NEW RULE: The Media Must Stop Referring to the Polls in 2016 because after all, the Trump Administration & the GOP used Russian Agents, Russian Propaganda tactics along with exploiting Stolen and hacked emails to win...(ie: they cheated again so any poll was made mute or futile to follow)

Everyone keeps saying how the polls mean nothing because after all, look at what happened in 2016. 

The fact is that any poll was made futile since the Trump administration cheated to get in after that last general election. 

Any numbers and polls mean nothing since illegal and cheating ways were used to get them elected.

Regardless, it is election day and if you want an early indicator as to how things will go tonight, the elections in states to watch are in New Jersey and in Florida. 

There are 4 seats up in New Jersey and if the Dem's take them all, it will prove to be a good night for them. Further, there are 6 seats up in Florida and if the Dem's take anywhere from 4 to 6 of them, it should also prove to be a good night for the Dem's.

If the Dem's win both NJ and Florida this way, I would look out for a HUGE night for the Dem's. 

It will however, be a late night because there are 10 seats up in California.

The Cook Political Report rates these 5 red-to-blue races as TOSS-UPS with just weeks until Election Day: Beto O'Rourke (TX-Sen), Stacey Abrams (GA-Gov), Andrew Gillum (FL-Gov), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Andy Kim (NJ-03).

VOX reports: "North Carolina’s extreme gerrymandering could save the House Republican majority."

If Democrats flip the House of Representatives without flipping state legislatures, Republican gerrymanders will ERASE our gains by 2022, leading to a brutal decade of Democratic losses. 

That’s why we’re supporting these 12 crucial races for the North Carolina legislature, which controls the maps for 13 seats in the House of Representatives.

Can you help these 12 bold progressives and flip the North Carolina legislature? In state legislative races, a little goes a long way.

North Carolina’s Republican-dominated legislature has drawn unconstitutional district lines and damaged the economy with bigoted anti-LGBTQ bills.

While voters elected Democrat Roy Cooper Governor in 2016, Republicans have overridden Cooper's vetoes as they cling narrowly to a 3/5 veto-proof majority.

This ends now. No more bathroom bills. No more gerrymanders. 

Meet some of our North Carolina champions:

Christy Clark (NC-HD-98) has helped many small business owners and entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground as a certified paralegal. She’s an advocate for quality education and clean drinking water, and is running on a platform of affordable healthcare, voting rights, and keeping her community safe from gun violence. Her opponent was the architect of the anti-LGBTQ law known as the “bathroom bill.” Click here to donate.

Julie von Haefen (NC-HD-36) decided to run for office after Republicans began to defund and attack the public-school system. As a parent and President of the Wake County PTA, she’s an advocate for more public-school investment and will take that fight to the state House. Julie is also campaigning to find long-term solutions to protect the state’s natural resources and is an advocate for reducing health care costs. Her opponent is the chairman of the redistricting committee that has drawn unconstitutional maps to gerrymander the state. Click here to donate.

Marcia Morgan (NC-HD-19) is a retired Army Colonel and former professor. Starting as an ROTC instructor, she served two tours in the Pentagon and served under the Army Chief of Staff. She is the first person to challenge the incumbent since 2012. Her opponent serves on the Committee on River Quality but has a 5% lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters. She is running to clean up contaminated drinking water, restore public education funding and attract new business to the community. Click here to donate.

Kirk deViere (NC-SD-19) is an Army veteran, business owner, and Fayetteville city council member. He’s also active in Pathways to Prospertiy, a non-profit focused on reducing generational poverty. This district was redrawn after the courts threw out the old district lines for gerrymandering, and the new district is very competitive. Kirk is running to cleaning up polluted waterways, restoring the cut funding to pre-k programs, and a living wage. Click here to donate.

Wiley Nickel (NC-SD-16) is a practicing attorney in Cary, NC, where he lives with his wife and two children. Wiley is a bold progressive who is running against the Vice-President of North Carolina Right to Life. He will lead the fight to protect a woman’s right to choose, push for stronger gun control laws, and enact criminal justice reform including eliminating for-profit prisons. Click here to donate.

