DJ Koessler
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Dem strategist + digital comms consultant | Founder, @KoesslerStrat | Fmr. @PeteButtigieg @HillaryClinton @BlueState and more campaigns/causes
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Today is National COVID-19 Day of Remembrance.
20,000 empty chairs on the Mall to honor the 209,000+ lives lost. Each representing one of those empty seats at the kitchen table
@JoeBiden
talks about. All within eyesight of the White House.
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NEW: Today
@JoeBiden
became the FIRST presidential nominee to release an ad focused solely on climate change. Climate isn't just an urgent issue, it's a winning issue.
The new spot running in the Traverse City-Cadillac market features Michigan cherry farmers. Check it out:
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Today, 10 years after this landmark interview, Joe Biden will sign the historic Respect for Marriage Act.
Thank you,
@POTUS
.
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The first Black woman to serve as
@VP
announces the confirmation of the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. History.
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Steve Kornacki is basically telling the NBC Decision Desk to call PA already:
"It's baked in, I think, to anybody watching this now. It's baked in that every time you come to me...it's going to be far more votes for Biden."
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The Electoral College meets tomorrow and elector
@HillaryClinton
will cast her vote for the first woman to become Vice President of the United States.
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This morning, Pride flags are flying at U.S. embassies around the world —what a difference from the last four years.
Happy
#Pride
Month, all
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@Ossoff
, the first millennial to serve in the Senate.
@PeteButtigieg
, the first millennial to serve in the Cabinet.
2021, we're just getting started.
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8,500 people watch a 9 year old ask
@PeteButtigieg
how he can be brave and tell people he’s gay too.
This. Matters.
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@KamalaHarris
to Amy Coney Barrett: You've made your point that you think climate change is debatable 🔥
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@PeteButtigieg
nails it on Trump's strategy of not wanting every vote to count, including those belonging to troops serving overseas:
"I don't know what Donald Trump has against soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines. But it is going to be a stain on that campaign forever."
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Get you a Transportation Secretary who knows the shortest way home
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Welcome to Congress, senator — here's your chance!
I'm asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies.
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@PeteButtigieg
meets disinformation about the Green New Deal during his confirmation hearing with the truth that Biden has his own plan and we can't afford not to take bold climate action.
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Your reminder that the Supreme Court is on the ballot in November.
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Amy Coney Barrett should be required to meet with the Americans who'd lose the right to marry as a result of her narrow judicial philosophy.
Amy Coney Barrett should be required to meet with the Americans who'd lose health care coverage as a result of her narrow judicial philosophy.
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My grandmother passed away this morning.
It hurts to lose someone you love. This pandemic makes it especially painful. Thinking of families like mine unable to properly say goodbye.
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@PeteButtigieg
ran for president without full and equal rights under the law. Think about that.
Yesterday was an important step—but we have further to go 🏳️🌈
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My uncle is line to meet
@PeteButtigieg
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This is his first political rally since 1960, when he stood in line to see JFK.
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Amy Coney Barrett just said she does "not have firm views" on climate change because she's "not a scientist."
What!? The science is not up for debate.
No confirmation until inauguration.
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So they want scientists to tell us how to make the moon habitable but not how to keep our planet from becoming inhabitable?
Pres. Trump is fighting for YOU! Here are some of his priorities for a 2nd term:
*Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon
*Send the 1st Manned Mission to Mars
*Build World’s Greatest Infrastructure System
*Establish National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network
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NYC is under water, the Gulf is without power, and 86 large wildfires are currently burning out West. We’re in a climate emergency and Congress needs to act.
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Obergefell and Hodges sat on opposite sides of history in the case that delivered marriage equality. Today they're united in support of
@JoeBiden
.
This got me. 3 days to go...Vote like your rights depend on it.
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Still thinking about this line from
@BarackObama
’s eulogy for Harry Reid:
“In a battle between perfection and progress, Harry always chose progress.”
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"A president who doesn't believe in science puts American lives at risk."
—
@PeteButtigieg
reminding you that Biden's climate plan is grounded in reality while Trump is doubling down on a "crazy uncle approach"
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Text from my uncle in Raleigh last night:
"Seeing
@PeteButtigieg
signs around the city and nobody else."
@PeteForAmerica
is ramping up in North Carolina and building a broad coalition of support—from Raleigh to Charlotte.
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THIS statement from
@BidenHQ
tonight:
“This is not a drill – Donald Trump is THE fundamental threat facing the American people and everyone needs to act like it. Including the free press – while we still have one.”
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@POTUS
: "Climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy, and the threat is here ... This is code red. The nation and the world are in peril."
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@PressSec
with the right question on the recovery package: Why aren't Republicans supporting what the vast majority of the public supports?
