cover of episode Real Men Vote VP Harris; A Proposal: Mandatory Voting In The U.S.; Rep. Elissa Slotkin For U.S. Senate (Michigan)

Real Men Vote VP Harris; A Proposal: Mandatory Voting In The U.S.; Rep. Elissa Slotkin For U.S. Senate (Michigan)

2024/10/11
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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore proposes making voting mandatory in the U.S. And: Real men vote for VP Kamala Harris--a message for men who don't want to vote for women for president or any other political office. Plus: A closer look at the race for U.S. senate in Michigan (Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican Rep. Mike Rogers.) Recorded on October 11, 2024. 

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Omar's film review of THE APPRENTICE (film is now playing in the U.S.) :

https://omooresf.medium.com/forerunners-and-frankensteins-in-70s-80s-gotham-429cad5c1e71

Early voting clickable map and details: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/map-early-voting-mail-ballot-states/

Stevie Wonder in concert, October and November 2024: https://www.ticketmaster.com/stevie-wonder-tickets/artist/772848

Vice President Kamala Harris' 82-page economic policy platform: "A New Way Forward For The Middle Class" :

https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Policy_Book_Economic-Opportunity.pdf

Vice President Kamala Harris's policy platform: https://kamalaharris.com/issues

PENNSYLVANIA

Fact-checking election information in Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/elections/fact-checking-pa-related-election-claims.html

VIRGINIA: Early voting information - https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/

Apply for an absentee ballot in Virginia: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-absentee/

NEW YORK: Correcting the record on New York early voting - here's the info: https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot

KENTUCKY: Voter information and contact info - https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx

WISCONSIN: Voter information and contact info: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Voter-Deadlines

ILLINOIS: Voter information and contact info - https://www.elections.il.gov/InformationForVoters.aspx?MID=I0cuvBFuZRw%3d

SOUTH DAKOTA: Contact information and election details - https://sdsos.gov/contact-us/default.aspx

****Important USA Today story on Pennsylvania voting: https://tinyurl.com/y4eskz84

PENNSYLVANIA - The election offices for 67 counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/contact-us/contact-your-election-officials.html

Apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot in Pennsylvania:

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineMailInBegin

MISSISSIPPI early voting (by absentee ballot by mail or in person) information:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar05

MINNESOTA early voting in person information for 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/

MINNESOTA early voting by mail information for the 2024 general election:

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/

Get involved: https://go.kamalaharris.com

and https://democrats.org/events

Election Protection: https://866ourvote.org

What the Biden-Harris administration has done for Black people in three years (updated as of February 6, 2024):

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/06/fact-sheet-the-biden-%E2%81%A0harris-administration-advances-equity-and-opportunity-for-black-americans-and-communities-across-the-country-2/

Help out the VP Harris campaign and Democrats across the US now.

Everyone can do something: https://democrats.org/events