Cenk, think of the damage you are doing not only to your brand, but also to Alison’s brand.
When you talk on today’s show about how Alison has a real chance (“she’s in a statistical tie”) to come in second on June 5th… and then, on June 5, she garners the 1% or less which she is currently polling at… What message will that send to your followers?
Alison Hartson is a great candidate and I wish she’d had a campaign as strong as she is.
The day Alison announced, I immediately donated $27 to her campaign, and I made monthly donations thereafter.
I canvassed on her behalf. I voted “no endorsement” at the Dem Convention in February to help deny Feinstein the party endorsement. (In retrospect, I should have been more worried by the lack of Hartson Campaign presence at that very important event. Candidates with less money and resources than Hartson were there, with booths where they shared literature, stickers, messaging and ideas with convention attendees. Where was Hartson? Her absence said “don’t take me seriously as a candidate” to thousands of California’s most involved, activist Democrats.)
As a leader of local Bernie progressives, I started to put a local event together, on her behalf. The Chair of our county’s Democratic Party agreed to co-sponsor “an evening with US Senate candidate Alison Hartson.” We were prepared to book a venue large enough to accommodate 100’s of people. We would create press releases for all the local papers and the party would send email invites to 1000’s of registered Dems. We would pay for everything. The ONLY thing the Hartson campaign needed to supply was the candidate.
I spent an hour on the phone with a Hartson campaign field coordinator, explaining all this… but the poor kid (he sounded 12 years old) couldn’t seem to grasp the concept. All he needed to do was check some dates and call me back if any of those dates would work for Alison. Or provide a different date.
That’s all he needed to do. Unfortunately… It was more than he was capable of. For an hour we went back and forth, with him asking the same questions six times over, forgetting the answers to those questions each time. It was clear he was in over his head, and did not know how to swim. Finally, I said, “You know what? Never mind.” So much for a great event that would have introduced 100’s of new people to Alison and generated great positive publicity in all our local papers.
I could go on with other negative experiences I had, due to amateur lack of organization within the Hartson campaign. Suffice it to say that I understand why her campaign never got off the ground.
(I realize that people whose only source of info about this campaign is Cenk, with his self-aggrandizing cherry-picking of information, may not realize that it never got off the ground. So… newsflash. She gets kudos for raising so many small dollar donations… but she never made a blip on the political radar, due to a very poorly managed campaign. )
I still think Alison is a great candidate and hope she runs again. The first thing she needs to do is hire a professional, experienced campaign manager. And then, a leadership team of experienced field operatives who know what they are doing. 2000 volunteers are useless when not well organized.
My primary focus right now is on retiring Feinstein. If a Republican wins #2 spot in the primary, then Feinstein will win in November. The only progressive currently running who has poll numbers high enough to win second place on June 5 is Kevin De Leon.
I will vote for Kevin De Leon on June 5.
I hope supporters of the other 30 candidates like Hartson who are polling at 1% or less will also vote for KDL. He is our only hope to repeat Dianne Feinstein in November.
Hartson was at the convention in February with a group of her volunteers working the room. She is polling within the margin of error of KDL. She has traveled extensively throughout the state on a shoestring budget. She has had between 40-50 organized volunteer events each week for her campaign throughout the state. Just because this doesn’t look like a conventional campaign doesn’t mean it isn’t an effective one that can win.
KDL might be worse than Feinstein because there’s at least a chance that Feinstein will die soon. Maybe the poll cited here is cherry-picked, but there’s also a good chance that it’s skewed against Hartson, as polling organizations’ notions of what constitutes a “likely voter” often undercount young people (who would perhaps be most strongly correlated with the social media activity that you think Cenk is overstating).
You’re like someone who gets angry at a waiter for your filet minon being medium rate, instead of medium – medium rare. And when they kick you out of the restaurant for causing a scene, you are upset because you still wanted the filet.