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Media coverage on the heat wave hitting the country that doesn’t mention the climate crisis or how one coal baron in the Senate is blocking action — strong Don’t Look Up vibes
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ICYMI:
@washingtonpost
calls
@PeteButtigieg
’s college affordability plan more progressive, more affordable, better targeted.
More progressive 👏
More affordable 👏
Better targeted 👏
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Democrats are spending the weekend lowering insulin and Rx drug prices, tackling inflation, creating jobs, fighting the climate crisis, and reducing the deficit.
Republicans are banning abortion and denying 2020 election results.
Only one party is working for working people.
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When a principal is willing to roll with their social team, and that social team is good, we get this >>>
Everyone’s rollin’ like a big shot when they’re riding in a union made Michigan whip.
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“For a guy who doesn’t drink, he acts like a drunk in a bar.”
—
@andersoncooper
reporting on the President of the United States...during a global pandemic
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“The purpose of the presidency is not the glorification of the president. It is the unification of the American people.”
—
@PeteButtigieg
Rings as urgent and true as ever.
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This is a great weekend for every American to binge Hillary on Hulu and think long and hard about what we did.
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@PeteButtigieg
on GMA this morning:
"The tempo was a little bit slower, but the song was the same. And I think when they stepped on that stage, President Trump was losing and as the sun comes up this morning, President Trump is still losing."
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“He’s a man who not only understands how the world looks at us. But how history will. And how we ought to look at ourselves.”
—Kevin Costner endorsing
@PeteButtigieg
"I see him as a man of his moment—of his time."
—Kevin Costner endorsing
@PeteButtigieg
in Iowa
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ICYMI: This morning,
@PeteButtigieg
and
@Chas10Buttigieg
joined President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter for breakfast in Plains, Georgia.
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NEW:
@OBEYGIANT
, the artist behind
@BarackObama
’s 2008 HOPE poster and native of Charleston, South Carolina, endorses
@PeteButtigieg
for President.
Read his statement on Instagram.
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**NEW ENDORSEMENT**
"The nation is so obsessed divining who among the slate of Democrats can beat Trump that they overlook the obvious answer: It’s the candidate best qualified to be president. That person is
@PeteButtigieg
."
ENDORSEMENT:
@PeteButtigieg
embodies the best of America and the best chance to move past Trump - Sentinel Colorado
#COpolitics
#DemDebate
#SuperTuesday
#PeteForPresident
#Buttigieg2020
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“I am running to be her president, too...If I am elected president, I will get up in the morning and try to make the best decisions for her and the people she loves.”
—
@PeteButtigieg
with a remarkable and presidential response
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"This is the most critical election of our lifetimes, and I am supporting
@PeteButtigieg
because he is our best hope to unify the country to resoundingly defeat Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box in November.”
—Lee Daniels
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Car packed.
Apartment empty.
Lights off.
Door closed.
Until next time, South Bend ✌️
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"Look, if you want to keep the House in Democratic hands, you might want to check with the people who actually turned the House blue."
—
@PeteButtigieg
during the
#DemDebate
on listening to Democratic voices, defeating Trump, and building a blue wave 🌊
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Networks do not decide elections — they project outcomes.
States do not decide elections — they certify results.
Trump does not decide elections — he's on the ballot.
Voters decide elections — and every vote should count.
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@PeteForAmerica
just passed 45,000 followers 🎉
We launched this account seven weeks ago. Now we're on track to lead the pack. Let's keep it going!
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Look at this crowd in MISSOURI.
@JoeBiden
is turning out voters in the kind of places we’ll need to win to defeat Trump.
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@PeteButtigieg
on being the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet nominee:
"The eyes of history are on this appointment ... I can't help but think of a 17 year old somewhere who might be watching us right now, somebody who wonders whether and where they belong."
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+ the cherry on top for me is that the ad is running in my home state. If you haven't been to Northern Michigan during cherry festival, add it to the list!
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“The future doesn’t have to be a dark place.” —
@PeteButtigieg
We’ve lost the lights here at Sparks High, but
@PeteButtigieg
is keeping the crowd fired up talking about his strategy to keep conservative hands off of our federal bench.
#WinTheEra
#Sparks
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It's wild to watch coverage go from high gas prices to extreme weather to an int'l pipeline without mentioning climate change or questioning fossil fuels — the need for the President's Build Back Better clean energy investments couldn't be more urgent or obvious
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"The first time I ever stepped foot in South Carolina, I was stepping off the bus that brought me to combat training."
—
@PeteButtigieg
, the only veteran on tonight's
#DemDebate
stage
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Before
@PeteButtigieg
takes the
#CNNDebate
stage tonight in Detroit, use our *NEW* Ask Pete Tool to find out where he stands on the issues you care about. Check it out!
