This tweet by the VA GOP (“Democrats are OBSESSED with dividing Americans by race and gender“) is really rich coming from a party whose Virginia General Assembly makeup is almost monolithically white (and overwhelmingly male), and whose U.S. House makeup from Virginia is – yep, all white/mostly male (Rob Wittman, Jen Kiggans, Bob Good, Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith), and whose national party leader (Donald Trump) is a virulent racist/misogynist/etc., and whose movement is comprised of many who proudly describe themselves as white nationalists, etc. (Meanwhile, Virginia Democrats look like the demographic makeup of Virginia, while national Democrats reflect the demographics of America)
Also, note that reactions like this one demonstrate that Republicans are freaking out over the success of VP Kamala Harris, the shift in polling/fundraising/enthusiasm levels (in the Democrats’ direction) since President Joe Biden passed the baton to Harris, etc. That includes a bunch of wildly successful Zoom calls, including last night’s “White Dudes for Harris” call, which raised over $4 million and had over 120,000 RSVPs after just a few days of organizing. Plus, can you even imagine Republicans having the type of lineup we saw on the “White Dudes for Harris” call? Hell, if they had a call like this, they’d have…what, Don Jr., Eric Trump, Tucker Carlson, Hulk Hogan, Charlie Kirk, David Sacks, etc? What a joke.
With that, see below for video and highlights of the amazingly successful “White Dudes for Harris” call…and just imagine the extremist weirdo/freak show the Republicans would have if they tried something like this (e.g., “White Dudes for Trump/Vance?”)! LOL
Jeff Bridges: “I’m white, I’m a dude and I’m for Harris!”
Pete Buttigieg: “to address this convening of dudes right after THE dude is definitely one of the honors of my life”
Bradley Whitford: “We’re really trying to stay OUT of the ‘Handmaid’s Tale'”
Mitch Landrieu: Trumpism is a “manifestation of what I think is the root of a poisonous tree…a complete rejection of really what America was about…essentially what they’re saying is…really some of us are created more equal than others”
President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Jimmy Williams Jr.: “We’re proud to be united…to support VP Harris in what is absolutely the most important election of our lifetime…We cannot just sit by quietly…”
Josh Groban: “That very unity that I cherish in being able to perform is at risk in the country that I also live in…there is a real age-old drum that is being played on the other side right now that is oversimplifying something…based on fear…this idea that to celebrate the beauty of our similarities and…our differences is somehow a scary thing…”
Sean Astin: “Everyone is welcome” with Kamala Harris; “to me, there’s reverence…for women…when I think about smashing the donation button, I think of honoring them”
Sen. Gary Peters on the crucial important of unions – “that’s what freedom is about…to collectively bargain…to fight for fair wages…retire with dignity…that’s what Kamala Harris all about”
MN Gov. Tim Walz: “There’s one golden rule in a small town…mind your own damn business…Who’s asking for this crazy stuff that they’re pushing…to ban birth control…to raise the price of insulin…to cut veteran’s benefits like Project 2025 does…”
IL Gov. JB Pritzker: “Afterward, of course, there’s another Zoom that I invite you all to, called ‘Couches Against Trump’, better known as CATs” – lol
NC Gov. Roy Cooper: “Real men respect women – their decisions, their careers – and it’s pretty clear that Donald Trump and JD Vance don’t – from Trump’s sexual assaults to Vance’s misogynistic comments, it’s pretty clear that disrespect for women permeates Donald Trump land and MAGA Republicans”; “A DEI candidate? Here’s what [MAGA Republicans] are saying: that women and people of color don’t deserve to lead. We know better than that, guys.”
Rep. Adam Schiff: “There’s nothing inevitable…every generation…has to struggle to preserve democracy…all we need to do is get ourselves to the polls…participate in our democracy…what did we do when our democracy was at stake?”
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