Sam Berman

comms pro & campaign consultant by day, econ grad student by night. mostly just a big nerd though. cat dad.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Sometimes I find myself wondering if this guy is a good or bad follow on here but then he comes out with bangers like this, which is clearly true.

[Matt Stoller @matthewstoller]

If you think the problem with the CR is that it was 1500 pages you are being laughed at by people with power. The problem with the CR is that it would have blocked powerful people from selling the U.S. out to China.

[Moxie Strategies @MoxieStrat]

Big News from Moxie! We’re expanding with a NY office and powerhouse additions:
🚀Jeannine LaRue & Tommy Meara, Partners
🚀Megan Cryan, NJ State Pres & EVP, Public Affairs
🚀Sam Berman, Katy Zielinski, Siming Hsu & Jackie LaBarbera, Senior Leadership

🔗https://t.co/X5GbRH7wEa

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

@prionline_ Agree on both parts. I do think there is something to the idea of weaponizing anti-wokeness to seem more in touch with normal people.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

“Too quietly”

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

@arindube I think there’s clearly a social/cultural divide + no credible messenger. Meaning, there are very few national Dem politicians wc voters see as “like them” culturally. Which would be ok if workers had a union to help them formulate their political views on substantive basis.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

I think I found my favorite genre of tweet

[Kristen Soltis Anderson @KSoltisAnderson]

If - IF -the Selzer poll is right this time, this is polling equivalent the Battlestar Galactica being the only ship in the fleet to not use the super new fancy technology (and that being exactly why it’s the only ship to survive the initial attack of the Cylons).

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

I guess I just love niche tweets that reference politics + a fantasy or sci fi show I happened to enjoy?

[Toby Muresianu 🇺🇦 @tobyhardtospell]

Nice pic of Ezra Klein watching Kamala’s speech

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Of course in 2024 no one will win 60-40 and no one will get 500+ EVs but, the fact that the messaging rhymes so much is interesting.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

2024 = blue 1984 and the final end of Reagan era?

If you’ve been watching the dnc you’ve probably heard some version of this phrase at least a dozen times:
“We’ve endured a long hard night, but joy comes in the morning”

Sound familiar?
https://t.co/KWlT9dwBYz

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

@buenoIsHere God damn it, talk about embarrassing!!! How did I miss that…

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Let’s be honest with ourselves. 2 was already one too many despicable me movies. 4 is just embarrassing.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

@nfbrennan Hurtful

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

No question

[Adam Carlson @admcrlsn]

I haven’t been this excited to be a Democrat since the Obama 2008 campaign, when I was 17 years old — long before I became a somewhat jaded pragmatist — which inspired me to want to work in politics.

I hope this raw energy is having a similar effect on today’s 17 year olds.

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Or like one million fans I guess would work too

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

How much could it possibly cost to put ac on subway platforms. Raise my taxes idc

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

@Thorongil16 Not only that but what incredible bait - “oh, you want to talk about criminal convictions?”

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

What’s funny about this is Justin Amash is the kind of conservative liberals love to love bc he’s outspoken against Trump, but here is he is bragging about voting against govt funding, for a debt crisis, to cut housing support for low income families, and to eliminate the nlrb.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The differences in this primary can't be overstated.

Mike Rogers consistently voted to grow government and empower the state. I voted to shrink government and empower you, the people.

To reduce alternative energy subsidies by $115M
https://t.co/htY6t2UfAZ
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To remove the $400M Afghan Infrastructure Fund
https://t.co/KFY4lnuntu
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To eliminate $1.5B in Iraqi Security Forces funding
https://t.co/EuY2Gj6qyM
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To eliminate funding for the NLRB
https://t.co/PcaO9DccgC
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To decrease subsidization of Amtrak by $446M
https://t.co/dSz1RQ61zB
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To prohibit use of FISA 501 to surveil library records
https://t.co/Bor3eQn1sm
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To reduce funding for DHS by 3.5%
https://t.co/PqEGmiZ1tU
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

$1.4T spending bill
https://t.co/77hRNdtrTj
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To raise the debt ceiling
https://t.co/hdi8u8bm8T
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.4T spending bill
https://t.co/Y2H8KaS2UR
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.4T spending bill
https://t.co/v3xo3R6hdq
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

Bloated spending bill for transportation programs and student loan and flood insurance subsidies
https://t.co/IdZ7eUgNqp
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.3T spending bill
https://t.co/6mxospP7Yg
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To reduce automatic spending cuts (via the Orwellian titled "Spending Reduction Act of 2012")
https://t.co/LPBOKfSUft
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To increase tax rates, delay automatic spending cuts
https://t.co/aJPR2tLB3a
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To raise the debt ceiling
https://t.co/YyTSC06K3W
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.3T spending bill
https://t.co/jJdPxq3jI8
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$900B corporate welfare farm bill
https://t.co/PjjPj7tavu
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.2T spending bill that cancels automatic spending cuts, suspends the debt ceiling
https://t.co/72zyqsa39Y
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.2T spending bill that partially unwinds sequester, increases spending caps
https://t.co/EPhGhZjJpD
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

1,600-page, $1.2T spending bill
https://t.co/nUNJyrzOjh
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To reauthorize OPIC subsidies for foreign investments
https://t.co/UXof3OUSOc
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

To reduce funding for Section 8 Housing by the percentage used in the past by illegal aliens
https://t.co/63W3CDnBuN
Amash: Yes
Rogers: No

To cut billions in corporate welfare
https://t.co/71FRqGtz0d
Amash: Yes
Roges: No

Highway Trust Fund bailout
https://t.co/vj8vXmmqWX
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

$1.2T spending bill that extends Ex-Im corporate welfare bank
https://t.co/p7McHBs6XA
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

1,700-page, $1.2T spending bill
https://t.co/QETXJPD8Y9
Amash: No
Rogers: Yes

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

In Florida, ~1 out of every 5 voters supports a pro choice amendment AND the Republican ticket for president and senate. Someday we as a party need to figure this shit out.

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

New FLORIDA poll by UNF (A rating), July 24-27

🟥 Donald Trump 49%
🟦 Kamala Harris 42%

🟥 Rick Scott 47%
🟦 Debbie Mucarsel Powell 43%

Legalize recreational marijuana amendment
🟩 Yes 64%
🟥 No 31%

Limit government interference with abortion amendment
🟩 Yes 69%
🟥 No 23%

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Well this is pretty fucked up, most of this info anyone with a voterfile could access! Driver’s license and last four of social are not easy, but also not that hard, to get a hold of. Probably bulk databases are for sale somewhere.

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

I just called the @GaSecofState Press Office (470-312-2803) and they confirmed that all you need to cancel someone's voter registration is their name, DOB, and either their address or the last four digits of their social.

I asked what safeguards are in place to protect voters and prevent unauthorized cancellation of someone else's voter status and they couldn't answer the question. All they said is that it was "illegal" and they "encourage everyone to follow the law", then he referred me back to the 'My Voter Page'.

They also could not tell me if the voter is notified that their registration has been canceled.

The man that answered the phone tried twice to rush me off the phone and would not provide his name. #gapol

[Sam Berman @ramblinsammm]

Israel is in a bad situation getting worse by the day. I don’t know much about internal Israeli politics but - seems to me the only way out is a new government?

[Dahlia Scheindlin @dahliasc]

As I see it: different parts of IDF are fighting each other, IDF can't coordinate w/ the police, lawmakers are fighting the army & each other, there is attempted violent takeover of military property underway & big (select) groups of citizens are armed. Also...