Liuba Grechen Shirley

Mama of 3 fighting to elect Dem moms everywhere. Founder of @VoteMamaPAC, @VoteMamaFdn & the #MamaLobby. 2018 Democratic Nominee for U.S. House #NY02. (she/her)

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Absolutely disastrous political maneuvering on the part of the Democratic Party.

Progressives tried warning the party of this last spring.

[Walter Masterson @waltermasterson]

Thanks for failing to prosecute Trump and allowing the largest corporate oligarchy to inhabit the Oval Office.

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

Spoken like an old white man who has never given birth and had the means to outsource caregiving.

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Republicans are now blocking an effort to allow new mothers in Congress to vote remotely shortly after giving birth.

GOP Rep. Chip Roy says, “I don’t give a crap who you are or whether you just had a baby in the last six weeks.”

[Vote Mama @VoteMamaPAC]

This reminds us that in the Senate, there are currently 3x as many men named "John" as moms of minor kids.

[Paul Kane @pkcapitol]

Amazing stat WaPo data team found:

Dem Senate candidates got higher vote shares than Harris in 78 percent of counties in MI, OH, PA % WI.
Conversely, Trump got higher shares than R candidates in 97% of those counties.

My weekend column look at Dems mitigating the damage ...

[ForbesWomen @ForbesWomen]

Vote Mama’s highest success rate was in Michigan, where they achieved a 90% win rate.
https://t.co/Jjj4xulVss

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

My 10 year old daughter - “They’re not ready for a woman, but they’re ready for a dictator.”

Sums it up.

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

My 4 year old, Andrew, just now:
“Mama, is Donald Trump real?”

Me: “Sadly yes.”

Andrew: “If he comes up first, do we have to put up signs for him?”

Me: “No. We don’t have to.”

Andrew: “But if he sees our Kamala signs, Trump will yell at us.”

This kid is 4 and knows.

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

Never thought I’d wake up on Election Day, and think today we will determine whether or not we bring polio back.

But here we are.

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

4. US is 27th in education in the world
5. US has worst maternal mortality rate in the industrialized world
6. Red states have no repro rights

We need moms in office because when you elect a mother, you change the priorities at the decision-making table.

https://t.co/Fgda0mDQ6D

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

On A Fresh Story podcast, I talked with @thedigitalyenta about why we need moms in power. Here's why.

1. We're the only industrialized country without paid family leave
2. Childcare costs more than college in many states
3. More than half the US lives in a childcare desert

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

We lose $120B+ in economic activity due to a lack of childcare. There is no more basic bread-and-butter issue than paid family leave and childcare, and we don’t have enough people at the decision-making table who get that. #ElectMoreMamas @thedigitalyenta
https://t.co/Fgda0mEnWb

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

“He peacefully gave over power"

[Dr. Annie Andrews @AnnieAndrewsMD]

Is the public square where we discuss the peaceful transfer of power the same public square with the noose?

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

.@JDVance thinks misinformation is censorship because he's spreading misinformation about @realDonaldTrump winning the 2020 election and Haitian migrants.

Let me help - "censorship" is the book bans his party is passing. #VPDebate2024

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

Walz to Vance:
"Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 Election?"
@JDVance: "I'm focused on the future."

Yes @TIm_Walz - that's a damning non-answer.

@Mike_Pence did his duty on January 6, and that's why he's not the one on this stage tonight. #VPDebate2024

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

"You can’t expect the people taking care of our kids and our elderly parents to get paid the least amount of money." YES @Tim_Walz! #VPDebate2024

Mamas know that! That’s why we need to #ElectMoreMamas.

This is exactly why I built @VoteMamaPAC.

[Liuba Grechen Shirley @liuba4congress]

You're right @JDVance, we can’t magically wave a wand — but we can pass an assault weapons ban.

“Weird differences” between Finland & the US: we both have mental health issues. But we in the US have access to weapons of war.

It's not mental health. It's the guns. #VPDebate2024

[Vote Mama @VoteMamaPAC]

"I was raised by a woman who went into medical debt in order to put food on the table." - @JDVance

NO mom should have to go into debt to put food on the table and JD Vance somehow STILL doesn't understand that #VPDebate2024

[Vote Mama @VoteMamaPAC]

Here's your friendly reminder that @JDVance talking about supporting IVF is 💯 irrational -

ALL but two Republicans voted against Democrats’ bill.

Sen @JDVance, the GOP vice presidential nominee, was not present. #VPDebate2024