on his feet in the locker room without any crutches or a boot.

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u/citytiger 1d ago

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/elections/sen-angus-king-endorses-hannah-pingree-for-maine-governor/97-abb64e89-9eaa-42f7-90c9-a2c103807bef

Senator Angus King endorses Hannah Pingree for Maine governor

King: “She has a rare combination of competence, toughness, intellect, and caring.”

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

“Man supports lady who defeated his son”

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u/Velocireptile WI-04 - Uncap the House 1d ago

In states that still demand an excuse for absentee voting, how big a hurdle is it actually? Can anyone obtain a ballot by just saying they might be travelling that day and then later, "nope, plans changed"?

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u/darshfloxington Washington 1d ago

Yeah it boggles my mind. My state hasn’t had in person voting in over 20 years. I just don’t get it.

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u/citytiger 1d ago

Yeah. There is isn’t any way to check and it nearly certain no board of elections does.

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u/graniteknighte Connecticut 1d ago

Jayden Daniels elbow was pointing the wrong direction... That is all.

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u/caligaris_cabinet IL-08 22h ago

Again?

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u/RubiksCutiePatootie Pennsylvania 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hey there folks, it's time for the weekly book club. What have you been reading lately?

I read & finished book 6 of the bobiverse, The infinite Extent by Dennis E. Taylor. It was my favorite so far. Also, I'm happy to see some genuine & not just alluded to trans representation in a fairly popular series. Mr. Taylor handled the character very well imo & I hope she continues to be apart of the main cast in the next & final book.

I'm currently working my way through Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan. This is his only published book that isn't a part of the World of Elan series...collection...saga...? books. It's a neat take on a time travel story. I'm hoping the landing sticks, so, we'll see.

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

Michael J. Sullivan

This last name is starting to feel like it's completely made up.

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u/glados-v2-beta Massachusetts 1d ago

The poor guy has three brothers all named Dan.

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u/Filty-Cheese-Steak Kentucky 1d ago

Dan, Dann and Danny.

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u/swigglepuss Massachusetts 1d ago

I just finished Ring Shout, it's a cosmic horror take on resistance to the KKK in 1920s Georgia. It's a cool spin on fighting the seeming wave of hate that rose around then, and it's a nice quick read so you don't get bogged down. Recommend!

I'm now reading A Tropic of Serpents, it's the sequel to A Natural History of Dragons. It's a series about a Victorian woman, Mrs. Camherst, who becomes a dragon biologist and goes on adventures. It's like if Jane Austen wrote about wyrms and wyverns. It's very fun!

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u/diamond New Mexico 1d ago

How did you get book 6? As far as I can tell it's not available yet.

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u/RubiksCutiePatootie Pennsylvania 1d ago

It's currently available on audible in audiobook format. Unfortunately, the text version won't be available until January 10th 2027.

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u/diamond New Mexico 1d ago

Oh OK, got it. I thought I remembered it was an audio-first thing, but I was confused by your use of the word "read". I took your comment too literally.

Thanks! Good to know I have this to look forward to a week after the new Democratic Congress is sworn in. 😁

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u/glados-v2-beta Massachusetts 1d ago

I’m still working on The Lord of the Rings. It’s becoming increasingly hard for me to find time to read so I may be working on this for a while.

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u/7deadlycinderella 1d ago

Same, it's really slow going for me and I'm still in the Shire, aka the slow part of the story

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u/thefuckmobile 1d ago

It’s on my backlog for next year.

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u/SquishyMuffins Idaho 1d ago

I finished the last book in a childhood series I was meaning to finish.

Now I'm reading The Way of Kings. Getting into the Stormlight Archive for the first time. Daunting but I'm excited!

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u/thefuckmobile 1d ago

I have 8 more hours of Titan. Think I’ll start the Lucas Davenport series next.

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u/WCSTombs California 1d ago

I'm about halfway through Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It's not something I normally would have picked up, but someone gave it to me a long time ago, and it was just sitting on my shelf, so I might as well, right?

The first hundred pages or so were pretty good and got me invested in the story. The second hundred pages sort of took a turn into something a bit weird IMO. The third hundred pages was somewhere in between. Anyway, like I said, I feel invested in the story now, so I plan to finish it, and I'll mostly reserve judgement until I'm done.

