Hopium Chronicles
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Expert commentary from a 30-year veteran of US politics. At Hopium we work on strategies to defeat MAGA, tell our story more effectively, and ensure democracy prevails. Sharp analysis, live events, and all sorts of Hopium!
Media pioneer, commentator and author @briantylercohen.bsky.social on his new book "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World" "We also need to seek accountability for people who are engaging in such gross corruption at this very moment."
Today, LIVE at 4:15pm ET - @simonwdc.bsky.social hosts @briantylercohen.bsky.social to discuss his new book "The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World." Join them: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
@mainedems.bsky.social Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson: "Susan Collins is vulnerable. Her approval ratings are lower than they've ever been. This still remains the first election where she is going to have to face us Maine voters since the overturning of Roe v. Wade."
New Analysis: Trump is failing, he is wildly unpopular, the polls are encouraging, and we have elections to win all across the country...
Trump is failing, he is wildly unpopular, the polls are encouraging, and we have elections to win all across the country... New video, written analysis from @simonwdc.bsky.social
Stuart Stevens of @lincolnsquare.media with @simonwdc.bsky.social talking Ukraine, encouraging new Senate polling, degrading Trump, and more.
New Analysis: Battleground polls confirm that this is a year of opportunity for Democrats.
"Donald Trump has turned the Republican Party into a voter suppression machine, and his administration is weaponizing government against his political opponents, not just for the sport of it, the revenge of it, but also as a way to hold and gain more power." - Marc Elias
@hcrichardson.bsky.social reflects on Trump's second presidency so far and the "much longer fight" we've been in to counter the rise of right-wing media.
"That attack on our democratic system in order to concentrate wealth and power among a very small group of people... what we have now is a president doing everything he can in tandem with the Supreme Court to overturn the system that we have built since 1933." - @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Weekly Analysis: "Trump is weakened, diminished, and growing more unhinged and desperate by the day"
@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social checks in from WI-03. "The people that are running in some of these top races... I think why folks are gravitating to them is because people see themselves in our candidacies... we've had leaders emerge who have lived these failed policies and want to fight like hell."
@katiephang.bsky.social and @simonwdc.bsky.social discuss Tuesday's election results, the midterms more broadly, Trump's failed war and disastrous surrender, his many losses piling up, his ebbing physical and political powers, and more. with @contrariannews.org
@simonwdc.bsky.social with Johnny Garcia, our terrific candidate running in TX-35. " We need a construction worker... a SWAT hostage negotiator in Congress... a sheriff's deputy who can root out the corruption that continues to unfold before our eyes..."
Trump's presidency has been a catastrophe for America and the world. ↓ new video & written analysis from @simonwdc.bsky.social
Meet Cait Conley, Army vet, special ops leader, and US House candidate running in NY-17. "As an Army Officer, your job is to go out and to tackle problems, remove obstacles so that your unit can achieve the mission. It’s a similar responsibility as an elected official... you’re there to serve."
"Loss Of Coverage, Higher Prices, More Harm To Come" - An update from @charlesgaba.com on the real world impacts of GOP health care cuts. Gaba estimates that between four to six million Americans will lose ACA coverage by the end of the year. As he warns us "that's only one half of the story."
Meet Josh Turek, our inspiring candidate running for US Senate in Iowa. "The same way that I won gold medals, the same way I overcame all the other adversity in my life... I'm going to outwork my opponent." @simonwdc.bsky.social with @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social
New from @simonwdc.bsky.social "Trump - Desperate Men Do Desperate Things" (Weekly Analysis) "The failure of the regime, his growing unpopularity... we understand where this is all going... he feels like everything's slipping away from him, so he's [doing crazy things] to stay in power."
New from @simonwdc.bsky.social "Reflections On The Siege Of Minneapolis" - A conversation with Attorney General Keith Ellison. Hear from @ag.state.mn.us about the state of his ongoing work to bring accountability for the lawless attack committed by our government on the people of Minnesota.
"The Democratic Party has an opportunity to redefine itself, and is redefining itself, as the party of strength in foreign policy... if Democrats can take the leadership in muscular foreign policy, it could have generational impact in the redefinition of the parties." - @stuartpstevens.bsky.social
"Stop Vought. Save Science." - A call to action with Dr. Colette Delawalla of @standupforscience.net
Today, LIVE at 2:00pm ET - "Stop Vought. Save Science." - @standupforscience.net director Colette Delawalla joins @simonwdc.bsky.social Find their discussion here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Meet Commissioner Bob Harvie of Bucks County, PA, our US House candidate fighting to flip Pennsylvania's 1st District. @simonwdc.bsky.social with @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social
Meet Bob Brooks, firefighter, union president, coalition builder, and small business owner who won a contested Democratic primary in PA-07 despite Republicans spending $1.7 million against him in the primary. Here's how Brooks described that illicit GOP dark money campaign.
"Our language around the things that aren't issues — corruption, rot — are what Talarico and Jon Ossoff are doing a very good job on. This new language they're pioneering for us... this moral rot. The real classical meaning of corruption is about rotting... we've not been good at [defining] that."
@simonwdc.bsky.social with @kendallscudder.bsky.social on Talarico, Paxton, what has become a cycle of opportunity for Texas Democrats, and more.
Introducing Denise Powell, mom, small business owner, nonprofit leader, former corporate executive, public school champion and healthcare advocate, and US House candidate running in NE-02. @simonwdc.bsky.social with @deniseforcongress.bsky.social
Meet Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Bobby Pulido, our great candidate fighting hard to flip TX-15.
@simonwdc.bsky.social with @gallego.senate.gov on his upcoming visit to Ukraine, why America must stand with Europe and NATO, and more.