Caroline Walker (NC-SD-35) is a former educator and business owner who now works as a government consultant to improve efficiency and transparency. She’s the proud mother of two beautiful children and is a Girl Scout Leader. Caroline came to national prominence when she shared her #WhyIDidntReport story in response to the Kavanaugh hearings. If elected, she will focus on combating the opioid epidemic, increasing teacher pay, and investing in local infrastructure. Click here to donate.

Meet more of these progressive red-to-blue flips.

Darryl Moss (NC-HD-02) served as the mayor of Creedmoor for 18 years before running for the legislature. As Mayor, he spearheaded funds to improve water and wastewater systems and led the way to improve sidewalk infrastructure. He’s also served on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. He is running to increase school funding, expanding Medicaid, and keeping domestic abusers from getting firearms. Click here to donate.

Da'Quan Love (NC-HD-04) is a 3rd grade teacher and community activist. Raised by a single mother who worked  multiple jobs, Da'Quan was the first member of his family to go to college, where he served as student body president. He is a former member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. He is running on a platform of fully funding public schools, removing barriers to equality, and providing incentives for small businesses. Click here to donate.

Kris Rixon (NC-HD-09) is a recent graduate of Eastern Carolina University and at age 24, is the youngest person seeking the North Carolina House. If elected, he would be the first LGBTQ legislator from Pitt County. Kris is running to make sure healthcare is treated as a human right, the wealthiest pay their fair share, and the minimum wage is raised to $15/hour. Click here to donate.

Leslie Cohen (NC-HD-20) is an artist and small business owner who won a close contest in a three-way primary. Her opponent has a 0% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters in a race where contaminated river water will likely be a big issue. Cohen is an avid environmentalist who is campaigning on clean drinking water, restored school funding, and opposing off-shore drilling. Click here to donate.

Lowell Simon (NC-HD-52) is a small business owner and entrepreneur that went on to teach high school math, business, and marketing. Lowell has served on numerous Boards including charitable organizations, industry associations, and small business corporations. He is running on a platform of on requiring polluters to clean up hog waste, fully-funding Pre-K programs, and ending mass incarceration. Click here to donate.

Albert Pacer (NC-SD-11) is a veteran and naturalist with a history of activism in local politics and is a former county Democratic party chair. This district was redrawn after courts judged the previous district to be too gerrymandered and became more competitive. Albert is campaigning on a platform of single payer healthcare and campaign finance reform. Click here to donate.

Republicans in North Carolina have abused their power in the legislature for too long.

Recent polls show three of our women in red-to-blue races have a SLIGHT LEAD over their Republican opponents:

• SENATE: In Nevada, Jacky Rosen (D) is ahead of Dean Heller (R) by 2 points, 48% - 46%.
   
• HOUSE: In Florida's 26th, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) has a 1-point edge over Carlos Curbelo (R), 45% - 44%.
   
• GOVERNOR: In Georgia, Stacey Abrams (D) leads Brian Kemp (R) by 2 points, 46% - 44%.

Our women might be up right now, but we can't take any chances with just nine days to go — we need to invest in our women right away to help them win.

Donate $3 to help reach our $750,000 End-of-Month goal and help pro-choice Democratic women flip seats:

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The Cook Political Report rates these 5 red-to-blue races as TOSS-UPS with just weeks until Election Day: Beto O'Rourke (TX-Sen), Stacey Abrams (GA-Gov), Andrew Gillum (FL-Gov), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Andy Kim (NJ-03).

It's now or never to win these big fights. All 5 are facing millions of dollars worth of desperate right-wing attack ads. If our candidates don't have the resources to fight back, these attacks could cost us these races and our chance to take back Congress.

Read more about our 5 toss-up progressive candidates.
Stacey Abrams (GA-Governor). Stacey is the former Georgia House Minority Leader, and the founder of the New Georgia Project, which registered more than 200,000 voters of color between 2014 and 2016. If Stacey wins, she’ll make history by becoming the first black woman governor in the country. Her opponent, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, threw over half a million voters off the Georgia rolls and has now frozen over 50,000 voter registrations. If elected, Stacey will fight to expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage. Click here to help Stacey Abrams get out the vote and make history.