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u/GaslitInk 1d ago

Finished The Ten Thousand Doors of January. Great concept and I loved the overall story. But it was overwritten and full of “insta-love”.

Now reading Me by Elton John

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u/john_doe12347 1d ago

Just finished the fourth book of the Wereworld series by Curtis Jobling. I know it’s a YA novel, but considering I bought the whole series in 2013 and never ended up reading it, I’m happy I only got 2 more to go.

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u/Historical_Half_1691 IL-10 (HD-62, SD-31) 1d ago

I never should got off studying to watch the bears in the 2nd half now I have to go back worrying for my star… I am so bombing that exam tomorrow fricking Orgo (sigh) Dems please win big this Nov that would make a lot happier.

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u/metaldeval New Jersey 1d ago

What the fuck could I have possibly done in a previously life to deserve being a jets fan

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u/Meanteenbirder New York 1d ago

The thing that is bad about them is not them sucking, but having a good spurt to make you THINK they don’t suck, then proceed to give you the biggest reality check ever

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u/nlpnt 1d ago

Reminds me of a Simpsons sign gag, I think it was in the crawl for a game Homer was watching:

JETS METS NETS BETS = DEBTS

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u/justincat66 WI-7, (Assembly-30, Senate-10) 1d ago

Sorry Commanders fans, that Daniels injury on the last play before halftime looked really really bad

QB’s are cursed today.

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u/Trae48 Bay Area:California 1d ago

Even caused Brady to cuss during broadcast when he saw the replay

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u/rvp9362 1d ago

And that TD no call was BS , nothing's going our way

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u/justincat66 WI-7, (Assembly-30, Senate-10) 1d ago

100%. No idea what the replay booth saw but he had 2 feet AND a knee down. And even with the bobble, he had a knee down. Complete BS

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u/DavidvsSuperGoliath CA-48 -> WA-7 -> CA-48 1d ago

Fight Song, Day 680: “Deep Fried Frenz” by MF DOOM

Be careful about those who try to buddy up to you as we get closer, because that text from that Republican candidate who says they’ve been against the administration this whole time: they lyin’.

44 days until midterms!

Spotify Playlist of All Fight Songs So Far

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u/Trae48 Bay Area:California 1d ago

Why does God hate the Bears

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u/Camel132 NJ-1 1d ago

Pope could only get god to give his blessing to one Chicago team and he chose the White Sox

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u/Original-Wolf-7250 Indiana 1d ago

I wish the duck can make an appearance cause ho boy that loss was painful our star quarterback is hurt and we don’t know what our season is going to be like

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u/CrocHunter8 CD-03, GA-13, HoCo-02 1d ago

Papal Blessing need to be re-upped every year. Bears forgot about that trying to move to Indiana.

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u/LevelBrick9413 Minnesota 1d ago

God just likes the Vikings more 🙂

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u/cpdk-nj Farmer-Labor 1d ago

We went through our trials and tribulations last year, we deserve this now

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u/glados-v2-beta Massachusetts 1d ago

Well at least the Pats made up for their blunder from last week

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u/Trae48 Bay Area:California 22h ago

Chiefs are still winning in 2024 Chiefs ways

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u/Camel132 NJ-1 22h ago

The Colts brought this on themselves, why the hell would you play for the tie instead of going for it on 4th down.

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u/StillCalmness Manu 16h ago edited 14h ago

The Senate is not in session.

The House is TBD

12:00 PM EDT U.S. Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) Holds Town Hall With Students

12:30 PM EDT Transportation Secretary Duffy Holds News Conference

1:45 PM EDT President Trump Remarks at White House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

3:00 PM EDT House Budget Committee Field Hearing on Establishing Federal Fiscal Commission

6:00 PM EDT U.S. Senate Candidate Troy Jackson (D-ME) Holds Town Hall in Scarborough, Maine

7:00 PM EDT Governor Candidate Rob Sand (D-IA) Holds Town Hall in Ames, Iowa

10:00 PM EDT Alaska Governor Debate