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–Paul Craig Roberts
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/08/04/i-run-the-country-and-the-world-donald-trump-says-in-atlantic-interview/#:~:text=Before%20we%20get,of%20American%20society.
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social"at most, $11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the [Democratic] national party committees.
But here's the number that should end all debate:
This represents a fundraising efficiency rate of just 1.6%.
Here's what that number means: for every dollar a grandmother in Iowa donates... 98 cents goes to consultants & operational costs. Just pennies reach actual campaigns."
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#HakeemJeffries on how #Democrats will respond to the #Texas #redistricting scheme: "We are going to respond & respond forcefully, however we also will operate within the constraints of the #VotingRightsAct which is not what the Texas Democrats (sic; he meant #Republicans) are doing. We need fair maps & one national standard.”
#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #Trump #GregAbbott #rigged
#Republicans in #Ohio plan to redraw their map soon, & other states could join the fray, as well.
#Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker (D), who is hosting some of the #Texas #Democrats, said at a Sunday news conference that he’s considering all options in his state. But he did not offer any concrete steps he would take to establish new maps before the 2026 elections.
“All options must be on the table — including Democratic state legislatures using their power to fight back & pursue #redistricting mid-cycle in order to protect our #democracy,” the group’s president, Heather Williams, said in a statement.
#Democrats in #California have said they could hold a special election in November to ask voters to adopt a ballot measure that would give Democrats more favorable districts next year.
#Democrats who control other #states are threatening to retaliate by drawing new maps of their own if #Texas #Republicans carry out their plan. On Monday, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee called on Democratic state lawmakers from around the country to prepare for carving up their states.
#GregAbbott claimed he could extradite #Democrats from other states. Wu said he did not believe #Texas ofcls & federal authorities have the power to force Dems back to Texas but worries they could try.
State Rep John Bucy (D) said Abbott & other #Republicans are trying to scare Dems to lure them back to TX, but it won’t work.
“We're not backing down from this fight. We'll continue to do everything in our power to stand up for constituents, stand up for Texans & protect our #democracy.”
Each absent Democrat faces a $500 daily fine — an amount that in two weeks would nearly match the annual $7,200 salary that #Texas lawmakers are paid. #GregAbbott argued #Democrats risked violating bribery statutes if they solicited funds to help pay their fines. Rep. Gene Wu, the chairman of the Democratic caucus in the TX House, said Democrats were using legal ways to defray their costs while they are away but did not provide details of what they are doing.
By leaving, #Texas #Democrats have thwarted the plan for now. At least two-thirds of the members of the Texas House — 100 of 150 — must be present for lawmakers to take action. That means 51 of the 62 Democrats can block the #Republicans from advancing their plans, & 57 have left the state, Democrats said. Most are in Chicago, but some are in Boston & Albany, New York, they said.
…#GregAbbott, who also launched a $750,000 digital ad campaign Sunday against #Democrats, cited a 2021 opinion from state AG [POS] #KenPaxton (R) in his letter to contend that courts could determine Democrats had abandoned their duties & given up their jobs. That would allow Abbott to call special elections to replace them, he said.
[Paxton is not a judge. His opinion isn’t legal precedent.]
“This truancy ends now. The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas & be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM [Central Time] on Monday,” #GregAbbott said in a letter to #Democrats released late Sunday.
Democrats said Abbott’s warnings were bluster & announced they were committed to staying away for 2 weeks, when the 30-day special session is expected to end.
#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) is threatening to try to remove Democratic lawmakers from office for fleeing the state & claiming they could be charged with #crimes, escalating tensions overnight in a showdown over redrawing congressional lines ahead of the #MidtermElections.
Most of the #Democrats in the TX state #House exited the state Sunday…to prevent #Republicans from overhauling the state’s map to give themselves 5 more safe #GOP seats.
#GregAbbott threatens to try to expel #Democrats who left #Texas
The Texas state #House is set to reconvene at 3PM CT Monday. Democrats have left the state to try to stop #Republicans from moving ahead with enacting a new congressional map that would give the #GOP 5 more safe seats in the #US #Congress.
#law #gerrymandering #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-redistricting-maps-abbott-trump/
The #Texas #House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.
#law #gerrymandering #Trump #rigged #Congress #midterms #elections
#Texas #Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.
#law #gerrymandering #Trump #rigged #Congress #midterms #elections
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.
#Texas #Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.
#law #gerrymandering #Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
Even in their ambitions they can’t imagine a better world. He is posting on a uniformly #antiTrump website & still can’t even imagine a scenario where the #right isn’t dictating #policy. Republicans are creating a world without the Department of #Education, & #PBS, #Dems can’t imagine no #ICE!
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I think there is no better summation of the Democratic Party than saying you want to minimize #cruelty instead of completely eliminate it.
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