Andrew Gillum (FL-Governor). As the mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew fought the NRA, even winning a lawsuit against them. Lately he’s been a national voice for gun control and has been campaigning on other bold progressive issues like corporate tax hikes and marijuana legalization. Andrew is the real deal — an activist who isn’t afraid to take on powerful opponents. His opponent, Ron DeSantis, warned voters not to “monkey this up” by electing Gillum Florida’s first black governor. As Governor, Andrew will fight to repeal Stand Your Ground, raise the minimum wage, and expand education funding. Click here to support a bold progressive who will stand up to the NRA and raise up all Floridians.

Beto O’Rourke (TX-Senate). Beto first got elected to Congress by defeating a corrupt corporate Democratic incumbent in a 2012 primary. He’s stayed true to himself, running a grassroots campaign and refusing to take PAC money. If we keep the momentum, Beto can pull off a HUGE win in Texas and throw Ted Cruz’s vile hatred out of the Senate. Beto supports Medicare for All and banning assault weapons. Click to help fuel Beto's people-powered campaign and rid the Senate of Ted Cruz.

Katie Porter (CA-45) is known as the "Elizabeth Warren of California" after writing books with Senator Warren and being appointed by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris to be California's top consumer watchdog. She has spent 20 years fighting Wall Street and powerful interests and was one of the first to sound the alarm about the foreclosure crisis. Katie's running on a message of bold economic populism and Medicare For All. Click here to put a strong consumer advocate in Congress and flip this long-time Republican seat.

Andy Kim (NJ-03) is a former Obama administration diplomat who helped fight ISIS and has unique standing as he calls climate change a "national security crisis." His experience ranges from being a Rhodes Scholar to an advocate against homelessness, where he saw how many working families are living one paycheck away from catastrophe. His opponent led the House Republicans’ push to take healthcare from millions of people – and now Paul Ryan says he’ll campaign for the guy right before Election Day. Andy is committed to making college affordable and ensuring every senior can retire with dignity and security. Click to help save healthcare and send Andy Kim to Congress.

Republican dark-money groups are spending big in these races because they know they will come down to the wire. 

These candidates need our help to fight back.

Our country is right in the middle of so many critical fights. We're working with ferocity to beat back the NRA's extreme agenda and expose its ties to Russia. We're all hands on deck to stop the dangers of downloadable, untraceable, 3D printable guns. And we're not letting up on the effort to defeat President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. But our biggest fight is in November.

In November, we can get rid of the NRA lackeys in Congress and replace them with advocates for safer communities and stronger gun laws. If we're going to end gun violence in America, we're going to need to wipe out the NRA's influence in Congress and state legislatures across the country.

Getting the NRA out of Congress won't be easy, but your vote and your support can help us defeat the NRA's extremist friends in Washington. Donate now to support our work to ensure Americans vote to end gun violence in November.

We're making it possible to find the gun sense candidates in your area so you can vote to end gun violence (keep an eye on your email in the coming days!). We'll be knocking on doors and having conversations with voters about just how important it is to elect advocates for stronger gun laws. We'll be phone banking (and text banking) to reach as many voters as we can, from wherever supporters want to take action. We'll be running ads online and all over priority districts to make a big splash and ensure gun safety is a winning issue in November.

And we're going to Get Out The Vote to make sure gun sense candidates prevail and NRA-aligned politicians lose their jobs. Chip in what you can today to help us make sure we go big to elect gun sense candidates and send the NRA's friends in Congress and statehouses packing.

Thank you for supporting gun sense candidates now and in November.

We're fighting to end gun violence, and right now, our biggest fight is at the ballot box on November 6. We're gearing up to not only throw out the politicians who are beholden to the gun lobby, but to also elect Gun Sense Candidates who are running on gun safety platforms. Gun Sense Candidates are people running for office who have received our special distinction because of their commitment to REJECT the NRA's extreme agenda and to push for common sense gun safety measures.

Right now, there are already more than 2,600 Gun Sense Candidates up and down the ballot in 46 states — with more coming in all the time! That's why we're excited to unveil our brand new lookup tool that will allow gun sense voters like you to see who is a Gun Sense Candidate in YOUR area !

