Three Wins Today, July 13, 2025
How was everyone’s Saturday? Mine was relaxingish. I didn’t exactly get a day off. I was invited to Maxwell Frost’s press availability, which I’m incredibly honored to have even been considered, not that many influencers were there. And then I had to edit two Interviews, one I’ll go into more depth about below. Still, not having the time constraint of Daily Dems and Three Wins, still makes it a quasi day off. At least, that’s what I’m going to tell myself.
Fri July 11 - I got to interview North Carolina Senate candidate Wiley Nickel. He was in the House, but his seat got gerrymandered out. Now he’s running for Senate. In this clip, I asked him if he would confirm any of DT’s nominees.
And you should watch the entire interview below. (I mean you don’t HAVE to, but I’d really appreciate the support!)
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Tues, July 8 - Pennsylvania House Dems got creative when Republicans tried to bring a trans girl sports ban to the floor that they’d been stalling in the Education Committee using a discharge petition. They sent the bill to the Health Committee. When Republicans asked why:
Schweyer answered he believed the health committee to be a “more appropriate place to consider this legislation.”
Which gives it another 15 days before Republicans can try for another discharge petition. Brilliant move by our Dems!
Tues, July 1 - A new law went into effect in Mississippi that bans polling location changes within 60 days of any election. This has been a huge problem in MS, so it’s a huge win that it’s finally being fixed.
So those are three of today’s wins. Remember whether you see them or not, there are so many wins happening every single day!
Our voices are our superpower, but only when we use them!
#2 has me sipping tea so hard. I love it!
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with #2 being a win. This is not creative, this is the explicit design of the PA House rules to allow leadership to rendered discharge petitions ineffective and undermine democracy in that chamber. They used that maneuver here with this bill, but they've also used it to prevent GOOD bills from being voted on in the past, particularly those that would reform the PA legislature for the better. The ends do not justify the means.