You would not know there is a very important midterms going on in my neck of the woods of Northampton County or that Shapiro was running for reelection. The signs on roadways are mostly sparse or Republicans. Personal houses sparse but when see mostly Dems but it's still small and haven't ventured everywhere, not the places where I chauffeured NYC canvasing helpers back in 2024. Bob Brooks has no real ads or outreach but I get swamped by pro and negative MacKenzie ads. Someone I know watches different YouTube so they get a lot of ads, I just use Youtube for music mostly, so maybe I'm missing things.
Pa-7 is the bellwether and it encompasses more than Northampton but Susan Wild despite losing PA-7 overall won here in 2024 despite Casey and Haris withering. Kind of matching how close the electoral college was in a way. I don't know what the Northampton County Dems are doing and PA All In is gone, no outreach. Tons of texts of Shapiro begging for money, though I know he's trying to focus on state legislation being flipped, but could do better even though he is running against another weak far right psychopath. Susan Wild ran a real machine and something happened after the election loss in 2024 that is kinda of not great.
Maybe I'm wrong and to be honest I'm not attached to the midterms cause I don't have faith in the DNC, it feels like a red herring of sorts also. 'Don't focus on the structural, look how bad Trump is doing!' 'The people who keep the lights on, the grownups need to some of the keys back to at least turn the fan on since it's so uncomfortable and stuffy feeling under all those fires happening in the building.'
Did you see the new "Revolution rooted in reality" (!!!) ad on healthcare, it's ca;;ed Medicare for Americans? Doesn't that get your hope and juices flowing peasants, bums, and serfs? Why would anyone have any hope in this project....but continue to throw trans people and kids under the bus, that will do it!!! 🙄
Mamdani honeymoon over and hitting the cold light of water of the bullshit of the political infrastructure we are under...
Oh almost forgot to mention the Northampton County Dem outreach that I did get occurred a week because of my loyal support (I guess the canvassing?) That I am invited to a gala a week and a half before the election for $125 a ticket with special guest Chris Deluzio (he took over Connor Lamb's old seat). Like...speechless to be honest and a bit of rage eye roll.
If it's a blue wave-wave will that even do anything? Who's even running on anything having a message or plan of sorts for 2028 besides Van Hollen who likely wouldn't get the nom, you have to have optics. Did you see all the shitty Harris polls and support? Then right behind nipping at her heels, is the backstabber with a pen and a smile carting away the homeless possessions Newsom? Voters man...