“It should be our highest ambition to make [ourselves], first of all a property-holding, industrious, intelligent, virtuous citizen, and a Republican or Democrat afterward.” -Booker T. Washington
I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination.
Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
Focus on building the party you actually support.
Political parties aren’t perfect, but they’re built by millions of people who knock doors, make calls, organize meetings, and fight for the values they believe in. If you don’t believe in the party, then don’t ask its members to carry you across the finish line.
No matter how much the other side tries to divide and distract, the question New Yorkers face at the ballot box tomorrow is not “When did you arrive?”
It is “Can you afford to stay?”
For a city you can afford: Vote Darializa, Claire, and Brad.
COATES: “I don’t know Obama ever understood the extent to which he was loathed by the opposition party.”
Ta-Nehisi tells @Timodc things like nominating Garland and not forcing it through show Obama maybe didn’t get the true depths of the GOP hate.
Full: https://t.co/iiLljZ3jUj
For those who are too young to remember: Mamdani’s New York is what the Obamas’ US used to feel like. Filled with joy, promise and hope. So much freaking hope...
📸 Great photo of @JoeBiden and @DrBiden with the Obamas, Bushes, and Clintons in Chicago today.
This is America. Not what is currently in the White House.
A budget that helps Illinoisans struggling with the cost of groceries and housing.
A budget that helps Illinoisans looking to support their families.
A budget for Illinois’ future. https://t.co/kFJuDHeaec