Even though Lutherans (or a bunch of Methodists in a trenchcoat) shudder when I say it, I wrote this:

I am very much not an atheist and I need one of these

I wrote a thing on the launch of the Harris-Walz campaign and the spark of hope it provoked. The piece never quite found a home, so I published it my damn self. Better late than never: dandadad.com/fresh-air-and-…

"You don’t have to be objectively pro-assassination to believe, as 51% of voters in a recent poll do, that Donald Trump poses an existential threat to American democracy and the life of the world." Daniel Schultz for RD: ow.ly/47B250SYPS5

ICYMI:

It does?

Hey, just in time to miss Sunday by 13 hours, it's my sermon! dandadad.com/hearers-doers/

I am extremely here for potential Trump relationship trouble due to Laura Loomer. To be clear, I do not think this is a good thing.

mAiNLiNe pRoTesTaNtS iN dIsArRaY

John doesn't put it this way, but he makes the really solid point that Harris is the first Dem nominee fully outside of Reagan's long shadow. Dems for the most part seem to have figured out under Biden that f*** it, we don't have to be scared of Ron anymore.

This is a good thing!

The coming election offers stark choices between authoritarianism and democracy. Few analysts understand those stakes as well as PRRI Founder and President Robert P. Jones - Hidden Roots of White Supremacy. I talked with him for Religion Dispatches: religiondispatches.org/prris-robert-p…

Smart play b/c 1. It's where GOP voters are most likely to be receptive to this message 2. Wisconsin math: Dane + Milwaukee counties roughly equal outstate + WOW counties. Cut the lead in Waukesha and Ozaukee, and you have a recipe for success like 2022 Supreme Court race.

Oh, myyyyyy

"When we’re talking about authoritarianism—in particular, talking about violence—we don’t need a majority of folks supporting violence to get violence," Robert P. Jones - Hidden Roots of White Supremacy tells Daniel Schultz in an interview for RD: ow.ly/GpqT50TTHIB

Please click on the link for more! youtube.com/watch?v=OIKgiG… #ElectionDay📷 #MondayMotivation #Mondayvibes *I, via my PR/Marketing firm Blue Amp Strategies, was Senior Advisor on this project

To give that some scale, if Philly breaks 900k and keeps Biden's 2020 margin, Harris would win more votes than the entire number of voters in 2020.

Feeling despondent? You're not alone. I have some thoughts on how to find the energy to pick ourselves up and move forward: dandadad.com/hope-solidarit…

Democrats after losing by 2 points: Our brand is in ashes. We need a complete overhaul. Republicans after losing by 4.5 points: Let's run the same guy again.

Do I blame Ralph Nader in part for the rolling nightmare that most of the 21st century has been for American politics? Yes, yes I do.