The media must focus more on Elon's awfulness as a human being. Weird is the most generous adjective. Yesterday he suggested whites should be allowed to immigrate from South Africa, not blacks. Over the weekend he retweeted that the Lutheran church is a criminal money laundering operation. Unhinged.
If I had to compile a list of definitely winnable districts in 2026, here they are:
Iowa-1 and Iowa-3
AZ-1 and AZ-6
CA-22 and CA-41
NY-17
Nebraska 2nd.
WI-3
CO-8 and maybe CO-3 (if Adam Frisch runs again)
PA-7, PA-8 and PA-10
Michigan-7 and Michigan-10
NJ-7
Alaska, only if Mary Peltola runs
VA-2
GOP House districts with the narrowest 2024 margin and the # of federal workers in their districts. Multiply each disgruntled fed worker by their friends and family and there are potentially hundreds of thousands pissed off people - enough to flip these districts.
These districts are a reach but winnable if Trump screws up royally:
Montana 1st.
Arizona 2nd. district
CO-3 and CO-4 (if Lauren Boebert runs again)
CA-3 and CA-40
Florida-13
NY-1
Unfortunately, she might be the only kind of Democrat capable of winning Alaska. Note to self, I would prefer someone more progressive than her but Alaska prefers centrist or conservative politicians over progressive politicians.
I hope @lisamurkowski.bsky.social is reading the room.
She could go down in history as a hero if she responded to Musk & Trump's coup by announcing that she will leave the GOP and caucus with the Democrats.
Think you read it as absolving her rather than asking what she is actually going to do rather than as you put it her furrowed brow and concerned statement.
It took Ron Johnson over a week to respond to an email I sent on January 24th sharing my concern over the blanket pardon’s for Jan. 6th violent criminals. And it was written by AI. Guessing it will be months for AI to respond now?
People don’t call when they’re happy just like negative reviews are way more prevalent online. It should be obvious what she should do based on her constituents… but she won’t
I called my representative’ office and both of the senators. All I got was voicemail. Thinking about dragging my oxygen tank and sit in front of their local office.
Well, duh, if you can have tech-bro Hitler Youth rewritintg code to the entirety of the federal gov't payment systems, setting up servers to make thousands of calls per minute to render Congress's phone systems unusable and functionally non-existent is easy peasy.
This issue can be resolved very quickly, Ms. Murkowski: People will stop calling when you and your “friends” stop this coup by your party’s leader and his boss, Elon Musk.
She will always be Susan “Trump has learned his lesson” Collins to me. Another spineless politician particularly republicans.If we ever get out of this mess how will we refashion political parties?I don’t know the answer but other countries seem to go full leftist which keeps the pendulum swinging.
I had to call 4 numbers before I got through to Ted (got the busy signal on the 1st 3), and 5 before reaching Cornyn's voicemail. 3 of the numbers for Cornyn, the voice mail was full; one phone number got a busy signal. And these aren't even senators that matter!
If Americans don’t take to the streets in large numbers they will lose their country in no time to a group of extremists that throttle the country‘s essence namely its freedom!
More Dems are voting against nominees now than before, & several Senators (see article below) have finally committed blocking votes entirely. Folks who have worked as staffers have shared that calls can make a difference.
No, this is one of the harmful bits of disinformation.
Elected officials "working for us" is a metaphor, not a law. We have chosen them to work for us on a six-year or two-year contract. We cannot fire them in that period. They have to do NOTHING of what we want.
Also, Mainers share a huge border with New Brunswick and Quebec. The cross country trade is definitely something that might be talked more than in other parts of the United States
I'm so tired of Murkowski acting like she's the one who decides shit by playing theater and being "undecided" until the last minute so everyone watches her every move. This isn't the bachelorette lady- do your fucking jobs.
The intern doesn’t understand the political system enough to understand that check and balances mean the exact opposite of rubber stamping everything that the president does.
Remember to be kind to the switchboard operators routing calls at the Capitol & at regional offices. I just called & I think she was a bit surprised by my words of gratitude. I could hear her smile through the phone.😊
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Kindness matters.
Conservative values like right to privacy? Right to have a vaccination if I want it? Free speech? At least I thought that’s what they believed in…. Sarcasm in case that didn’t come thru.
We're calling our Reps that agree with us. We need 2B calling the ones that don't the Republicans because they're the ones whose votes can change, stop this.
