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I run Political Charge to give people the knowledge and inspiration to take charge of their political activism. You can also follow me on Twitter at @dhstokyo.

• Who’s Retiring from Congress? (2019 Edition)

  By TokyoSand on July 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The retirement announcements are starting to flow in. There are a number of Senators and Representatives who are not running for re-election or won’t be seeking re-election because they’re running for a different position (noted with an asterisk). Notably, the… Read More ›

• Sunday Reading: The Invisible Ones

  By TokyoSand on July 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Throughout the week, I collect interesting articles that I think you, as readers of Political Charge, might enjoy as well. Grab a cup of coffee (or your favorite morning beverage) and dig in. ‘White Men Have No Electability Advantage’ FAIR… Read More ›

• Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/27

  By TokyoSand on July 27, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories.   “Send Her Back” By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News   By Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com   By Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal   By Clay Bennett, Chattanooga… Read More ›

• The Media Let Us Down

  By TokyoSand on July 26, 2019 • ( 13 )

  

  The House hearings with Bob Mueller this week revealed something, but not what I was expecting. Here was a moment when the man with the stellar reputation, who had led a historic investigation to understand how Russia had interfered in… Read More ›

• Key Takeaways from the Mueller Hearing, with Video

  By TokyoSand on July 25, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  The hearings with Mr. Mueller yesterday were about getting the findings in the Report out to a broader audience, by using video. The sad fact is that a great majority of Americans have not read the Report, much less the… Read More ›

• Can Bob Mueller Erase Bill Barr?

  By TokyoSand on July 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Bob Mueller testifies in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees today, and even if he only says things that are already in the report he produced, he may surprise a lot of people. We know folks on the… Read More ›

• Get Ready For Mueller’s Testimony With These 5 Resources

  By TokyoSand on July 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Robert Mueller is testifying in front of the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees on Wednesday. In preparation for the hearing, here are 5 resources for you: The full Mueller Report: http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Mueller-Report-Redacted-April-18-2019.pdf Mueller’s executive summaries of Section 1 and 2:… Read More ›

• Let’s Talk About the Electoral College

  By TokyoSand on July 22, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Do you want to win the White House in November 2020? Well then, there is one thing we need to do. Just one. Win the Electoral College. As much as I’d prefer that we go by a national popular vote,… Read More ›

• Sunday Reading: Seeing With Clear Eyes

  By TokyoSand on July 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Sunday morning is a good time to linger over some thought-provoking pieces, isn’t it? Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston who studies dehumanization, writes about the difference between physical safety and… Read More ›

• Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/20

  By TokyoSand on July 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists responding to the week’s top news stories.   50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing By David Horsey, The Seattle Times   By Drew Sheneman, The Star-Ledger   Trump’s Racist Tweets By Kevin Siers,… Read More ›

• The July Democratic Debate Is Set

  By TokyoSand on July 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you have the July debates on your calendar? If not, get Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 in there. The debates will be broadcast on CNN. Yesterday, CNN released which candidates would be speaking on which night. As for… Read More ›

• Do Trump’s Taunts Trigger Turnout?

  By TokyoSand on July 18, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s disheartening to hear the dangerous rhetoric coming out of the president’s mouth. It’s disheartening to see so many of his supporters chanting terrible, anti-American slogans. It’s disheartening to see that Trump’s approval went up with Republicans after the racist… Read More ›

• Elections in August 2019

  By TokyoSand on July 17, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If it’s a Tuesday, there is an excellent chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. So far in 2019, Democratic enthusiasm has dropped off compared to 2018. So, I encourage you to help promote these elections wherever… Read More ›

• Want to Help Flip the States?

  By TokyoSand on July 16, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  My regular readers know how important flipping the states are. We can’t just flip the federal offices. So much that affects citizens are decisions made at the state level, so we all have to focus there. A great organization that… Read More ›

• 1 Thing to Remember When Democrats “Fight”

  By TokyoSand on July 15, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  How do you feel about Democrats fighting amongst themselves? Here’s where I am: I think discussing problems is how we come to the strongest solution. Not fighting, but discussing. I think Democrats–all of us under this big tent of ours–share… Read More ›

• Sunday Reading: Fixing the Future

  By TokyoSand on July 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Every Sunday, I like to share interesting articles that I think my readers might also enjoy. Here are two to dig into as you have your coffee this morning. What Democratic campaigns would do for migrant kids on Day 1… Read More ›

• Saturday Morning Cartoons 7/13

  By TokyoSand on July 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are the nation’s great editorial cartoonists responding to this week’s big news stories. US Women Win World Cup By Phil Hands, Wisconsin State Journal By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News By Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal Epstein Arrested… Read More ›

• The 2020 Candidates on Economic Inequality

  By TokyoSand on July 12, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Where are the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on the issue of economic inequality? Economic inequality was identified by the 2018 midterm voters as one of their most pressing concerns, and is one of the seven issues I covered in my 2020… Read More ›

• A Quick Recommendation

  By TokyoSand on July 11, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  So I’m heading out of town for a family reunion and I try to unplug a bit when I’m on vacation. I’m never completely successful, but I try. One resource that helps is Political Wire. Run by Taegan Goddard, it… Read More ›

• 5 Ways to Help Amy McGrath Beat Mitch McConnell

  By TokyoSand on July 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Want to help kick Mitch McConnell out of the Senate? Yesterday, Democrat and retired Marine pilot Amy McGrath announced that she is entering the race to beat Mitch McConnell and become Kentucky’s newest Senator. Her ad is fantastic, and starts… Read More ›