On the left is
@MikeRogersForMI
’s 4,751 sq ft, $1.5M waterfront mansion in Cape Coral.
On the right is the 728 sq ft “home” he bought last July so he could claim residency in Michigan.
Where do we think he actually lives? 🤔
#MISen
fwiw, Livingston Co Michigan clerk's office confirms
@MikeRogersForMI
registered there. Campaign says if he's still on rolls in FL it's bc officials there haven't purged him yet-not bc he's living there anymore
At its best probation is the national service of second chances.
This is a massive U-turn. But the government should never have tried to make profit out of it in the first place.
.
@DouglasEmhoff
joins a fired up crowd in Winston-Salem: “3 million votes have been cast in North Carolina already, and that tells you something, doesn’t it?”
#ncpol
"'She’s real. She’s not gonna sell you a bag of goods she’s not gonna deliver. I really hear that loud and clear from her,' [Archambault] said."
Klobuchar pushes to keep defying expectations in campaign
In the *personal news* department, yesterday was my first day coming on board as comms director for
@RepSlotkin
. So excited to be on Capitol Hill in this moment working for a such a dedicated patriot & public servant. Lots of important work to be done — time to dig in!
Via
@WLNS
:
@RepSlotkin
delivers for Michigan — this deal will rebuild the state AND its middle class:
🏗Tens of thousands of prevailing wage jobs
🛣Repairing 7,300 miles of deficient roads
💧Removing lead pipes & cleaning up PFAS
💻Expanding internet access all over the state
Oh and in case anyone was wondering,
@MikeRogersForMI
’s wife Kristi — a prolific DC corporate lobbyist — is also a registered Florida voter. Home Sweet Cape Coral, am I right?
#MISen
Proud & immensely grateful. More thoughts to come, but I’ll always hold my head high for the chance to be part of an incredible team supporting an incredible public servant. From the fields of Iowa to just about every corner of this country, we showed them what grit looks like
I work for
@amyklobuchar
but even for me it's getting tough to keep up with all the newspaper endorsements coming her way ...
Latest to join the club? The
@seattletimes
!
Juul will pay North Carolina $40 million to settle the first of several lawsuits claiming that its marketing got young people addicted to its high-nicotine e-cigarettes.
“There are 2 types of senators - the ones who spend all day on their hair, and the women senators.” -
@amyklobuchar
invoking Sen Kay Hagan at the
#BlueNC
Celebration in Charlotte tonight
#NCpol
.
@TerryVanDuynNC
in
@asheville
CT: "President Trump, Senator Tillis & Republicans in Washington & Raleigh ... won’t be persuaded by reason or compassion, & they won’t end their assault on the ACA. The only thing left to do is to vote them out of office"
You know where I stand: I will vote to confirm Judge Barrett. Meanwhile, Cal Cunningham refuses to tell you his stance on her nomination & he supports Biden keeping their list of judges a secret because he supports radical liberal activists, & he’s simply afraid to tell you that.
Huge win for North Carolinians thanks to the hard work of
@NCSBE
&
@JoshStein_
. Voters here are shattering turnout records & the Republicans are terrified - with good reason. You can’t cheat your way out of this one,
@NCGOP
NEWS in Lansing —> the
@Teamsters
, who represent over 250,000 Michigan workers and retirees, just voted to endorse
@ElissaSlotkin
for US Senate! They’re the 20th union to back Elissa in
#MISen
North Carolina will always feel like home -- and it'll be critical for Democrats in November, so very excited to share that I started this week as comms director
@NCDemParty
. Looking forward to working w/ a great team to flip the Tar Heel State blue up & down the ballot!
#ncpol
My step brother is stationed at HKIA right now. I know many reporters covering Afghanistan are trying hard to do this moment justice. But please remember: there are plenty of bad faith actors trying to insert themselves into this conversation who don’t deserve a bigger megaphone.
John Bessler is one of the kindest people I’ve met over the last 6 months & a tireless surrogate on the trail - praying for a speedy recovery so he can be back with
@amyklobuchar
& Abigail soon!
My husband has coronavirus. I love him & not being able to be by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease. So many are going through this & much worse. I pray for him & you & meanwhile I will do all I can to get help to the American people.
"Americans deserve a President who has their back; who isn’t afraid to take on powerful forces; who has a record of bringing people together. And most importantly, who gets things done."
--
@amyklobuchar
💰
@RoyCooperNC
: $5.5M
💰
@CalforNC
: $7.4
AND, in case you have any doubts about where the grassroots energy is, June was the best online fundraising month for
@NCDemParty
**since October 2018**
120 days until North Carolina goes blue 🗳
Great swing through Northwest Iowa this weekend with
@amyklobuchar
:
✅ Her 23rd visit to IA
✅ Hitting her 60th county in the state
✅ Logging > 400 miles in 3 days
Oh, and in case you hadn’t heard, we’ll see you in California for the December
#DemDebate
🗳
Less than 1 week to go until early voting begins in NC &
@KamalaHarris
has a message for us: "With your help, North Carolina can put us over the top and elect
@JoeBiden
the next President of the United States." >>>
#ncpol
Wilmington's State Sen. & former Mayor
@Harper4NC
just now:
"My constituents aren’t looking for a photo op with the president right now, or a rally. We need real help. We’ve given Donald Trump every opportunity to step up & lead, and he’s failed to meet the moment every time."