Me too. I live in Washington but I am from California, the Bay Area and I’ve already given my mom my two cents on who to vote for (she and my daughter introduced Bernie to me or I’d probably still be over with the Hillbots defaming him and us all over the place.) My mom very proudly told me she sent in her ballot and voted for Allison, as did the rest of the household,along with other progressives in Northern CA and for lt. Governor, and I am moving on to my other relatives now (many of whom live in Richmond, CA!) so they’re mostly progressives as well and likely don’t need my two cents, but I’m giving them anyway.
You guys not only inspire me, you renew my hope, because even if we lose more than we win in the beginning, their commitment let’s me know it’s not time to give up. It’s never time to give up, and we are not going away, our ideas aren’t going away, they are just growing more support.
Looking forward with anticipation for next weeks Primaries! Good luck (break a leg) Allison! And everyone else!
Tishacp
This has to be posted publicly, preferably with the bits about the finances clipped out.
There is nothing that you could do to win the trust of voters more than to show that not only are you struggling like they are, but that you have put yourself in that position to help them.
Another Canadian here – I can’t give to Alison obviously from outside the country. But MAN oh MAN of all the candidates you’re supporting Cenk I have NEVER wanted to support one more than her. She is one of a kind, and I will be on pins and needles next Tuesday.
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I’m sorry that Allison lost the primary I’m really worried how she is doing now. Can someone tell us how she is.
so good, thank you so much
I had to donate after listening to this post game. WOW!
Titled date on here is wrong.
You got May 26, 2018 when it should be May 29, 2018.
And by the way, who is Zoe J, the new person in charge of posting content?
What happened to Gigi Manukyan?
John Lucas
Cenk, think of the damage you are doing not only to your brand, but also to Alison’s brand.
When you talk on today’s show about how Alison has a real chance (“she’s in a statistical tie”) to come in second on June 5th… and then, on June 5, she garners the 1% or less which she is currently polling at… What message will that send to your followers?
Alison Hartson is a great candidate and I wish she’d had a campaign as strong as she is.
The old expression is “There’s lies, damn lies, and statistics” but this PG provides a new twist: “There’s, damn lies, and statistical ties.”
“There’s lies, damn lies, and statistical ties.”
I’m a statistical millionaire, myself.
Give or take a million dollars.
Maybe this is one Post Game that should go out to the public?
COME ON “ZOE J” POST YESTERDAYS POST GAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the TUESDAY POSTGAME. May 26 was Saturday.
Wasn’t Cenk going to talk about Marcus Aurelius?
yeah but they never UL the postgame or AP and members don’t get to see these things till wayyyyyyy late due to sheer ineptitude
I’m here looking for yesterdays postgame …. um nope
The day Alison announced, I immediately donated $27 to her campaign, and I made monthly donations thereafter.
I canvassed on her behalf. I voted “no endorsement” at the Dem Convention in February to help deny Feinstein the party endorsement. (In retrospect, I should have been more worried by the lack of Hartson Campaign presence at that very important event. Candidates with less money and resources than Hartson were there, with booths where they shared literature, stickers, messaging and ideas with convention attendees. Where was Hartson? Her absence said “don’t take me seriously as a candidate” to thousands of California’s most involved, activist Democrats.)
As a leader of local Bernie progressives, I started to put a local event together, on her behalf. The Chair of our county’s Democratic Party agreed to co-sponsor “an evening with US Senate candidate Alison Hartson.” We were prepared to book a venue large enough to accommodate 100’s of people. We would create press releases for all the local papers and the party would send email invites to 1000’s of registered Dems. We would pay for everything. The ONLY thing the Hartson campaign needed to supply was the candidate.
I spent an hour on the phone with a Hartson campaign field coordinator, explaining all this… but the poor kid (he sounded 12 years old) couldn’t seem to grasp the concept. All he needed to do was check some dates and call me back if any of those dates would work for Alison. Or provide a different date.
