Bob Menendez has actually announced his resignation, effective August 20. NJ Globe says early names in the mix for Phil Murphy's interim appointment are First Lady Tammy Murphy, LG Tahesha Way, former SoS Nina Mitchell Wells, and federal judge Esther Salas
re: this, actblue has had its two biggest fundraising days back to back, totaling more than $130 million in donations to Denocratic primary and general election candidates
Insane how fast they got their shit together after acting like they were trying to lose for months
following up on the wildly successful Win With Black Women Zoom fundraiser last night, which raised more than a million dollars for Kamala Harris, a similarly ad hoc Win With Black Men Zoom fundraiser has also raised more than a million dollars for Kamala Harris tonight
The only liberal cause comparably unpopular to Project 2025 was Biden running again
anyway, Kamala Harris has now officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination with a majority of delegates' endorsements
Mary Peltola squares this circle by paying lip service to oil while honing in on the ways that climate change fucks up Alaska's economy, like the devastating impact of ocean warming on Bering Sea crabbing
a personal hobbyhorse of mine, predating Mary Peltola's win, is that Democrats should seriously contest Alaska, a heavily unionized, not very white state with strongly libertarian social attitudes where 40% of the population lives in a single city