You should be telling them you voted for them and you will not be voting for them & you'll be looking to oust them
I've heard it's like that all around the country. When the GOP members of Congress are more afraid of their constituents because The Grifter screwed them over than they were afraid of their constituents if they crossed The Grifter, the battle will be joined.
the point of calling is to be a hash mark in the Yes or No column for whatever issue. those hash marks are surprisingly powerful. elected's are used to stumping for votes, and the winning column of hash marks catch their eyes
She’s implying, in her mealy-mouthed, cowardly shitty little way, that they know the problem but aren’t going to publicly embarrass Trump two weeks into his presidency.
Seems there are 2 types of Republicans. The MAGA type totally supports all these illegal activities and are actually enjoying it as it unfolds. The other type is too afraid to say so for a variety of reasons. Regardless, they are all complicit.
I assume she’s referring to the phone system failing, but I think she wishes she could resolve the issue of people calling (ie, stop calling and let me keep my head in the sand). I think resolving the coup/genocide situation is last on the list.
But since none of these Fascist Representatives give a flying fig about their constituents ... except those who can "donate" $Millions to the ... it just doesn't matter.
if murkowski had half a brain she would have not let this happen to our country, and would not be receiving all those calls.. not doing her job is kind of the theme on the reich wing connedservative republican side of the broken fence
I think it’s funny (aka alarming) that the “issue” that needs to be “resolved” is the high volume of calls. She makes no mention of resolving the cause of that high volume, which is the massive dipshittery of the GOP.
All maga in power (Presidency, Congress, SCOTUS) must go!
It’s time for the felon, criminal, Constitutionally disqualified Russian asset & political thief & his cronies (from Project2025 & loyalists) to go!
He is illegitimate.
When criminals rule the land, no one is safe. https://bsky.app/profile/mousemedium.bsky.social/post/3lgqzddcxfk2o
I called and got thru here in VA but it took over an hour for one and the other I had to leave a message. Will try again in a few minutes.
VA M.Warner
(202)224-2023
VA T. Kaine
(202)224-4024
I’m one of her Alaskan constituents. She has 10 numbers listed on her website all of which are disconnected numbers. She only has one working line and it goes to a voicemail box that’s full. Same with the other two representatives from my state. It should be a crime to not have working numbers
I called my senators. And I will keep calling them and my congresspeople every single day. If we don’t tie up their phones with our concerns they’ll just carry on as they have been. We have to force them to listen. We are literally fighting for our lives here. #RESIST #FIGHTTHEPOWER #DUMPTRUMP
It's amazing that liberals think this time it'll make a difference. Not like the last dozen plus times Murkowski says something reasonable and then turns around and votes for fascism. It's incredible the amount of benefit of the doubt liberals will grant conservatives despite being fucked repeatedly
I just called Thune, Fetterman, and McCormick. Each staffer I got on the phone confirmed they were getting a high volume of calls complaining about musk, trump & the gop.
Well if my idiot Senators, and Reps would clear their voice mail it would be even higher. I’m now cutting and pasting my same email twice a day, since the election. I feel duped by the officials I helped fundraise and get the vote out for.
As much as I like Ms murkowski, until the insanity in the executive branch there will be no way the phone system is going to be fixed... We The people will continue to deluge the phone systems across this country as well as Washington DC...
I just called Lisa Murkowski and got to leave a voicemail- telling I was scared of what’s happening at the White House- the Musk Coup.
And if she was going to do something about the destruction of our federal government
She'll occasionally cast a little protest vote WHEN IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, as she did with the Hegseth nomination. If that's a spine I'm orange juice.
She could just say she has no plans to do anything but pose for a minute before rubber stamping the priorities of the Trump regime and save people’s time.
hell yes let give those lawmaker hell they need to ear the K$ they make on out backs especially republicans they don't do shit for anyone. MAGAS they're not doing anything for you how about govong them as much hell as you did Democrats for everything and anything ?
Started calling my IA legislators yesterday. Today, when calling for my next topic (safety of my credit/assets due to Musk), all are “busy,” or “mailbox full.” No one answering anymore. Keep it up. We have to save ourselves!
I'd add that if you're getting busy signals in DC, try local offices. Find ones in other parts of the state if your local one is full. Hang in there. You're doing a good thing! Thank you for taking the time to call!
