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usaf-vet

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Tue Jul 23, 2024, 02:56 PM Jul 23

We live in a swing state. Wisconsin it has been in the grips of RW party since Scott Walker. Recently we have seen the.. [View all]

.... slow but steady move back to our old purple status. The election of a Democratic Governor and Supreme Court Justice shifted the balance back to leaning left.

Although we have voted in every election since 1971, I have to admit we were both very discouraged by the upcoming 2024 Presidential election. Between the talking heads and the polling numbers, we were not optimistic about our chances of keeping the White House and Congress. We continued to donate to the local races and Biden / Harris.

We are retired and on fixed incomes, so we give what we can at least once a month.

That all changed over the weekend and mid-day Monday. Biden made the heroic move to step down and pass the torch to VP Harris. Boy, what a difference 48 hours has made. For the first time in months, we have hope.

We just stretched this month's budget and sent our first $120.00 donation to Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris. We will send at least that again every month until election day.

President Kamala Harris, doesn't that sound great? The country's first woman President.

Let's get out AND MAKE IT HAPPEN !!!

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I have decided I also will start a monthy donation--not as big as yours but riversedge Jul 23 #1
If your knee doesn't heal in time, you can still send postcards! Wednesdays Jul 23 #8
Do you have to buy your own postage to send these out? MustLoveBeagles Jul 23 #10
Yes, you have to buy the postcards, hand-write them out (templates and examples on the web), and mail them. iluvtennis Jul 23 #14
Thanks MustLoveBeagles Jul 23 #21
You're most welcome. n/t iluvtennis Jul 23 #23
Thank you! Journaling as a reference. Mersky Jul 23 #18
I had what I knew replaced too. Ligyron Jul 23 #16
Fellow Wisconsinites here! hauckeye Jul 23 #2
I know how you feel Tree Lady Jul 23 #4
The level of GOP gerrymandering, especially for the State Legislature, has been tyrannical surfered Jul 23 #3
There are 6x & 7x donor matches available... CaptainTruth Jul 23 #5
Why not consider Gov Evers for VP? LakeArenal Jul 23 #6
I've voted in every election here in WI since '72 when they dropped the voting age to 18. elocs Jul 23 #7
You WI Dems must Cha Jul 23 #9
The country's first woman President barbtries Jul 23 #11
Yes, and I am SO ready for this! ShazzieB Jul 23 #15
re: 2016 me too! barbtries Jul 23 #20
It's time to de-Fox our government at every level! Initech Jul 23 #12
Amen, Fox has to go. appalachiablue Jul 23 #17
I wish there were more Ben Wiklers mountain grammy Jul 23 #13
so long overdue travelingthrulife Jul 23 #19
I love your spirit, and I can remember the days when Wisconsin was reliably BLUE FakeNoose Jul 23 #22
the publikklans did NOT get their majority fairly. pansypoo53219 Jul 23 #24
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