The Big Lie Has Always Been the Plan
Donald Trump didn’t just start claiming elections were rigged in 2020—it started in 2012 when he called President Obama’s re-election a “total sham.”
There was no evidence then. There was none in 2016 when he said Ted Cruz “stole” the Iowa caucus. And there certainly wasn’t in 2020.
The…
What’s Next?
I’ve been trying to decide what message is most important to me—what I wanted to write about next. There’s so much to choose from these days. From the dismantling of USAID—which not only causes profound suffering globally but also negatively impacts our own interests—to the ongoing threats to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, librarians,…
I’ll admit it: I’ve been in a lull since the election. I still have some big feelings. I’ve been avoiding the news because I don’t want to hear that felon’s name. I don’t want to know what he’s doing or planning. I don’t want to hear about the abysmal candidates he’s chosen that are likely…
I’ve been in South Carolina only a short amount of time, just over a year. Politically, I knew there was a hard-leaning Republican base here, but I also knew I could not be the only Democrat moving into or living in Horry County. Since getting involved as a volunteer for the Horry County Democratic Party…
In June 2024, most of us were worried about Biden. We love Joe – he’s done excellent work as President. Most of his work is the simple, boring work of politics – of any job. The less you know about something, and it works anyway – that’s what we want. But for those of us…