The Antidote

Friend, the U.S. Senate is returning to work today on Capitol Hill. This is not to help pass new pandemic relief legislation, but instead to… wait for it… confirm more of Trump's judges.

The nation has surpassed one million confirmed COVID-19 cases, the death toll is approaching 70,000, and 30 million people have filed unemployment claims. But instead of working to help provide further relief from this ongoing catastrophe, Mitch McConnell and friends are instead working to help cement the right-wing's grasp on our judicial system.

Please remember how much of our disastrous response to the pandemic can be blamed on Republican U.S. senators. They stayed quiet as Trump blamed China, the World Health Organization, blue-states and even Obama, for his shortcomings as President. They stayed quiet as Trump mused about unfounded medical advice like pushing the drug hydroxychloroquine or even such measures as injecting bleach or exposing one's body to ultraviolet light. They delayed needed relief bills and focused on bailing out their corporate allies instead of everyday Americans.

Republican U.S. senators could have prevented all this by removing Trump from office in February when they had a chance. Instead, they gave Trump a pass; fearing Trump's retaliation and his rabid base.

We now need to hold every single one of those Republican senators accountable for their vote to keep Trump in the White House.

As Michael mentions in his email below, there are nine seats held by Republicans that Democrats have a real chance of flipping in the upcoming November elections. We only need to win four of those seats to gain control of the Senate. That's why I am asking you to give $1 to each of those Democratic nominee and candidate funds to help us end the Republican stranglehold.

Keep fighting,
Amanda McKay, Daily Kos

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Gabriel Mark, Republican senators like Susan Collins and Cory Gardner own this:
Collins, Gardner and the rest of the Republican Senate caucus who bowed to the cult of Trump and voted to acquit the president of his crimes in their sham impeachment trial helped create this crisis by keeping in power a man who is tragically unfit for the office he occupies.

Fifty-two Republican senators voted to acquit Trump, and every single one of them needs to be held accountable for their votes. It may take years to make each and every one of them pay, but we can take immediate action against Susan Collins, Cory Gardner and every other Republican up for re-election this fall. Please give $1 to each of the Democratic nominee funds and candidates in the nine races that will make or break the Republican Senate majority this fall.

Retaking the Senate is a tall order, but it is an absolutely essential one. Even if Democrats win the White House, their agenda will be stopped cold if Mitch McConnell still holds the reins of the Senate—and he will do everything in his power to make sure a Democratic president takes the blame for the destruction that Trump leaves behind.

Daily Kos' endorsements team has identified nine races that will make or break McConnell's majority:

• Susan Collins in Maine
• John Cornyn in Texas
• Steve Daines in Montana
• Joni Ernst in Iowa
• Cory Gardner in Colorado
• Kelly Loeffler in Georgia
• Martha McSally in Arizona
• David Perdue in Georgia
• Thom Tillis in North Carolina

Flipping the Senate must be a top priority for Democrats this fall. Click here to give $1 to unseat each of these Republican flunkies.

Thank you,
Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos

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