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· Nov 17
Why Kamala Lost
Campaigns work, but they only work on the margins
blherrou.medium.com
The core starting point for understanding the 2024 election: the country moved heavily toward Trump *except* where voters heard the most from Kamala Harris.
The Harris campaign was incredibly effective, but she still lost. If we want to do better, we have to look outside campaign operations.
The Harris campaign was incredibly effective, but she still lost. If we want to do better, we have to look outside campaign operations.
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Republicans feel no obligation to tell the truth because major media rewards them for lying and attacks Dems for calling them out.
![CBS News “fact checks” Kamala Harris as “misleading” for saying "[Trump] doesn't actually fight for the middle class. Instead, he fights for himself and his billionaire friends. And he will give them another round of tax breaks that will add up to $5 trillion to the national debt."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ppmjhz46k2ad4xyowwkrwdmm/bafkreibeib2c2ck3flndszfgx3vomiekiag7rbx2xeys2iefph6iw3jak4@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Republicans feel no obligation to tell the truth because major media rewards them for lying and attacks Dems for calling them out.
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cutting ICE's detention budget ~60% as compared to what they'd get out of a CR and legally restricting them from shuffling funds across budgets are substantive improvements, even if they're not enough, which murray herself is very clear about.
Minibus is out. Democrats were able to include some guardrails in about ICE:
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM
cutting ICE's detention budget ~60% as compared to what they'd get out of a CR and legally restricting them from shuffling funds across budgets are substantive improvements, even if they're not enough, which murray herself is very clear about.
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Trump, who is not mad, has made 30 Truth Social posts in the last 30 minutes, topics including Muslims in the UK, Biden stealing the election, how right he is on Greenland, and other topics.
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Trump, who is not mad, has made 30 Truth Social posts in the last 30 minutes, topics including Muslims in the UK, Biden stealing the election, how right he is on Greenland, and other topics.
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They cannot cancel the midterms. Period. This county held elections during a hot Civil War, the midterms are happening.
Now, can they damage the integrity of the elections? That might be doable.
Now, can they damage the integrity of the elections? That might be doable.
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 AM
They cannot cancel the midterms. Period. This county held elections during a hot Civil War, the midterms are happening.
Now, can they damage the integrity of the elections? That might be doable.
Now, can they damage the integrity of the elections? That might be doable.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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Bad that DHS relentlessly lies about everything.
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Bad that DHS relentlessly lies about everything.
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A small, ancillary detail in this horror that made me cry
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 AM
A small, ancillary detail in this horror that made me cry
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A Minnesota man says he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and sandals.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A Minnesota man says he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and sandals.
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I think there's two things at play:
one, mainstream corporate media is afraid of Republicans for financial/ownership reasons and has been generationally bullied into fecklessness
two, some kind of normalization bias optimism by people who want to believe the public isn't so easily manipulable
one, mainstream corporate media is afraid of Republicans for financial/ownership reasons and has been generationally bullied into fecklessness
two, some kind of normalization bias optimism by people who want to believe the public isn't so easily manipulable
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I think there's two things at play:
one, mainstream corporate media is afraid of Republicans for financial/ownership reasons and has been generationally bullied into fecklessness
two, some kind of normalization bias optimism by people who want to believe the public isn't so easily manipulable
one, mainstream corporate media is afraid of Republicans for financial/ownership reasons and has been generationally bullied into fecklessness
two, some kind of normalization bias optimism by people who want to believe the public isn't so easily manipulable
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If you're a major outlet honest about the fact that Republicans are extremists who lied repeatedly and systemically to fool these communities about their actual policies, you might upset a Republican source, advertiser, reader, or owner, so it's best to leave that part out of your story
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
If you're a major outlet honest about the fact that Republicans are extremists who lied repeatedly and systemically to fool these communities about their actual policies, you might upset a Republican source, advertiser, reader, or owner, so it's best to leave that part out of your story
Gavin Newsom knows how to make news. If there's another Democrat out there who wants to be president, they had better learn how to make news and stop being scared of pissing people off.
“I should’ve brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders”
It’s truly wild that the idea that Putin is pulling the strings on this Greenland stuff isn’t discussed more when he is the clear winner
It’s truly wild that the idea that Putin is pulling the strings on this Greenland stuff isn’t discussed more when he is the clear winner
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Gavin Newsom knows how to make news. If there's another Democrat out there who wants to be president, they had better learn how to make news and stop being scared of pissing people off.
Women's solidarity: maybe this time it will work!
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Women's solidarity: maybe this time it will work!
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Somebody other than Gavin Newsom should figure this shit out before 2028.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Somebody other than Gavin Newsom should figure this shit out before 2028.
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The VA senate got to these today, and all passed as expected
Abortion rights: 21-18
Post-incarceration voting rights: 21-18
Gay marriage: 26-13
Redistricting: 21-18
April 21st is the first eligible Tuesday, so that’s my guess for referendum EDay
Abortion rights: 21-18
Post-incarceration voting rights: 21-18
Gay marriage: 26-13
Redistricting: 21-18
April 21st is the first eligible Tuesday, so that’s my guess for referendum EDay
the four VA constitutional amendments passed the HoD
Abortion rights: 64-34
Post-incarceration voting rights: 65-33
Gay marriage: 67-31
Redistricting: 62-33-1
Think the earliest referendum Election Day would be April 21, so early voting would start in early March
Abortion rights: 64-34
Post-incarceration voting rights: 65-33
Gay marriage: 67-31
Redistricting: 62-33-1
Think the earliest referendum Election Day would be April 21, so early voting would start in early March
January 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The VA senate got to these today, and all passed as expected
Abortion rights: 21-18
Post-incarceration voting rights: 21-18
Gay marriage: 26-13
Redistricting: 21-18
April 21st is the first eligible Tuesday, so that’s my guess for referendum EDay
Abortion rights: 21-18
Post-incarceration voting rights: 21-18
Gay marriage: 26-13
Redistricting: 21-18
April 21st is the first eligible Tuesday, so that’s my guess for referendum EDay
I'd like to see more effort by Dems on creating news cycles on the issues we own.
