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I’ve talked to some folks who have other signs in their yards and the feeling is that they think she’ll win anyways and they’re not excited enough about her to piss someone off with a sign. Some of them I think might be voting for Andrea James. But really, do we want to beat Minogue or not?

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 2h

There were a ton of yard signs here for state house D candidates since all three of our seats had contested primaries, and landlord owned housing often had signs for the more conservative options which were not the occupants‘ choices. But a lot of people are reluctant to be seen supporting Healey.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 3h

Anyway I have a bunch of Healey-Driscoll signs that I’ve had a hard time giving away even if I’m reasonably confident she’ll win.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of landlord owned housing here in Lowell had signs up during the primaries that was not the occupants‘ .

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 5h

The problems that often make the left less effective at political success long predate social media. Some of them are traceable back many decades to turn of the last century political theory. But it is true that social media’s problems are an impediment for us more than our opponents.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 5h

Having someone tell you that the Covid pandemic never happened, it’s just a story people tell each other to make the first Trump admin seem worse than it was is pretty weird.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 5h

He can’t do it alone, it helps that he has a supportive party and media apparatus, but he’s been able to rewrite lived history for an alarming number of people.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 5h

This activity is consistent with a campaign for a state legislature, not a serious effort at running for United States senate.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 7h

As a New Englander the way “Scituate” was pronounced was painful. Not the only painful thing about this but it was like a knife in the ear.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 9h

Interesting thing about getting into campaigns is you start pulling voter histories and see how many people talk big and don’t vote.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 23h

There was unhinged stuff like this across 2009-12 youtu.be/H9JjUzEJ2nQ

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Endgame

YouTube video by Megadeth - Topic

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Rooting for Brian Fitzpatrick to go down this year. He runs genuinely ugly campaigns, and it is always disgusting to me when labor unions, environmental groups, or gun safety groups back him. A vote for Brian is a vote for a Republican House. www.huffpost.com/entry/bob-ha...

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‘Why Not Bob?’ The Democrat Taking On One Of Republicans’ Toughest Incumbents

Bob Harvie is the strongest Democratic challenger Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has faced in a decade.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is tremendous advertising for it

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 11/10/2026

90s right wing political violence in general has just been completely swept under the rug, to our detriment.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You have to look to find someone like this.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Signs can be misleading as a measure of popular support, especially say where I live where a lot of housing is landlord owned and the signs are there for the landlord, not the occupant. Signs don’t vote, still though, they’re useful awareness raising and name exposure tools on some races.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I tried to walk in both worlds for a while but the lack of effort and messaging discipline in activist space eventually made it untenable since all it was doing was hurting my role and reputation in campaign space.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Having been in activist spaces it became frustrating seeing awareness without power to make it meaningful which is why I got out of those spaces and into campaign strategy.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Democratic nominee withdrawing from the race completely is one thing, staying nominally in the race and on the ballot on a major party’s line without campaigning is something else.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Reed *is* rooting for the republicans to win the midterms though, and Bankhead staying on the ballot advances that goal, which is what I think matters here.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If Bankhead had actually been seriously campaigning since the primary this might be a more credible argument, but she hasn’t been. This is someone who appears indifferent to the outcome in November and doesn’t really need to be on the ballot.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It improved a bit for 2018 and 2020 because state supreme courts tossed maps in PA and NC but it was really bad.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is a real attempt to run or is it just to keep his campaign committee open?

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Newsom‘s messaging and behavior is catered more towards the press than the voters. My read on this is if he runs he wants to be the media’s rooting interest, doing his campaigning for him, but even if he doesn’t run it opens up options in punditry. I think he tries running at least through 2027.

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There is a cacophony of noises out there. Russians planning to assassinate European officials, the US president riding to Vladimir Putin's aid, the Russians increasingly targeting Ukrainian civilians to break their will. The one constant tune? Russia is getting desperate.

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I am yet again encouraging people to spent like 5 hours a week volunteering for a campaign. Make it a state leg or municipal one, you will get to know the candidate and this may change your view of how politics works

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Earlier today we were at a hospital for childbirth prep classes (since we’re expecting later this month) and all the cafeteria menu boards were GPT graphics that made the food look unsettling. I would think Sodexo would have better resources than that but it’s what a lot of people want to do.

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 11/10/2026

no one reads the articles. all of the quotes assume this is because the party is broke because of (spins wheel) whatever that person is mad about today, but the reason they’re scrambling is because they’re trying to run moonshot campaigns in deep red districts they ordinarily would never attempt

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 11/10/2026

Look sharp, Ohio. Republicans are desperately opening a new Super PAC promoting a socialist candidate to siphon off votes from Sherrod Brown. The Ohio electorate needs to be fully educated about the GOP scheme. via @rubashkin.bsky.social #OHSen

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hikikomorphism @hikikomorphism.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

2026 is wild because you can just say shit like this and everyone will be like "oh yeah, the text elementals, that's a good phrase for what they are" instead of looking at you like jesse what the fuck

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Three or four years ago a grocery store randomly had a big pile of these, on sale for like $2 each. I impulse bought one and just now got around to watching it for the first time since I saw it in theaters when I was in high school. It’s not that good.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Something that’s a quarter century old: “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within”

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why are people comparing the politics of 1993 when I was 9 years old, Reagan-Bush had dominated politics for over a decade, crime was multiples higher, and the democrats still had a large conservative southern wing, to today. It is 2026 and I am 42.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why are we comparing the politics of 1993 when I was 9 years old, Reagan-Bush had dominated politics for over a decade, crime was multiples higher, and the democrats still had a large conservative southern wing, to 2026. I am 42.

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Walter MOONdale @dabenner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trading our dignity for less than a day's worth if diesel

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My younger brother did too and he got an early and awful intro to shingles in his teens

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yeah I got chickenpox as a child in the late 80’s and even though that was a long time ago I still remember some of how unpleasant it was.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Status reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli...

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I work in construction and our business is still overwhelmingly medical and academic even if data jobs have gone from “practically never” to “occasionally”

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

yeah, that’s even weirder, since one of the main causes of millennial malaise is the Great Recession set so many of our personal finances back. if you don’t need to worry about that you’re doing good.

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’m an elder millennial and I’ve been depressed about my future before but today I have a day job I like and a successful run as a political operative in my spare time. It’s really tedious seeing all this “my depression is reality” posting.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Want to learn more about Question 9 on the Massachusetts ballot? Vote YES for a Safe Massachusetts and protect our strong gun safety laws!

11:00 | GBH News' Boston Public Radio hosts a debate on Question 9, featuring Mass. Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence CEO Ruth Zakarin and Cape Gun Works cofounder Toby Leary | GBH Studio, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston | gbhnews.org
and 89.7

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Congratulations on joining the club! Hopefully it treats you better going forwards than my 150 y/o money pit has.

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Captain Su boo ru Baja blas @coolranch4lyfe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I keep Saying restrict it to physical casinos

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The many covers of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation. And this is only a drop in the ocean. Art: Chris Foss (1973), Tim White (1983), Michael Whelan (1986), Hubert de Lartigue (1992), David Kyle (1951), Richard Powers (1962), Ed Valigursky (1962), Roger Zimmerman (1963), Don Punchatz (1966), Fred Gambino

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Saganomics @saganomics.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I maintain that you should have to manage at least one (1) campaign for state legislature or serve a term on a local Dem committee to get a pundit’s license so you don’t promote counterfactuals like this and get disabused of this nonsense that winning elections is easy and we just don’t want to.

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