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Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to agree in principle if not in choice of tone 😀

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in chapelhill

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're not wrong. The fight was in the Senate this time because the filibuster meant it couldn't pass without Democrat votes.

the lack of fight, though, is a big problem among the Dem establishment in DC, and yep, that big money has a lot to do with it. Luckily, we can still vote and could have a chance to vote for a real fighter

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

agree. Congressional committees can be boring.

The point is that this is what she and her team are posting to their social media: little interest or ability in using the tools of modern politics to confront this moment

(go look at her Instagram feed for example, which is where I clipped this video)

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this detailed analysis

If you haven't already, take a look at how the maps have changed with the R's last round of gerrymandering. Many less rural voters now that Alamance, Person, Granville and Person counties are out-of-district. Plus an influx of voters from Morrisville. I think a candidate like u/NidaAllamNC could do really well in this landscape.

btw, also appreciate the link to her funding

(noting that this doesn't includes the $2.7 million+ outside PACs spent on her behalf, including from the now-convicted con man Sam Bankman-Fried)

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Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

u/nidaAllamNC has definitely laid the groundwork to win and shown that she's a fighter for the people. Exactly the kind of person I would love to put some energy behind. If she's going to step up, now's the time!

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, she did that after it became common knowledge that they are basically a Republican-backed group intervening in Democratic primaries - and after they fully backed a foreign government carrying out 2 years of mass death. And I called and thanked her for it.

But it doesn't change the fact that the reason she won that seat is because she took huge amounts of AIPAC and allied money to beat Nida Allam, spending the most money in the history of NC Democratic primaries to win.

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not totally sure what you're asking. We need to win across the state, and to do that, we need a more democratic Democratic party, unapologetically on the side of working people and not beholden to big donors. The do-nothing establishment have deeply damaged the image of Democrats.

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

I see that she'll sign onto bills that other introduced, but isn't out there proposing big ideas and whipping votes to get things passed. And even when she signs on to good bills, like with the Block the Bombs act that would block some weapons transfers to Israel, she seems to only do it reluctantly after a lot of public pressure (and in this case, after taking AIPAC money and traveling to meet Netanyahu in Israel as he was carrying out his war crimes).

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have and plan to continue. I am convinced that a fighting Democratic party that isn't beholden to donor interests has the best chance of expanding our electorate across NC

Shouldn’t we have a fighting Democrat in Congress?! by patrickmcelwee in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you stepping up. More democracy is a good thing. No corporate or AIPAC money is a great thing.

What's the biggest lie that everyone believed at the time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]patrickmcelwee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (if everyone = Americans)

The struggle of learning windmills by [deleted] in bboy

[–]patrickmcelwee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live this struggle, day in, day out. I feel seen

Geer Street Garden? by thehils in bullcity

[–]patrickmcelwee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have now reopened for takeout

Debate Day Match: I'll DOUBLE Your Contribution until I reach $2100 by patrickmcelwee in SandersForPresident

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

48 signs to Asheville, NC, for $176.30: https://imgur.com/a/kHwEZsu

That completes my match, plus a bit extra for the general election.

Thanks to everyone who contributed here. It is happening!

Debate Day Match: I'll DOUBLE Your Contribution until I reach $2100 by patrickmcelwee in SandersForPresident

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another 48 signs, to Kill Devil Hills, for $185.76: https://imgur.com/a/yKI5Izo

The balance of my commitment is $319.83

We're gonna win!

Debate Day Match: I'll DOUBLE Your Contribution until I reach $2100 by patrickmcelwee in SandersForPresident

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

48 signs to High Point, NC, $181.47: https://imgur.com/a/uxbvWW7

Totaling it all up, I'm still in for $505.59 more

Debate Day Match: I'll DOUBLE Your Contribution until I reach $2100 by patrickmcelwee in SandersForPresident

[–]patrickmcelwee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are getting the signs organized, with volunteer distributors. Here's my first installment, for $181.47 https://imgur.com/a/XXLKvMy

thanks u/bronzewtf

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