In The Atlantic, Lora Kelley digs into the complicated reality of what role nominees for vice president have in determining election outcomes. This, plus polling about J.D. Vance, gives me optimism about Kamala Harris’s campaign, and I have some thoughts on Senator Mark Kelly’s credibility on a unique set of important issues.
“Along with the rest of my Democratic colleagues, I voted to remove Speaker McCarthy and in favor of Representative Hakeem Jeffries, to ensure that the House has a Speaker focused on the real issues facing our communities”
I wrote to my member of Congress, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Illinois Jesús G. “Chuy” García, regarding what I see as a possibly major strategic mistake on yesterday’s vote declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.