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Tracy A's avatar

I appreciate you, Garrett, and am encouraging everyone to PUSH Harris on Gaza and funding Israel. The last few days have seen people's moods lifted and how Biden dropping out has inspired people to stay in the fight. But too many are jumping on the Harris endorsement bandwagon without asking her to reveal where she stands on issues. Her statement this morning (see below) is deeply troubling, both for the content and because it reveals her lack of understanding of the moment. Young people (and those who draw the line at genocide) are NOT going to come out and vote for more of the same. That horrible statement just lost her a ton of goodwill. So maybe you can organize those dads around pushing her to call for a permanent ceasefire and arms embargo???

https://x.com/VP/status/1816490945501708660

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Emily's avatar

Several years ago my husband remarked on the fact that, rather than telling people the specific job I do for a living, I refer to myself as a working Mum; and how neither he nor any other men he knows ever claim to be working Dads. I think so many people would benefit from doing a thought experiment where they equate the value of their paid work and their care work in their own mind, not just to others. No one talks about courting the "Dad" vote, or shares polling data on which way Midwestern Dads are leaning. So good on you and the other members for elevating the Dad side of the identity on par with the political - if for no other reason than it will throw a wrench in the voter predicition algorithms while they try to rebalance the boxes of male voters.

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