I’m one of the elders. Knocked on doors for This letter is SO needed!!I worked for Tester’s campaign here in MT all thru Sept and Oct. My entire cohort were elders. Near the end kept thinking about the song of our youth, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” I have marched against all sorts of things in last 50 years. Showed up in minus degree weather at Helena Capitol building on day they were discussing transgender bill. The other hundred people there were mostly elders cuz we didn’t have to work that day. Chris Murphy seems to be fighting. AOC also. But this is NOT politics as usual. Being asked for $$ for midterms??? We may not even HAVE midterms.
I am so grateful for elders tending the fires of opposition and democracy everywhere, Sandy, but especially in my home state in this lonely time. Thank you so, so much.
I'm sure James Carville's argument makes sense from the ivory tower. Take a tactical pause, swoop in later, save the day...but in the meantime, people's livelihoods, even their actual lives, are at stake!
Garrett, I loved this letter. Can we get a letter to the middle aged and the young next? Because you are right: It IS the elders who seem to most ready to fight. When I was canvassing in the fall it was me and a bunch of senior citizens. On a training call for new Indivisible leaders most of the faces in the Zoom squares were clearly in their retirement years. We need everyone in this fight.
Ooh, great point Laura! I wanted to make sure I praised the elders in this one, but you're right that other generations could use some loving encouragement to match their energy!
I’m one of the elders. Knocked on doors for This letter is SO needed!!I worked for Tester’s campaign here in MT all thru Sept and Oct. My entire cohort were elders. Near the end kept thinking about the song of our youth, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” I have marched against all sorts of things in last 50 years. Showed up in minus degree weather at Helena Capitol building on day they were discussing transgender bill. The other hundred people there were mostly elders cuz we didn’t have to work that day. Chris Murphy seems to be fighting. AOC also. But this is NOT politics as usual. Being asked for $$ for midterms??? We may not even HAVE midterms.
I am so grateful for elders tending the fires of opposition and democracy everywhere, Sandy, but especially in my home state in this lonely time. Thank you so, so much.
Wow, this is so great! Yes, yes yes! Can we forward this to our representatives?
Please do!
I'm sure James Carville's argument makes sense from the ivory tower. Take a tactical pause, swoop in later, save the day...but in the meantime, people's livelihoods, even their actual lives, are at stake!
YES!!! That's the thing about pundits and consultants! Think about human beings instead of PowerPoints, you all!
Garrett, I loved this letter. Can we get a letter to the middle aged and the young next? Because you are right: It IS the elders who seem to most ready to fight. When I was canvassing in the fall it was me and a bunch of senior citizens. On a training call for new Indivisible leaders most of the faces in the Zoom squares were clearly in their retirement years. We need everyone in this fight.
Ooh, great point Laura! I wanted to make sure I praised the elders in this one, but you're right that other generations could use some loving encouragement to match their energy!
Ditto
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YES YES YES! All of this! Thank you for putting this into words better than I ever could, Garrett!
Appreciate you so much!
I'm eager to get in on one of those Barnraiser sessions. I'll be on the lookout.
Would love to have you in one soon, Chiara!
This post is brilliant
Yes! Our representatives should be doing AT THE LEAST as much as we're out there doing.
When you put it like that, seems pretty obvious, right?