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The midterms will be a choice between a party that built America back after Covid, delivered on infrastructure, defends abortion rights & gay marriage, stands up to China & w/US workers, & will deliver historic action on inflation, jobs, & climate.
And a party against all that.
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If confirmed,
@PeteButtigieg
—the first openly LGBTQ+ American to win the Iowa caucuses—will become the first openly LGBTQ+ American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. Incredibly proud.
NEWS: Joe Biden has selected Pete Buttigieg to serve as secretary of transportation, per people familiar. Story coming with
@samjmintz
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Climate was not on the original list of debate topics.
But tonight you heard about it because
@ClimatePower
worked with a coalition of senators, House members, and progressive orgs to mobilize Americans in demanding Chris Wallace
#AskAboutClimate
.
It worked. Proud of this team.
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@PeteButtigieg
on
@CNNSotu
on making history as the first openly gay and first millennial nominee for Cabinet secretary.
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Hope in our hearts and fire in our bellies.
@PeteButtigieg
just crushed it at the Iowa
#SteakFry
.
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“Land of the free and the home of the brave” hits differently when the freedoms the brave fought for are taken away by a political party that’s trying to overthrow our democracy
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Proud to see this endorsement out of my home state today:
"
@PeteButtigieg
is the leader we need right now"
—Lamell McMorris
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I remember watching this interview as an organizer in an Obama for America field office in Michigan. I wasn't out yet — but Joe Biden gave me, and so many others, hope.
I'm honored to be at the White House today to watch him make history.
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I grew up in a UAW household, my dad works in a Michigan auto plant, and I couldn't be prouder to see
@JoeBiden
standing with workers today in Metro Detroit >>>
Biden: You guys saved auto industry… made a lot of sacrifices. Gave up a lot. And the companies were in trouble. Now, they're doing incredibly And guess what. You should be doing incredibly well, too.
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In 2016, someone who worked for HRC at State offered me this advice about writing for her: At the end of the day, she's a Methodist from the Midwest.
We appealed to red-state voters on moral grounds. They chose a guy who doesn't know the Apostles' Creed:
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NEW AD from
@PeteForAmerica
, voiced by Academy Award winner Kevin Costner.
If it gives you chills, chip in:
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Reminder that while President Biden was addressing the nation tonight, honoring the victims and families of 9/11 and those who’ve served…
Senate Republicans were still blocking medical aid to post-9/11 veterans
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3 years ago today:
@JoeBiden
selected
@KamalaHarris
as his running mate — and she made history.
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Working on my speech for my sister’s wedding and how do we feel about asking guests to text VOTE to 30330?
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This campaign is historic.
Every day, folks write to
@PeteForAmerica
saying what this campaign has meant to their lives. For so many, our movement has inspired them, validated them, and reminded them that this country has space for everyone, no matter who you are or whom you love 🏳️🌈
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There's an
@HRC
equality placard blocking CNN's shot of a Democratic U.S. senator-elect taking the stage to deliver a victory speech in ALABAMA. This is the America I want.
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“Being different does not always feel like a gift. But it is a gift that helps you better see the world. It is a gift that you can bear for others in need of help.” —
@PeteButtigieg
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**ENDORSEMENT**
Central Florida’s paper of record endorses
@PeteButtigieg
!
“America needs a fresh start with a fresh face on the scene. Democrats have that opportunity with Pete Buttigieg, if only they’ll take it.”
Let’s take it:
Our endorsement in the Florida Democratic primary: A fresh start with Pete Buttigieg | Editorial
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@nikkihaley
If working to protect our democracy on its birthday is too much of a nuisance for our U.N. ambassador, perhaps we should find another one.
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All I want for Christmas is… 4 more years ✨
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“It would be nice if the United States had a president right now. Because we really don't."
—
@PeteButtigieg
in August
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Time to get back in the fight.
New job starts tomorrow—excited to share more soon.
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One year ago today.
Not a moment, a movement. Hold on to that hope—take it with you into November and let’s go launch the era that must come next.
My name is Pete Buttigieg. They call me "Mayor Pete." I am a proud son of South Bend, Indiana, and I am running for president of the United States.
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This afternoon, at 1:15 p.m. ET,
@PeteButtigieg
will deliver a Veterans Day address from New Hampshire. We'll carry that speech live on our
@PeteForAmerica
Twitter account, Facebook, and YouTube. Tune in.
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“Doesn’t it feel good to think about putting the tweets behind us?
ESPECIALLY the tweets?”
—
@PeteButtigieg
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@PeteButtigieg
: "Picture how it's going to feel that first day in our country when the sun comes up... and Donald Trump is no longer the President of the United States. Doesn't it feel good just to live in that moment a little bit?"
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