That’s all he needed to do. Unfortunately… It was more than he was capable of. For an hour we went back and forth, with him asking the same questions six times over, forgetting the answers to those questions each time. It was clear he was in over his head, and did not know how to swim. Finally, I said, “You know what? Never mind.” So much for a great event that would have introduced 100’s of new people to Alison and generated great positive publicity in all our local papers.
I could go on with other negative experiences I had, due to amateur lack of organization within the Hartson campaign. Suffice it to say that I understand why her campaign never got off the ground.
(I realize that people whose only source of info about this campaign is Cenk, with his self-aggrandizing cherry-picking of information, may not realize that it never got off the ground. So… newsflash. She gets kudos for raising so many small dollar donations… but she never made a blip on the political radar, due to a very poorly managed campaign. )
I still think Alison is a great candidate and hope she runs again. The first thing she needs to do is hire a professional, experienced campaign manager. And then, a leadership team of experienced field operatives who know what they are doing. 2000 volunteers are useless when not well organized.
My primary focus right now is on retiring Feinstein. If a Republican wins #2 spot in the primary, then Feinstein will win in November. The only progressive currently running who has poll numbers high enough to win second place on June 5 is Kevin De Leon.
I will vote for Kevin De Leon on June 5.
I hope supporters of the other 30 candidates like Hartson who are polling at 1% or less will also vote for KDL. He is our only hope to repeat Dianne Feinstein in November.
He is our only hope to DEFEAT Feinstein in November. (the spellcheck here is out of its mind.)
So you just want politics as usual?
Hartson was at the convention in February with a group of her volunteers working the room. She is polling within the margin of error of KDL. She has traveled extensively throughout the state on a shoestring budget. She has had between 40-50 organized volunteer events each week for her campaign throughout the state. Just because this doesn’t look like a conventional campaign doesn’t mean it isn’t an effective one that can win.
I think you should post a few more times and to get your message across. Or don’t.
@Deb-n-NCAL
Your posts are suspect as hell……
So the only reason to support KDL is because he has the votes??? Whatever happened to voting for the person best equipped to do the job?
KDL might be worse than Feinstein because there’s at least a chance that Feinstein will die soon. Maybe the poll cited here is cherry-picked, but there’s also a good chance that it’s skewed against Hartson, as polling organizations’ notions of what constitutes a “likely voter” often undercount young people (who would perhaps be most strongly correlated with the social media activity that you think Cenk is overstating).
You’re like someone who gets angry at a waiter for your filet minon being medium rate, instead of medium – medium rare. And when they kick you out of the restaurant for causing a scene, you are upset because you still wanted the filet.
Go Alison. GO!!
Time for Feinkenstein to GO! Vote for Alison!!!
Wow what a likable, genuine person. Good luck!
Me too. I live in Washington but I am from California, the Bay Area and I’ve already given my mom my two cents on who to vote for (she and my daughter introduced Bernie to me or I’d probably still be over with the Hillbots defaming him and us all over the place.) My mom very proudly told me she sent in her ballot and voted for Allison, as did the rest of the household,along with other progressives in Northern CA and for lt. Governor, and I am moving on to my other relatives now (many of whom live in Richmond, CA!) so they’re mostly progressives as well and likely don’t need my two cents, but I’m giving them anyway.
You guys not only inspire me, you renew my hope, because even if we lose more than we win in the beginning, their commitment let’s me know it’s not time to give up. It’s never time to give up, and we are not going away, our ideas aren’t going away, they are just growing more support.
Looking forward with anticipation for next weeks Primaries! Good luck (break a leg) Allison! And everyone else!
Tishacp
What an amazing person Alison Hartson is and how much good could she produce for all of us …
This has to be posted publicly, preferably with the bits about the finances clipped out.
There is nothing that you could do to win the trust of voters more than to show that not only are you struggling like they are, but that you have put yourself in that position to help them.
Another Canadian here – I can’t give to Alison obviously from outside the country. But MAN oh MAN of all the candidates you’re supporting Cenk I have NEVER wanted to support one more than her. She is one of a kind, and I will be on pins and needles next Tuesday.