#thom tillis

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Andrew Mangan at Daily Kos:

In this year’s Senate elections, Democrats won over 2 million more votes than Republicans but still lost their majority. So much for democracy.  The Senate is famously biased toward the GOP, and with less ticket-splitting these days, that leaves Democrats with quite the hole to climb out of. But there is a ladder back to the majority, even if it’s a tall one. Democrats have performed well in the past two midterm elections, riding a blue wave to a net gain of 40 House seats in 2018 and flipping one Senate seat in 2022, a midterm they were expected to lose decisively. In 2018, Democrats lost four Senate seats while gaining two, but all the losses were in red states, like North Dakota (!) and Indiana (!!). In 2024, though, they saw their 51-seat majority slashed to 47 as the GOP claimed the chamber. But the 2026 midterms alone almost certainly won’t put them back in the Senate majority. There are only two good shots at pickups that year: Maine and North Carolina. 

[...] Nevertheless, holding all their seats and flipping four across these two elections would put Democrats back into the majority. But flip the White House in 2028 and they need only three.

The Democrats lost 4 seats this election (and frankly lucky to not lose any more) to put them down to 47 seats (including 2 Dem-caucusing I’s), and the effort to win back the Senate will likely be a two-cycle effort.

[gwydionmisha]

North Carolina GOP votes to censure Sen. Thom Tillis for straying from party platform

[starredforlife]

this guy sucks so fucking bad. nc followers of there are any of you please keep annoying his office. No one ever answers so I email.

[stardew-bajablast]

one of my senators finally responded to my emails asking them to call for a ceasefire in gaza

it’s exactly what you’d expect but it is a response at least, ig

anyway keep writing your representatives. especially in light of the ICJ’s ruling on the south africa case. write them, keep writing them, and then write them some more. flood their inboxes with demands for the US to stop aiding and abetting this genocide.

and that goes for queer rights and abortion access and climate change and police brutality and everything else

your representatives are supposed to work for you! you are their boss!!! if you think your representatives are doing a shitty job, LET THEM KNOW! harass them! and let them know you will continue to harass them until they stop supporting genocide

[redsnerdden]

SAG-AFTRA Applauds The NO FAKES Act Announcement

SAG-AFTRA Applauds The NO FAKES Act Announcement #SagAftraStrong #SagAftraStrike #Movies #Entertainment #Television #Politics

Yesterday, the U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced a new bipartisan bill to protect voice and likeness of actors, performers, and individuals from AI-Generated Replicas, titled Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep…

[kkelenca]

Strategically fill this with garbage. If there’s one this tumblr is good at, it’s our ability to organize to fuck shit up.

Hello everyone, the US Senate is conducting a survey to get the opinions of people on issues such as a ceasefire in Palestine, America funding Israel’s weapons, and the TikTok ban. Please share and take the survey, let your voices be heard. (Non Americans can participate )

[ppound]

Military: What President Obama Did!

[politicsnc]

Another defining primary

Ten years ago, the Republican primary for US Senate in North Carolina mirrored sharp divisions within the national GOP at the time. Then-State House Speaker Thom Tillis represented the staid establishment led by country club Republicans. Greg Brannon was the Tea Party candidate who brandished his libertarian ideals of less government and lower taxes. Pastor Mark Harris represented the social…

[simply-ivanka]

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Todd Young (R-IN)

VOTE THESE PIECES OF SHIT OUT OF CONGRESS.

[readingloveswounds]

the actual gall of these political texts is getting kind of wild. no mrs robinson (as paid for by the friends of mark robinson) i dont think the media is misrepresenting your husband's remarks, actually, and i will DEFINITELY not be clicking on this random ass link

[minnesotafollower]

Introduction of New Proposed Afghan Adjustment Act 

On July 13, 2023, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (Dem, MN) with five co-sponsoring Democrat Senators and six co-sponsoring Republican Senators introduced a new proposed Afghan Adjustment Act (S.2327). The Democrat co-sponsors are Senators Coon (DE), Blumenthal (CT), Shaheen (NH), Durban (IL) and Menendez (NJ), and the Republican co-sponsors are Senators Graham  (SC), Moran (KS), Mullin (OK),…

[filosofablogger]

There Is Something Wrong ...

A lot of things have caught my eye lately, most of which make me shake my head, roll my eyes, sometimes utter a few expletives, and ask the question:  What is wrong with this country???  I’ve lived in the U.S. for 72 years now and today I’m seeing things that I’ve never seen before!  Not, mind you, things that make me happy, either.  Some days I would happily go ‘belly up’ just to get away from…

[wilwheaton]

One of the benefits of being out of power is clarity. Democrats are outsiders to all the decision-making right now. “Tough” confirmation battles, if they occur, take place entirely among Republicans. Democrats have total freedom of action to oppose on their own terms. Democrats shouldn’t be begging a Susan Collins to do the right thing. They should be eagerly putting her on notice, almost gleeful about how they’re going to use her bootlicking votes against her when she runs for reelection in 2026. The same goes for Thom Tillis and other senators up for reelection in 2026 and 2028. If she’s more focused on her reelection and doesn’t reflexively back Trump and his nominees, well … I guess Democrats will have to make do. But don’t be obsequious. Don’t exalt in your own weakness.

Being a Real Opposition Party

[amprosite]

Senator Tillis claims his same-sex marriage vote had no consequences. A young Georgia policeman fired for his beliefs would disagree. Jacob Kersey begins.

[mariacallous]

People are scared and upset about Kash Patel becoming FBI director. There’s good reason to be. But the language illustrates problems we should have learned about during the election. I hear that he’s an “extremist,” that’s he’s a “norm-busting” pick, that he’s inexperienced, that he’s a “hardcore MAGA loyalist.” This all sounds like yada, yada, yada to me. In one ear and out the other.

What I want to hear Democrats saying is that Patel has literally promised to abuse his power as soon as he’s sworn into office. He’s said that repeatedly over the last year. I want to hear Democrats saying they don’t want an FBI director who has promised to abuse the powers of his office as soon as he’s sworn in. To me, that’s not complicated. That’s pretty straightforward. Everyone can understand it.

I also hear talk about which GOP senators might be ready to stand up to Trump. It’s hopeful talk, a real wish that some might be ready to come across the lines and do the right thing. But that’s soft, loser talk. It’s begging. It’s undignified and weak.

One of the benefits of being out of power is clarity. Democrats are outsiders to all the decision-making right now. “Tough” confirmation battles, if they occur, take place entirely among Republicans. Democrats have total freedom of action to oppose on their own terms. Democrats shouldn’t be begging a Susan Collins to do the right thing. They should be eagerly putting her on notice, almost gleeful about how they’re going to use her bootlicking votes against her when she runs for reelection in 2026. The same goes for Thom Tillis and other senators up for reelection in 2026 and 2028. If she’s more focused on her reelection and doesn’t reflexively back Trump and his nominees, well … I guess Democrats will have to make do. But don’t be obsequious. Don’t exalt in your own weakness.

Wherever you are on the spectrum of political power, you can lean into your weakness or your strength. An effective opposition party is always leaning into its strength.