So what did Young accomplish in his 45 years? Alaska doesn't just have the highest health care costs in the country—it has the highest health care costs in the WORLD. Large areas of Fairbanks, the second-largest city, have no Internet. Young brags he has never used a computer
-
Show this thread
-
I am here above 60º N in September, and the leaves have not even begun to turn. There are villages where the fish catch has simply disappeared. Climate change is a reality to Alaskans, not an abstraction. Young believes that human-caused climate change is a myth.pic.twitter.com/H7KRyQcihS
3 replies 5 retweets 33 likesShow this thread -
So why isn't Galvin getting huge national support? A big part of it is that (like most Alaskan voters) she is an independent. While she is a strong progressive who has committed to caucus with the Democrats, the Democratic Party doesn't much want to help her
2 replies 2 retweets 12 likesShow this thread -
Through a heroic effort, Galvin has raised $800,000 for her campaign, the lion's share as small donations from inside the state. She takes no corporate PAC money. And polling shows that she *leads* Young if prospective voters hear a short sentence describing her candidacy.
1 reply 3 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
I can't think of a clearer example where simply adequately funding a candidate will net us a House seat this November. So it gives me the greatest pleasure to welcome Alyse Galvin to the Great Slate!pic.twitter.com/iRJJCyZ35b
2 replies 8 retweets 44 likesShow this thread -
Finally, as a personal favor to me, please watch this short video of Don Young bragging about how he once shot a sleeping bear. See if you can keep yourself from donating to his opponent. You can't! You won't!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAsMKV6TSRw …
5 replies 7 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
You can donate to
@AlyseGalvin and nine other underrated progressive candidates on the Great Slate. Be an election hipster! Give to the races no one is talking about!https://secure.actblue.com/donate/great_slate …4 replies 13 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @daebb @AlyseGalvin
Each Congressional district has about 710K people, and there are 435 of them. In cities and wealthy places, it is easy to raise money to run. But in rural places, it is hard to find local donors. So we are trying to connect tech people (who have money) with candidates who need it
2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
Thanks for asking! This is an excellent question and I don't remember frequently enough that many of my followers are not so familiar with our weird system
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.