More of these folks need to get back on the messaging of branding these guys "weirdos". It was the last bit of real traction the Harris campaign had until they moderated their messaging. Why does it work? Because everyone sees these guys as weirdos.
I want to meet the American who DOES think it's fine that a private citizen with all kinds of conflicts of interest and zero need to know is able to access their most intimate personal data at whim. Anybody heard from that guy?
Mainer here. Jared Golden is a Blue Dog putz who’s only a Democrat because he’s too much of a traditional Reaganite for the MAGA-GOP, so if he’s starting to side against the administration that’s a good sign.
I would sacrifice a finger to get the Republicans to return to Reagan norms. Back when elections were how we got what we wanted. When crime was bad, and law enforcement was good.
Wow, you really need to take off the rose-colored glasses because there has literally never been a period of US history when law enforcement was “good.” American policing was born from slave patrols and strikebreakers, and nothing’s changed in the past 250 years.
Unfortunately is big issue seems to be that Musk is getting in Trump’s way and trying to usurp his power, but Apartheid Clyde’s got his fingers in people’s Social Security benefits right now so that fucker and his little incel posse has gotta go.
Fortunately he’s always been pretty consistent about preserving Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid, you kinda have to be if you want to get elected here.
While he's a democrat, he is considered one of the "deciding votes" on some issues. So this means that the Trump favoring GOP members have one fewer on-the-line democrats to court on issues regarding Trump.
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Iowa-1 and Iowa-3
AZ-1 and AZ-6
CA-22 and CA-41
NY-17
Nebraska 2nd.
WI-3
CO-8 and maybe CO-3 (if Adam Frisch runs again)
PA-7, PA-8 and PA-10
Michigan-7 and Michigan-10
NJ-7
Alaska, only if Mary Peltola runs
VA-2
Montana 1st.
Arizona 2nd. district
CO-3 and CO-4 (if Lauren Boebert runs again)
CA-3 and CA-40
Florida-13
NY-1
She could go down in history as a hero if she responded to Musk & Trump's coup by announcing that she will leave the GOP and caucus with the Democrats.
/s
Think you read it as absolving her rather than asking what she is actually going to do rather than as you put it her furrowed brow and concerned statement.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the vast majority of those callers are calling to scream about Musk.
And the Senate GOP just keeps approving Trump's nominees ---
(Yes, Democrats are doing a shit job of opposing, but it seems like they finally got the message)
At least remind our electeds they work for us.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/brian-schatz-usaid-state-nominations-block-94f8699e
Elected officials "working for us" is a metaphor, not a law. We have chosen them to work for us on a six-year or two-year contract. We cannot fire them in that period. They have to do NOTHING of what we want.
Maybe a goal could be to use framing that both makes sense to you and is supported by folks on the ground in these spaces.
Your job .
We, the people, need to see this. It's our right!
the Republic is at stake
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Kindness matters.
We're calling our Reps that agree with us. We need 2B calling the ones that don't the Republicans because they're the ones whose votes can change, stop this.
You should be telling them you voted for them and you will not be voting for them & you'll be looking to oust them
the point of calling is to be a hash mark in the Yes or No column for whatever issue. those hash marks are surprisingly powerful. elected's are used to stumping for votes, and the winning column of hash marks catch their eyes
Stick to your guns!
I support you.
let us know what you're thinking!
It’s time for the felon, criminal, Constitutionally disqualified Russian asset & political thief & his cronies (from Project2025 & loyalists) to go!
He is illegitimate.
When criminals rule the land, no one is safe.
https://bsky.app/profile/mousemedium.bsky.social/post/3lgqzddcxfk2o
VA M.Warner
(202)224-2023
VA T. Kaine
(202)224-4024
GOP senators could have prevented this debacle.
The name Murkowski will someday live in infamy.
Republicans are to blame for this mess.
Just look outside. Read the room. It is a shit show and you are complicit!
Problem solved.
And if she was going to do something about the destruction of our federal government
She'll occasionally cast a little protest vote WHEN IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, as she did with the Hegseth nomination. If that's a spine I'm orange juice.
NEXT!
They don't react to being called racists or nazis, because they embrace that, but they hate when they're made to feel like outsiders, weirdos, creeps.
Never stop calling them weirdos.
Until they’re willing to either impeach Trump or send in the military to remedy the situation, Musk is getting away with it.