Molly WhiteJun 15

A couple people responded to my earlier post about the shoddy WSJ article (https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/114683662588184161) to say “well it’s true that Democrats aren’t supporting the protests!”

At my best count, 75 elected Democrats (Congresspeople, governors) attended protests today. Another 27 encouraged people to go.

That’s just looking at today’s protests, not Democrats talking about or attending protests more generally. It also doesn’t count the many more state or local officials who showed up, candidates, etc.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQW7wz5q1ypDwxaJCYBewnMqkUngfmjwYp1w4nPjZZZAefNfJd5ceL12jF-PiXfnLv_9JYu2Kb5iy_N/pubhtml

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Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉
@molly0xfff lumping them all together gives the ones who are not fit for this moment a pass. We have to identify who understands the situation we are in, and primary those who don't. Supporting protests may not be proof of competence or courage, but it's certainly supporting evidence.
Jun 15 at 2:36amWeb
Show threadJimmyJun 15
@swelljoe @molly0xfff Who's lumping? Molly is identifying Democrats who participated, trolls are saying they didn't. I do support primarying people who aren't up to the task, or even recalling if they are falling down as badly as Fedderman...looks like PA doesn't have recall...dang.
Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉Jun 15
@jhavok @molly0xfff not Molly. She's doing good work by identifying who is doing right by their constituents.