NEWS: North Carolina fires the 2020 starting gun today as absentee ballots are mailed out. As of now:
📬Registered Dems & unaffiliateds make up 83% (!) of all ballot requests
📉Registered Republicans? 16%
@NCDemParty
has been gearing up for this for a long time - Game On 🗳
643,400
That's the # of requests processed for 98/100 NC counties for absentee by mail ballots, the first of which are mailed today.
NC is now 16.7 times ahead of same day totals in 2016, and triple the total ballots accepted in all of 2016's election.
#ncpol
#ncvotes
See this right here? 👇🏼This is why
@amyklobuchar
has been endorsed by more current & former Iowa legislators than any other candidate (that includes 5 current legislators who have endorsed in the last 3 weeks alone).
This is how you lead a ticket.
For the record - this spontaneous
@amyklobuchar
endorsement is the *14th* from a current/former Iowa Legislator - more than any other candidate in the field. Glad to have you on
#TeamAmy
, Mary!
Since Paul really can’t seem to find a job, I have a great excuse to reshare this 2020 clip of
@ElissaSlotkin
absolutely taking him to the woodshed for invoking her mother’s struggle to access affordable health insurance
#MI08
If you’re not waking up each morning thanking the journalism gods that
@karaswisher
is now writing columns for
@nytimes
, you just haven’t seen the light yet 💡
This kind of behavior dishonors the memory of the 2,500 North Carolinians who have died from this virus and shows the contempt Trump & his cronies have for the nearly 160,000 here who have been infected.
Shame on them.
.
@mercnews
in endorsing
@amyklobuchar
: "Voters are realizing that she has the energy, character, compassion, intelligence and common sense to win in November. Californians should support Klobuchar."
#WinBig
NEWS from Kyiv, where
@RepSlotkin
met today with
@ZelenskyyUa
& top aides as part of a bipartisan codel. The congresswoman presented President Zelenskyy with challenge coins from the 1st Batallion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment of the Michigan National Guard - a HIMARS unit.🇺🇦🇺🇸
(Most of) the scrappy crew that welcomed me to Iowa 5 months ago with open arms.
Whatever happens tonight, you are my friends, my team, my forever family. Thank you for the experience of a lifetime. Much more to come 💪🏼
What’s a nice way to start a Wednesday? Well 20 new endorsements for
@amyklobuchar
from local activists and community leaders across Iowa doesn’t hurt
#TeamAmy
#IACaucus
Second alignment and delegate numbers from Ames:
Sanders: 232 (4 delegates)
Warren: 170 (3 delegates)
Klobuchar: 141 (3 delegates)
No other candidates viable.
ENDORSEMENT:
@sfchronicle
backs Amy Klobuchar
“The one Democrat who checks all the essential boxes. She is seasoned (13 years in the U.S. Senate, lead Democratic sponsor on more than 100 passed bills) with a history of winning Republican strongholds.”
“I kept my promise”
@amyklobuchar
says of her earlier pledge to visit all 99 Iowa counties, she jokes back when “Before I maybe knew how far apart” they are
"If you are given opportunity, you don't go into the world with a sense of entitlement, you go into it with an obligation."
I am damn proud, everyday, to work for someone with values like these. Bravo,
@amyklobuchar
"The person with the most momentum in Iowa right now is
@AmyKlobuchar
, making the most of recent candidate departures and appealing well to the still-undecided crowd."
#IACaucus
“But the candidate who had one of the best performances relative to their standing that night was Amy Klobuchar ... What’s particularly impressive is that Klobuchar’s team consistently did more with less.”
Damn proud of you,
@TeamAmyIowa
#Grit
New from
@patrynard
: Forgotten in all the Iowa Caucus results controversy is some of the candidates' performances.
@amyklobuchar
, for example, greatly outperformed her polling and expectations
Less than 24 hours later after the debate concluded in LA last night,
@amyklobuchar
tells a crowd in Centerville, IA her campaign has raised $1 million in one day.
NEW IOWA ENDORSEMENTS for
@amyklobuchar
, including
➡️ Former State Rep. Steve Falck
➡️ Former State Rep. Sally Stutsman
➡️ Former State Rep. Nancy Dunkel
➡️ Former State Rep. Marcella Frevert
#IACaucus
"ActBlue officials said they’ve seen a particular surge in support for Democratic candidates in North Carolina, where the party is attempting to take control of the state House and Senate."
#ncpol
"It is up to us - all of us - to put our country back together; to heal this country, and then to build something even greater. I believe we can do this together."
It’s a beautiful day in Des Moines &
@amyklobuchar
is back in Iowa! Here’s what the next few days look like as we get ready to hit our 70th county on Saturday - events in:
📍Des Moines
📍Indianola
📍Chariton
📍Grinnell
📍Waterloo
📍Waukon
📍Dubuque
📍Cedar Rapids
#IACaucus
"Klobuchar continues to rack up notable Iowa endorsements at this late date. She already has plenty of experienced caucus volunteers that can work the room, armed with a good argument that Klobuchar is the candidate who is most likely to carry Iowa in the general election."
New from
@patrynard
: The top four candidates in Iowa have been set for a while, but who else still has a chance to break out and surprise here on caucus night?
Here's
@amyklobuchar
's plan for healthcare/prescription drugs (more than 2 paragraphs):
Here's her plan for mental health & addiction (also more than 2 graphs):
And here's her plan for senior care (etc.):
In less than 24 hours,
@amyklobuchar
:
✅ Knocks it out of the park at the debate
✅ Brings it home in the spin room & on morning TV
✅ Flies to Iowa on 4 hours of sleep
✅ Kicks off 27 county bus tour across Iowa
I wish I could come close to keeping up.
#IACaucus