To make NC a livable state, we have to win, the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the election event for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. You are the strongest of three great candidates for these offices and it is great to see momentum growing for you. Once again it is possible to hope.
And do add the Democratic judges to the list of must wins. Look at what our Republican State Supreme Court has done. AG Jackson would have to fight them constantly. Let’s get him experienced Judges.
I am going to contribute to your campaign. Live in Washington 2nd, and he is a dude, a do nothing. I only hear from him at election time. I write him and get pablum replies. he is a Democrat in a safe district, and he has done absolutely nothing, he is not a fighter but he does serve one purpose, a vote for the Democratic caucus.
You on the other hand are a source of enlightenment as to what is going on in foggy bottom.
What the people who support Democrats hate—especially when they control both houses of Congress and the Oval Office—is the refusal to put pedal to the metal and pass a shitload of legislation starting with an end of the filibuster. There always seems to be a reason more doesn’t happen in the first two years. Then the other party wins one (or both) House or Senate in the midterms, and Zzzzzz for the rest of the term. Trump has run the House for the last 4. Don’t people in this country understand how government works? I’m gonna make T-shirts that say READ Project 2025/Never Trump.
Answering your question in the affirmative would require people to learn something about political civics and then paying attention to their elected officials. Tough enough to do when you're working for a living, even tougher if you've been persuaded that government doesn't care about you.
I agree. I wasn't able to do this till 08 when Obama ran and I was too addicted NOT to pay attention while I worked as a single mom raising three kids. I think they do it on purpose! Kinda like naming Bills HR1472836, so we have no idea what they are talking about and throwing in crap in the eleventh hour that has nothing to do with it.
There's something to the idea of confusion as a goal. If we all understood what was going on there would be a lot more discontent and a lot fewer donations. Most of the time, the best we can do is learn enough to make a positive choice and keep the worst of the riffraff out.
Same here! The incessant texts are AWFUL!!!! I support you 1000% and would love to not be bombarded by asks from seemingly every blue candidate. Gosh darn I love our Democracy though! Go Jeff 💙💙
Hey Jeff, I just wanted to let you know that as an ex pat I can vote in NC and have successfully reregistered in my former county. All my voting can be handled via email! The lady at the Board of Elections could not have been more helpful. Here’s to one more BLUE voter for our state! I’m over the moon now.
I appreciate your updates. Thank you for all that you do. I am praying for your win in NC, my home. You are a young man with a good head on your shoulders. Keep up the good work.
Jeff, I don't know if you will have the time between the general election and assuming your new duties as AG of NC, but if you do, please consider teaching current and newly elected Representatives and Senators how to communicate effectively with their constituents. I get "newsletters" from them but rarely read them because they are either "brag-letters" (look what I did and who I stood beside for a photo op) or devious attempts to gain support for their own point of view. I know that this is a lot to ask. You have greatly impressed me (and others who don't even live in NC) with your straightforward "Here's what's going on" communications. Thank you for that!
I enjoy your writing style and getting a glimpse behind the curtain. It must be exhausting interacting with some of these folks when you're trying to actually get some work done. I'm excited about VP Harris and hope she wipes the floor with that idiot. I'm also excited about you and am hopeful we can clean up this state a bit to care about ALL NC citizens not just straight white ones.
I just love your perceptions and writing skills. I send them to my somewhat MAGA niece in FLA to show her what a "real man" in Congress can do. Lord, I hope some of your ideas "take". Many thanks.
I‘m glad the Democrats are excited about Kamala. I hope the buzz continues through the election. But I heave a sigh as I write this.
Someone here on Substack has called what we are living through now “a sugar high.” Democrats notoriously insist on having a candidate with whom they are in love. And may God help us if it doesn’t happen.
A Democratic voter in a focus group in 2016 was asked if she was going to vote for Hillary. She said, “Maybe. But she doesn’t make me feel anything. I have to feel something.”
I remember shaking my head and thinking, “Can you please use your brain instead of your gut to make a decision?” I looked at the two candidates: one is a not-terribly-successful real estate developer and reality-television star; the other is an attorney, a former First Lady, a former U.S.Senator, and a former U.S. Secretary of State. Could you not make a decision based on qualifications?
This is why Republicans beat us again and again. We have to get cranked up to vote. Otherwise, we tend to stay at home instead of voting and working for our candidate. Republicans just do it, like brushing their teeth. They always vote. In every election. Crappy candidate? It’s okay. They still vote.
So, in Joe Biden, we had a candidate coming down the home stretch of a historic first term. 50 years of public service, most of it in the Senate, but also 8 years as VP and 4 in the WH. Unbelievable litany of successful legislation as President.
