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Aug 3 2026
02:55 pm

To win we must vote.
To have healthcare we must vote.
To have Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid we must vote.
To have public education we must vote.

I know several people that claim to be Democrats that are not voting. One said, I don't vote in primaries. I mentioned this is a general election for local offices to no avail. One said the Democrats never win. I said Obama won, Biden won, Gloria Johnson won, to no avail. One said they haven't voted since they moved here 9 years ago. Whatta ya gonna do.

A modification of the poem First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemoller.
First they came for the Immigrants
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an Immigrant
Then they came for the African Americans
And I did not speak out
Because I was not African American
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me

And there was no one left
To speak out for me

Mike Cohen's picture

I think the election is

I think the election is Thursday.

bizgrrl's picture

Oops. Thanks.

Oops. Thanks.

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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Got a text from the campaign of Justin "Tennessee Three" Pearson in Memphis earlier tonight. Looks like he beat out his three opponents in the Dem Primary for U S. House--District 9. Now comes the hard part...

bizgrrl's picture

He will have to keep busy.

He will have to keep busy. District 9 will probably be tough.

43,000+ voted in the Democratic primary.
62,000+ voted in yhe Republican primary.

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