Donna Kasse (she/her)

first the pain then the rising. warrior on. HMS patriot. lifelong learner. ENFP. Enneagram 9. when we know better we do better. she/her/hers

[Marissa D. Barrera @mdb2]

FYI we don’t need a Department of Government Efficiency. We already have one.

@USGAO - the Government Accountability Office (GAO, est. 1921) - saves $133 for every $1 of funding it receives! If all GAO recommendations were implemented, the financial benefit could be >$200 bil.

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

I think it's tempting to think of this election as if everyone was working from the same information and the country just made a very dark choice. How could all these women vote for someone who hates women? How could all these latino men vote for someone who hates latino men? Et. Cetera.

But the data doesn't really support this. Everywhere (except the Dakotas) that abortion rights were on the ballot, it won a majority. Which means there were people who voted for Trump (who took away abortion rights) while voting highly in favor of abortion rights.

Same with the economy. There are people (most Trump voters!) who say the economy was the biggest issue. Yet, Biden built the best economy in the world and endless economists agree Trump's policies (such as one can discern them) would crash the economy.

Finally, no, latino men are not voting for their own deportation. They're just not. There's something more complicated going on.

In all of these cases, PROPAGANDA WON. Trump said he would protect women (he won't). Republicans said they would build a better economy (they won't). Et cetera.

So this gets to the heart of the matter: the issue is the INFORMATION. By large majorities, voters are pro-choice, they are pro-Bidenomics and anti-deporting millions of people. Poll after poll said this and statewide measure results confirm it. Yet the anti-choice, anti-Bidenomics, pro-deporting millions of people candidate won.

The only logical conclusion one is left with is that we are simply not reaching voters with the information they need to vote their interests.

Some of this is no doubt the right-wing media propaganda machine. Some of it is that we have always been bad at messaging these voters.

And if there's some soul searching we should earnestly do in the coming months, it can't just be doomsday, "America hates women! America wants inflation!" stuff, tempting as it may be.

And instead, to start asking the question which can turn the tide, which is: How do we COUNTERACT the right-wing media propaganda machine? How do we reach voters who care about Democratic priorities and basic American values with messaging that speaks to them?

That is a question with an answer. That is an answer which change the direction of the country.

[Guilty as Slade? ✨🤌🏼 @Jesse_bslade]

this legit must be how katniss felt when they made her do the hunger games a second time

[Mike Wise @MikeWiseguy]

It's not just that Trump won. It's that Joe Rogan, Dana White and Brett Favre won. Jailed insurrectionists won. The Alitos and the Thomases won. Vladimir Putin won. Racism won. Misogyny won. Sexism won. Global warming won. Xenophobia won. Most of all: Fear Won. That's what hurts.

[m’kaila🫒🧃 @mkailasobLIVion]

this is what yall voted for btw

[Commissioner Neil Makhija @NeilMakhija]

SHORT STORY FOR PENNSYLVANIA.

Many rural counties are >95%+ done counting.

Montgomery County is only at 50% so far & all the Philadelphia Suburbs still have *hundreds of thousands* of votes to count.

This is gonna take time. Patience, people.

[Tara McGowan @taraemcg]

If she wins PA, MI, WI + NE-2, she wins- hands down. We very likely won’t know the results of any of these tonight so keep calm, project confidence + remember that if Trump can’t win fairly, he needs collective fear or resignation to drive momentum around disinfo and recounts.

[Steven Beschloss @StevenBeschloss]

May we one day return to a presidential election in which millions of Americans may be disappointed by the outcome, but they’re not terrified that democracy will die and hard-fought freedoms will be torn away.

[David Corn @DavidCornDC]

Kamala Harris tonight is battling Donald Trump...and Russia, which is trying to screw with the vote in Georgia and maybe elsewhere.

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

@RN_Atheist This.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

Russia is actively interfering in our elections on behalf of Trump.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Y’all, it’s 8:30 ET. It’s ridiculously early. Take a breath, don’t overanalyze every little data point, and have patience. Don’t waste emotional energy on data that doesn’t deserve it.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Gov. @JoshShapiroPA: It was here in Philly, just down the street, that we declared our independence from a king. And hear me on this, we are not going back to a king in this country

[John Fetterman @JohnFetterman]

Interrupting the timeline for a moment to give a massive thank you to all #ElectionDay poll workers and volunteers across our country—especially to postal workers and @APWUnational union members rushing to make sure every vote is counted!

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

Paul Rudd showing up at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to bring students water while they were getting ready to vote made me so happy!

He's a national treasure!

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

Thinking of President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on this historic day. I’m sending them gratitude and love for their service to our country. 🇺🇸❤️💙

[Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25]

Please let this be true today:

“There was always just enough virtue in this Republic to save it; sometimes none to spare, but still enough to meet the emergency.” —William Seward, Secretary of State during the civil war.