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25 Thursday Oct 2018

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Vote.

Senator Claire McCaskill (D) [October 2018 file photo].

There’s an election in less than two weeks.

Talk to your family, friends and neighbors. Get them to commit to voting. Drag them to the polls if you have to.
Vote.

And it’s time for the right wingnut, dark money funded, astroturf (fake grassroots) attack mail pieces to start arriving. Sure enough, in today’s mail:

Dudes, there are no vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Americans for Prosperity? Yeah, them, a super PAC, using a Jefferson City PO box as a return address:

Koch brothers’ network launches new super PAC
By David Wright, CNN
Updated 1:58 PM ET, Mon September 10, 2018

…Americans for Prosperity, the sprawling Koch political network, announced Monday the launch of a new super PAC arm as the organization gears up for the final stretch of the 2018 midterms.

The new super PAC was described as “a new tool to build broad policy coalitions in Congress to help advance AFP’s vision,” which “will advocate for candidates who share our commitment to breaking internal and external barriers that prevent people from realizing their full potential.”

The super PAC, called “AFP Action,” will operate independently of the network’s preexisting 501(c)(4) nonprofit and with some key advantages.

Per campaign finance laws, the new group will be able to spend unlimited sums on election activities while being subject to some loose disclosure requirements, The nonprofit arm, however, is subject to even looser disclosure requirements but must dedicate a portion of their spending to “social welfare” activities that cannot explicitly target elections.

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“…the new group will be able to spend unlimited sums on election activities while being subject to some loose disclosure requirements…”

Right wingnut transparency is an oxymoron. You know, like “jumbo shrimp”, or “honest thief”…

This makes me want to drop by my local coordinated campaign office and make some GOTV calls right after I finish dinner. So, I will.

Previously:

Koch Money: because Josh Hawley (r) will never need to hold over fifty open public town halls across Missouri (October 7, 2018)

13 days

24 Wednesday Oct 2018

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Vote.

Sunrise in west central Missouri.

A conversation on the phone, at a phone bank:
[Agitated] “The Democrats have been so ugly this election.”
[Calmly] “That’s interesting, how so?”
[Increasing agitation] “The Democrats have been so ugly.”
[Calmly] “Well, could you explain to me how, give me some examples?”
[Even more agitated] “You don’t see it? You don’t see it?”
If breathing wasn’t involuntary this individual would forget to breathe. They’re going to vote, you definitely need to do so.

There’s an election in less than two weeks.

Talk to your family, friends and neighbors. Get them to commit to voting. Drag them to the polls if you have to.

Vote.

Until this changes…

25 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by in Roy Blunt, US Senate

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…nothing will get done.

Yesterday at the March for Our Lives in Kansas City:

“The only thing easier to buy than a gun is a republican senator.”

Register to vote. Get out the vote. Vote in November. If you don’t, you’re the problem.

Previously:

March for Our Lives – Kansas City – in Theis Park on Saturday, March 24, 2018 (March 20, 2018)

Another sign for the times (March 23, 2018)

March for Our Lives – Warrensburg, Missouri – March 24, 2018 (March 24, 2017)

March for Our Lives – Kansas City – Theis Park – March 24, 2018 – signs (March 24, 2018)

Show up. Vote.

07 Tuesday Nov 2017

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They will.

If you want change for the better. Show up. Vote. It’s that simple.

In Missouri:

POLLING PLACES ARE OPEN FROM 6:00 AM TO 7:00 PM ON ELECTION DAY.
Important: If you are in line at the closing time of 7:00 PM you have the right to cast your vote

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ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF VOTER ID
Effective June 1, 2017, the following forms of identification are acceptable for voting purposes in Missouri:
Nonexpired Missouri driver license;
Nonexpired or nonexpiring Missouri non-driver license;
Nonexpired document which contains the voter’s name and photograph and is issued by the United States or the state of Missouri; or
Nonexpired or nonexpiring military ID card which contains a photograph

You may also use these forms of identification and sign a statement provided by the election judge at your polling place:
Identification issued by the state of Missouri, an agency of the state, or a local election authority of the state;
Identification issued by the United States government or agency thereof;
Identification issued by an institution of higher education, including a university, college, vocational and technical school, located within the state of Missouri; or
A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document that contains the name and address of the voter

If you do not possess any of these forms of identification, but are a registered voter, you may still cast a provisional ballot. Your provisional ballot will be counted if you return to the polling place and show a valid photo ID or if the signature on the provisional ballot envelope matches the signature on your voter registration record.

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