Yes, he had an execrable debate. Having just gotten home from a long and busy foreign trip, he was walking in his sleep. I’m old myself, and I’ve been there.
But until we learn to just do the work, just give, just contact people (I postcard), just always, always, always be engaged, even when it’s not exciting, we will always find ourselves in situations where the threat is existential. And even if it’s only every 75 years, that’s too often.
Biden in all his years in the USA Senate voted for all the wars the USA waged, he did not find any war as bad. As VP of Obama for 8 years did not make him wiser at his old age. At his tenure, the USA has its hands bloodied in many wars the USA is supporting directly or indirectly. The USA is fast to send its military to save and protect the citizens of other countries, but the USA cannot save and protect its own citizens from the Mass Shootings and Daily Killings in most streets in many cities. Homelessness of USA Citizens was not reduced while billions are wasted in military adventures without any oversight by the so-called congressional committees.
Please don't tell me you've been assimilated into the K-Hive.
I won't argue with your fundraising numbers, but frankly, the fact you care so much about that nearly sums up what's wrong with D.C.. The "emotional whiplash" you're describing is NEVER a good thing; it means ANOTHER PR-blitz, ANOTHER step away from the truth, and ANOTHER step further into (to use others' euphemistic parlance) The Swamp.
I've noticed it with regularity over this past decade; it is the reddest flag there is. Groupthink is the root of all human evil, DO NOT ride the wave if you value your mind and soul.
I attended a county Democratic meeting yesterday, and a couple of things stood out from listening to the speakers.. First, we were informed that when looking at ballots in past elections, numerous times people tended to ignore the down ballot and local races . We must make sure that Democrats know who is running in all categories and strive to get the voters out. This is more of a Democratic problem than a Republican issue. In our county we are organizing to reach out to the Democrats who failed to vote in the last election. This will be done by knocking on doors, sending post cards, making telephone calls, and getting information out to the voters. On the light side, but quite sad and real, a high school civics teacher said that Trump could not pass his civics tests. We must do everything we can do as individuals to get Democrats to vote! So much is at stake!.
To make NC a livable state, we have to win, the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the election event for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. You are the strongest of three great candidates for these offices and it is great to see momentum growing for you. Once again it is possible to hope.
And do add the Democratic judges to the list of must wins. Look at what our Republican State Supreme Court has done. AG Jackson would have to fight them constantly. Let’s get him experienced Judges.
I am going to contribute to your campaign. Live in Washington 2nd, and he is a dude, a do nothing. I only hear from him at election time. I write him and get pablum replies. he is a Democrat in a safe district, and he has done absolutely nothing, he is not a fighter but he does serve one purpose, a vote for the Democratic caucus.
You on the other hand are a source of enlightenment as to what is going on in foggy bottom.
What the people who support Democrats hate—especially when they control both houses of Congress and the Oval Office—is the refusal to put pedal to the metal and pass a shitload of legislation starting with an end of the filibuster. There always seems to be a reason more doesn’t happen in the first two years. Then the other party wins one (or both) House or Senate in the midterms, and Zzzzzz for the rest of the term. Trump has run the House for the last 4. Don’t people in this country understand how government works? I’m gonna make T-shirts that say READ Project 2025/Never Trump.
Answering your question in the affirmative would require people to learn something about political civics and then paying attention to their elected officials. Tough enough to do when you're working for a living, even tougher if you've been persuaded that government doesn't care about you.
I agree. I wasn't able to do this till 08 when Obama ran and I was too addicted NOT to pay attention while I worked as a single mom raising three kids. I think they do it on purpose! Kinda like naming Bills HR1472836, so we have no idea what they are talking about and throwing in crap in the eleventh hour that has nothing to do with it.
There's something to the idea of confusion as a goal. If we all understood what was going on there would be a lot more discontent and a lot fewer donations. Most of the time, the best we can do is learn enough to make a positive choice and keep the worst of the riffraff out.
YESSSS!!
Same here! The incessant texts are AWFUL!!!! I support you 1000% and would love to not be bombarded by asks from seemingly every blue candidate. Gosh darn I love our Democracy though! Go Jeff 💙💙
Hey Jeff, I just wanted to let you know that as an ex pat I can vote in NC and have successfully reregistered in my former county. All my voting can be handled via email! The lady at the Board of Elections could not have been more helpful. Here’s to one more BLUE voter for our state! I’m over the moon now.
I appreciate your updates. Thank you for all that you do. I am praying for your win in NC, my home. You are a young man with a good head on your shoulders. Keep up the good work.
I live in red NE and am mostly working to elect Vargas and give Bacon the boot, but I had to contribute to you, Jeff!
Jeff, I don't know if you will have the time between the general election and assuming your new duties as AG of NC, but if you do, please consider teaching current and newly elected Representatives and Senators how to communicate effectively with their constituents. I get "newsletters" from them but rarely read them because they are either "brag-letters" (look what I did and who I stood beside for a photo op) or devious attempts to gain support for their own point of view. I know that this is a lot to ask. You have greatly impressed me (and others who don't even live in NC) with your straightforward "Here's what's going on" communications. Thank you for that!
Thanks for your updates. I will miss these once you become attorney general.
I enjoy your writing style and getting a glimpse behind the curtain. It must be exhausting interacting with some of these folks when you're trying to actually get some work done. I'm excited about VP Harris and hope she wipes the floor with that idiot. I'm also excited about you and am hopeful we can clean up this state a bit to care about ALL NC citizens not just straight white ones.
I love the AI illustrations at the end. Nice little touch of levity.
#LotusforPOTUS #SayItToMyFace #Kamala2024
I just love your perceptions and writing skills. I send them to my somewhat MAGA niece in FLA to show her what a "real man" in Congress can do. Lord, I hope some of your ideas "take". Many thanks.
I‘m glad the Democrats are excited about Kamala. I hope the buzz continues through the election. But I heave a sigh as I write this.
Someone here on Substack has called what we are living through now “a sugar high.” Democrats notoriously insist on having a candidate with whom they are in love. And may God help us if it doesn’t happen.
A Democratic voter in a focus group in 2016 was asked if she was going to vote for Hillary. She said, “Maybe. But she doesn’t make me feel anything. I have to feel something.”
I remember shaking my head and thinking, “Can you please use your brain instead of your gut to make a decision?” I looked at the two candidates: one is a not-terribly-successful real estate developer and reality-television star; the other is an attorney, a former First Lady, a former U.S.Senator, and a former U.S. Secretary of State. Could you not make a decision based on qualifications?
This is why Republicans beat us again and again. We have to get cranked up to vote. Otherwise, we tend to stay at home instead of voting and working for our candidate. Republicans just do it, like brushing their teeth. They always vote. In every election. Crappy candidate? It’s okay. They still vote.
So, in Joe Biden, we had a candidate coming down the home stretch of a historic first term. 50 years of public service, most of it in the Senate, but also 8 years as VP and 4 in the WH. Unbelievable litany of successful legislation as President.
Yes, he had an execrable debate. Having just gotten home from a long and busy foreign trip, he was walking in his sleep. I’m old myself, and I’ve been there.
But until we learn to just do the work, just give, just contact people (I postcard), just always, always, always be engaged, even when it’s not exciting, we will always find ourselves in situations where the threat is existential. And even if it’s only every 75 years, that’s too often.
Biden in all his years in the USA Senate voted for all the wars the USA waged, he did not find any war as bad. As VP of Obama for 8 years did not make him wiser at his old age. At his tenure, the USA has its hands bloodied in many wars the USA is supporting directly or indirectly. The USA is fast to send its military to save and protect the citizens of other countries, but the USA cannot save and protect its own citizens from the Mass Shootings and Daily Killings in most streets in many cities. Homelessness of USA Citizens was not reduced while billions are wasted in military adventures without any oversight by the so-called congressional committees.
We must take back the HR ! And get a new speaker
Please don't tell me you've been assimilated into the K-Hive.
I won't argue with your fundraising numbers, but frankly, the fact you care so much about that nearly sums up what's wrong with D.C.. The "emotional whiplash" you're describing is NEVER a good thing; it means ANOTHER PR-blitz, ANOTHER step away from the truth, and ANOTHER step further into (to use others' euphemistic parlance) The Swamp.
I've noticed it with regularity over this past decade; it is the reddest flag there is. Groupthink is the root of all human evil, DO NOT ride the wave if you value your mind and soul.
I attended a county Democratic meeting yesterday, and a couple of things stood out from listening to the speakers.. First, we were informed that when looking at ballots in past elections, numerous times people tended to ignore the down ballot and local races . We must make sure that Democrats know who is running in all categories and strive to get the voters out. This is more of a Democratic problem than a Republican issue. In our county we are organizing to reach out to the Democrats who failed to vote in the last election. This will be done by knocking on doors, sending post cards, making telephone calls, and getting information out to the voters. On the light side, but quite sad and real, a high school civics teacher said that Trump could not pass his civics tests. We must do everything we can do as individuals to get Democrats to vote! So much is at stake!.