Gas Surges 40 Cents This Week, Louisiana Gov Cancels Primary Elections, "Poll: Trump’s Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels"Excited to be speaking at the Maine Democratic Party Convention today
Morning all. Speaking in a few hours at the Maine Democratic Party Convention so an abbreviated post today. Look forward to connecting with Hopium folks at lunch! Will report in on my trip over the weekend. Yes there has been some news up here in recent days….. Brent crude starts the day at $110 a barrel, near its wartime high. Gas has surged more than 40 cents just this week here in the US, and starts the day at $4.41 a gallon.
For more on the economic impacts of Trump’s failed war, including the new terrible inflation numbers we got yesterday, see yesterday morning’s Hopium post, Inflation Has Surged, Our Economy Has Slowed, And Everything Trump Is Doing Is Making It Worse. The Callais AftermathI recommend these two initial articles on what comes now:
Yes the Governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency in order to cancel - yes cancel - elections already underway to get more Congressional seats for fellow Louisianan Mike Johnson this November:
Meanwhile in Georgia:
In my weekly talk/post I talk about the need for Democrats to now compete and win in a very different national battleground and map:
G. Elliott Morris has a related, nerdy and worthwhile look at the next tranche of voters available to Democrats in 2026 in a new analysis, Pundits are wrong about the Democrats’ “missing” voter. More NewsThe New York Times is reporting that as predicted millions are dropping their health insurance due to the GOP’s subsidy cuts (gift link):
The Washington Post has new polling on Trump and the war that gave us this memorable headline:
And here’s the current homepage of The Guardian. Similar headlines are being seen all over Europe today:
Now, Let’s Get To Work Everyone!!!Winning The Midterms, Competing In Red States and Red Places, Expanding The MapRallying For Jordan and Rankin For Georgia Supreme Court - This is our next big opportunity to make good trouble all. The Election is May 19th, early voting has begun, and we have 2 great candidates, Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, who have a serious shot at flipping two GOP-held Supreme Court seats. Watch our new interview with Jordan and Rankin, donate to their campaign, and volunteer no matter where you are! In just one day we’ve already raised $19,100 towards our $50,000 goal! We can do this people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopium’s Winning The House Campaign (2026) - $630,500 raised, $1,000,000 goal (new ambitious, audacious even, q2 goal) - Donate to all twelve of our endorsed House challengers with one click | Get to know Jamie Ager (NC-11), Christina Bohannan (IA-01), Paige Cognetti (PA-08), Rebecca Cooke (WI-03), Sean McCann (MI-04), Jo Mendoza (AZ-06), Chaz Molder (TN-05), Janelle Stelson (PA-10), Shannon Taylor (VA-01), and Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03) by watching our recently recorded Hopium interviews. Interviews with Jonathan Nez and Elaine Luria coming soon! If you are looking for inspiration watch a few of these interviews - I promise these great candidates will get you excited about our opportunities this November! For it is simple - if we win these twelve races the House flips. Period. James Talarico For Texas - $64,100 raised, $250,000 - Donate | Volunteer and Learn More | Enjoy my inspiring interview with Rep. Talarico as he fights to turn Texas blue Mary Peltola For Alaska Senate - $88,000 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Volunteer and Learn More | Enjoy my uplifting conversation with Mary Peltola as she fights to turn Alaska blue Winning Ohio - $132,400 raised, $250,000 goal - Our new campaign splits contributions evenly among Sherrod Brown, the Acton/Pepper ticket, and the Ohio Democratic Party | Donate today and help us turn this critical 2026 battleground blue | Watch my new discussions with US Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, Lt. Gov candidate David Pepper, and Ohio Dem Chair Kathleen Clyde This total includes $21,000 sent by a Hopium community member directly to each of our three Buckeye State partners! Hopium’s Audacious Expansion Fund - $544,100 raised, $1,000,000 goal (new stretch goal) - Join our campaign that has helped expand our map by investing in the Democratic Parties of Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, and Texas, all now central battlegrounds in the 2026 election | Catch interviews with the five intrepid state chairs leading their troops into battle this year - will get you fired up! | Contribute to all five state parties with one contribution split evenly among these five new battlegrounds Many thanks to two generous Hopium community members who have audaciously donated $20,000 to each of our five state parties over the past two years. Roy Cooper for NC Senate (2026) - $108,200 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Learn More | Volunteer | Enjoy my new discussion with Gov. Cooper as he fights to turn North Carolina blue Jon Ossoff GA Senate (2026) - $171,400 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Learn More | Volunteer | Enjoy my inspiring conversation with Senator Ossoff Advocate For The Hopium Agenda/Pass Resolutions Of Condemnation In Your Community/Winning In An Evolving BattlefieldThere are a few more ways to go to work in the coming days - call your leaders and advocate for elements of our working, ever evolving Hopium Agenda; bring resolutions that condemn our Mad King and lets facts be spoken to a candid world to your state or local government; and learn how you can help us win in evolving political and electoral battlefield this year. Here’s our working Post-Iran Disaster Agenda:
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