It may involve doing controversial things that the average person doesn't like. And it's harder when you don't have the presidency or a majority. But I think there's still room for improvement.
It may involve doing controversial things that the average person doesn't like. And it's harder when you don't have the presidency or a majority. But I think there's still room for improvement.
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I'd like to see more effort by Dems on creating news cycles on the issues we own.
It may involve doing controversial things that the average person doesn't like. And it's harder when you don't have the presidency or a majority. But I think there's still room for improvement.
It may involve doing controversial things that the average person doesn't like. And it's harder when you don't have the presidency or a majority. But I think there's still room for improvement.
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Run this experiment for 30 years and what would you expect to find?
Note that the experiment is still active - conditions are unchanged and the liar's dividend still pays out handsomely, especially in the beltway.
Note that the experiment is still active - conditions are unchanged and the liar's dividend still pays out handsomely, especially in the beltway.
One of the biggest problems with the information environment is that, on too many political issues, only Democrats are telling the truth.
Beltway journalists respond to that by muddying the waters because it would be gauche to publish "Republican lies, Democrat tells the truth."
Beltway journalists respond to that by muddying the waters because it would be gauche to publish "Republican lies, Democrat tells the truth."
January 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Run this experiment for 30 years and what would you expect to find?
Note that the experiment is still active - conditions are unchanged and the liar's dividend still pays out handsomely, especially in the beltway.
Note that the experiment is still active - conditions are unchanged and the liar's dividend still pays out handsomely, especially in the beltway.
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Here's the thing about Walker Bragman trying to feud with Jon Stewart: Bragman helped Donald Trump become president and Stewart never did that.
Stewart does a very annoying bothsidesism to burnish his reputation as a truth-teller instead of a gross liberal. But when the chips are down, he helps.
Stewart does a very annoying bothsidesism to burnish his reputation as a truth-teller instead of a gross liberal. But when the chips are down, he helps.
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Here's the thing about Walker Bragman trying to feud with Jon Stewart: Bragman helped Donald Trump become president and Stewart never did that.
Stewart does a very annoying bothsidesism to burnish his reputation as a truth-teller instead of a gross liberal. But when the chips are down, he helps.
Stewart does a very annoying bothsidesism to burnish his reputation as a truth-teller instead of a gross liberal. But when the chips are down, he helps.
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Let's review the facts at hand here: A Democratic administration discovered and prosecuted a case of welfare fraud. Republicans are now using this case to smear hundreds of thousands of immigrants and militarize an entire city.
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Let's review the facts at hand here: A Democratic administration discovered and prosecuted a case of welfare fraud. Republicans are now using this case to smear hundreds of thousands of immigrants and militarize an entire city.
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
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This is not a small thing. It's <the> thing. The entire ballgame. For all of 🇺🇸's many faults, we have done this better than ~anyone else for ~forever now, & we're going to do it again, & the people who don't like this are eventually going to lose again.
It's a small thing, but it fills me with civic pride to walk through the giant park near my house and see Hmong families having cookouts, Somali parents pushing their laughing kids on the swings.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
This is not a small thing. It's <the> thing. The entire ballgame. For all of 🇺🇸's many faults, we have done this better than ~anyone else for ~forever now, & we're going to do it again, & the people who don't like this are eventually going to lose again.
What an incredible waste of political capital this would be (it wouldn't stick).
Just put Republican criminals in prison. Just lock them up. Realign the political incentives for a generation. That's the only thing worth prioritizing if you want your grandchildren to live in a republic.
Just put Republican criminals in prison. Just lock them up. Realign the political incentives for a generation. That's the only thing worth prioritizing if you want your grandchildren to live in a republic.
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
What an incredible waste of political capital this would be (it wouldn't stick).
Just put Republican criminals in prison. Just lock them up. Realign the political incentives for a generation. That's the only thing worth prioritizing if you want your grandchildren to live in a republic.
Just put Republican criminals in prison. Just lock them up. Realign the political incentives for a generation. That's the only thing worth prioritizing if you want your grandchildren to live in a republic.
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Americans are so calibrated to things that “can’t happen” that it’s actually impossible to communicate to people who don’t pay attention to the news what’s happening now. They straight up do not believe you. And understandably, really, because you do in fact sound insane.
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Americans are so calibrated to things that “can’t happen” that it’s actually impossible to communicate to people who don’t pay attention to the news what’s happening now. They straight up do not believe you. And understandably, really, because you do in fact sound insane.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
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Their only impression of you is "guy who my unwell internet friends dunk on for saying data exists" so they're just going to be constantly surprised
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Their only impression of you is "guy who my unwell internet friends dunk on for saying data exists" so they're just going to be constantly surprised
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One thing about me: if you actively help fascists gain power, I'm not going to forget, & I will be v annoying in ensuring that other people don't forget either.
If you advocated for the election of Trump, you do not get to lecture the people who fought him on how to fight him. You are not a leader.
If you advocated for the election of Trump, you do not get to lecture the people who fought him on how to fight him. You are not a leader.
January 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
One thing about me: if you actively help fascists gain power, I'm not going to forget, & I will be v annoying in ensuring that other people don't forget either.
If you advocated for the election of Trump, you do not get to lecture the people who fought him on how to fight him. You are not a leader.
If you advocated for the election of Trump, you do not get to lecture the people who fought him on how to fight him. You are not a leader.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM