Joe Biden
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campaigns and candidates are living and dying by what they can predict they're going to be able to spend.
And so when you have these moments, even though it's not, well, it's an election year here in New Jersey, but even though it's not an election year for Congress or for Senate yet, the sooner you give and the more times you give to a candidate that's doing something that you believe in, it's so much signal, right?
And so when you have these moments, even though it's not, well, it's an election year here in New Jersey, but even though it's not an election year for Congress or for Senate yet, the sooner you give and the more times you give to a candidate that's doing something that you believe in, it's so much signal, right?
right to that campaign to invest more in what they're doing that got to you that made you inspired but also that to give them the confidence to build and hire that next organizer or build out the open one more campaign office in order to build out you know earlier and better for the election that's going to be next year so like this is sometimes it feels like you're sort of
right to that campaign to invest more in what they're doing that got to you that made you inspired but also that to give them the confidence to build and hire that next organizer or build out the open one more campaign office in order to build out you know earlier and better for the election that's going to be next year so like this is sometimes it feels like you're sort of
on the receiving end of like a kind of the bank teller, you know, machine opens up and it's like, okay, here's this fundraising email. And then everybody goes away inside.
on the receiving end of like a kind of the bank teller, you know, machine opens up and it's like, okay, here's this fundraising email. And then everybody goes away inside.
But like, they're really watching and making decisions based on whether you gave today, how much you gave, how many times you get, like all that stuff is getting extrapolated by good campaigns to make their bets about how they can best win. So I would encourage everybody to, you know, when you're feeling it, give to the, give to the folks you love. Anything else you want to share?
But like, they're really watching and making decisions based on whether you gave today, how much you gave, how many times you get, like all that stuff is getting extrapolated by good campaigns to make their bets about how they can best win. So I would encourage everybody to, you know, when you're feeling it, give to the, give to the folks you love. Anything else you want to share?
The grift on the Republican side is like β I find that Democrats were often not talking enough about these things that are fixable. And when we're engaged in our self-critique, it's a lot of your things that aren't necessarily fixable. and are just the way they are. So I think this is one where we can do things.
The grift on the Republican side is like β I find that Democrats were often not talking enough about these things that are fixable. And when we're engaged in our self-critique, it's a lot of your things that aren't necessarily fixable. and are just the way they are. So I think this is one where we can do things.
We can see on the other side what it looks like when it's like really bad and there is no grassroots component to how campaigns are run or responsiveness to ordinary people. And so we should do some things and try to make this problem less of a problem.
We can see on the other side what it looks like when it's like really bad and there is no grassroots component to how campaigns are run or responsiveness to ordinary people. And so we should do some things and try to make this problem less of a problem.
Yes. And there's data to back that up. I think there were consumer complaints to the FEC and others. There's just so many more on the Republican side. And that's bad too, right, I guess. I don't want them to be more effective grassroots fundraisers, but we have a ways to go before it's quite as bad as them. But we should fix what we can.
Yes. And there's data to back that up. I think there were consumer complaints to the FEC and others. There's just so many more on the Republican side. And that's bad too, right, I guess. I don't want them to be more effective grassroots fundraisers, but we have a ways to go before it's quite as bad as them. But we should fix what we can.
Well, they're concerned about whether or not I get anything done. Look what I've gotten done. Name me a president in recent history that's gotten as much done as I have in the first two years. Not a joke. You may not like what I got done, but the vast majority of the American people do like what I got done.
Well, they're concerned about whether or not I get anything done. Look what I've gotten done. Name me a president in recent history that's gotten as much done as I have in the first two years. Not a joke. You may not like what I got done, but the vast majority of the American people do like what I got done.
Well, they're concerned about whether or not I get anything done. Look what I've gotten done. Name me a president in recent history that's gotten as much done as I have in the first two years. Not a joke. You may not like what I got done, but the vast majority of the American people do like what I got done.
making sure that we're able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I've been able to do with the COVID, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with... Look, if we finally beat Medicare,
making sure that we're able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I've been able to do with the COVID, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with... Look, if we finally beat Medicare,