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In response to "The fact that we're not likely to have majority in the house or senate at the end of this election is the one thing tempering my hope and optimism " by oblique

I would have liked to see a call to action around this. You don't get it if you don't ask for it. Kamala: "Give me the house and senate and we'll do -- (edited)

Posted by rollo Aug 23 '24, 11:37

the important things America needs right now."
--Codify Roe
--Expand USSC
--Wealth tax on billionaires
--Repair IRS to collect sufficient taxes under current rates/structure
--Breakup tech monopolies
--Single payer medicare for all / expand ACA
--Find a border/immigration compromise
--Expand manufacturing and infrastructure investments
--End filibuster and tackle gerrymandering
--etc.

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-- nm* - con_carne Aug 23, 11:49
i think it will get there closer to election day, when the national race picture becomes clearer -- nm - mr mooch Aug 23, 11:47
I thought the messaging on this was pretty consistent throughout the convention - znufrii Aug 23, 11:43 4
- Maybe not headline-level prominence, but it wasn’t not said, in the speeches I watched at least. -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 11:55 3
  - I was thinking specifically in KH's acceptance speech but I cede the point as I only watched highlights -- nm - rollo Aug 23, 12:07 2
    - Fair. She didn’t hit it as specifically as other speeches, only by implication. “When Congress sends me (the) bill… I’ll sign it.” -- nm - znufrii Aug 23, 12:11 1
      - Also it never hurts to remind ppl how government actually works every once in a while, lot of eyes on that speech -- nm - rollo Aug 23, 12:28
Yes -- nm - Epiphany Aug 23, 11:42
I'm glad it has the top spot on her policy agenda (housing supply) -- nm - oblique Aug 23, 11:39
exactly -- nm - prayformojo Aug 23, 11:37

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I would have liked to see a call to action around this. You don't get it if you don't ask for it. Kamala: "Give me the house and senate and we'll do -- (edited)

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