I'm also seeing a lot of blame being pushed around in #OH12 re: third party votes. I'm not a fan of third party voters; I think they're inherently selfish.
But the key question we should be asking ourselves right now, is: what are you going to do to help voter turnout?
When we see a close race like #OH12 - which, bear in mind, hasn't been called yet - the response shouldn't be to blame others for not taking it across the finish line.
It should be to ask what we, as individuals, can do to take it across the finish line next time around.
Each of us have a role to play, whether it's making sure our immediate spheres of influence are registered to vote (iwillvote.org should be bookmarked) or talking friends out of third-party votes.
Our concentric circles of influence can absolutely have an impact.
If there's one thing I really hope we all learn from the hellscape that is the Trump Administration, and each successive election, it's that we individually have a huge impact on how the direction of this country will go.
Don't wait for others to do the work. Pitch in yourself.
If - and we don't know that, YET - O'Connor loses tonight, then you have three more months to help him win in November. What are you going to do? How will you jump in?
Starting to see the (inevitable) hot takes come out on why the Senate Democrats couldn't stop Kavanaugh.
Say it with me now: 🗣 They don't have the majority. 🗣
But good news. We can change that. Here's a quick refresher.
1. At present, the Senate breakdown is 51/49, with the Democrats in the majority.
(Picture (C) - CNN)
2. Confirmation votes and specific forms of legislation usually only require a simple majority or 51 votes, which is *why* it's been so hard to stop cabinet appointments and parts of the Trump agenda.
It's also why it feels like we've had to beg Republicans every key vote.
Ok, all. It's officially Wednesday, so here's what's next w/ #Kavanaugh.
1. The FBI investigation will likely be concluded today. The report will likely be filed (TBD) w/o an interview Dr. Ford, or classmates listed by Deborah Ramirez, and no Julie Swetnick.
In other words, we can hope for the best when it comes to the investigation, but we're mostly likely going to get the worst.
There's also debate on whether the report will be released to the public. Mitch McConnell says hell no. Other Senators disagree. Keep this in mind for some of our next steps.
Candidly: we're not off to a good start. Clear bias as Grassley opens by stating there wasn't a "whiff" of allegations when Kavanaugh was investigated by the FBI, and scolds Feinstein for not revealing the letter. In front of Dr. Ford.