Vote on the side of gun safety by using our Gun Sense Candidate LookUp Tool to find local gun sense candidates in your area!

Find the Gun Sense Candidates running for office in Your Area with our new tool! 

Together, we've taken the fight to end gun violence across many fronts. We marched across the country in more than 700 events after the tragic shooting in Parkland. We've rallied Americans across the country to support regulating bump stocks — the accessory the Las Vegas gunman used to shoot and kill 58 people, and injure hundreds more. We're urging our senators to oppose President Trump's dangerous Supreme Court Justice nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. And we're adamently opposing the State Department's decision to enable anyone — including terrorists, convicted felons, and domestic abusers — to download plans to print functional, untraceable, and undetectable guns with a 3D printer.

But we know that if we're truly going to win this fight, then we're going to need Gun Sense Candidates in office who have made it clear that they align with our key priorities to reduce gun violence in America. And our new tool will help you find them: Check out who the Gun Sense Candidates are in your area, and then come November, vote on the side of gun safety.

Blueprints for untraceable 3D printed firearms parts can be downloaded by any murderer or terrorist. These parts can be printed at home without serial numbers, evading background checks and detection.

Congress must act to stop this horrifying threat to American safety. Democrats have introduced the Untraceable Firearms Act and the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act to outlaw these "ghost guns."
Sign the petition to Congress. Stop untraceable 3D printed guns.

Defense Distributed's blueprints for a fully-functional plastic gun include one small piece of non-functional steel to comply with federal law.

But dangerous criminals can use those blueprints and make a gun without any metal -- a gun that completely evades metal detectors.

That's why law enforcement is sounding the alarm.

Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Paul Penzone calls these guns "a clear and present danger to public safety." And Dane County, Wisconsin Sheriff Dave Mahoney says "I'm confident this would result in the loss of life of a child."

Our safety is at stake. Sign the petition to Congress. Stop untraceable 3D printed guns.

Just a few days after crying poor in the press, the NRA is launching a seven-figure ad buy — all targeting swing Senators ahead of the vote on Judge Kavanaugh.

We knew it was coming. They know they’ve got their man in Kavanaugh. And the truth is, the only thing that’s standing in the way of him getting seated on the Supreme Court is what we’re willing to do about it. So we have to ask:

The Giffords PAC today helps us serve as a counterweight to the NRA in this fight? The American people are with us. Even in states the NRA is targeting. If we can get our message out, we can hold these votes.

Everything is on the line in this Supreme Court fight. If Judge Kavanaugh is seated, we could see decades of work to strengthen gun laws undermined. His presence on the court would gravely jeopardize public safety and it could make it near impossible for Congress to pass a law the courts won’t overturn.

For twenty-five years, I served at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- arresting and bringing people into court who I know would have killed someone with a gun later that night if they had the opportunity.

Today, I am the Senior Policy Advisor at Giffords. And over the past week, I’ve fielded a number of questions online about 3D printed guns. So I thought it would be useful to answer some of them, and then ask you to take action on this important issue:

Question: Aren’t the floodgates already open now that thousands of people have already downloaded the file?
Yes, it is true, thousands of files have already been downloaded over the internet. But the truth is, those files are going to get better and more intricate over time. They are going to share information on how to download and print more lethal types of firearms. So while I am concerned about the release of the files already on the internet, I am more concerned about the files that are coming next.

Question: What is the round capacity of 3D printable guns?
Well, the answer to that questions depends on when. Today, probably a single round, maybe two. But I imagine that as technology evolves these 3D printed guns will function almost as well as the guns someone can buy today.

Question: Haven’t people been able to manufacture guns that don’t violate the National Firearms Act in their homes for a long time already?

Yes, it is true. It has long been legal to manufacture a gun in your home for a long time now. But to do so, you had to be very good at machinery. You had to know how to use metals. I was an ATF agent for 25 years and don’t think I could do it. It was very hard to do. But this is a major evolution. The idea that you can download a schematic, purchase a commercial printer and have a gun made at your home is a very major evolution.

So there you have it. 3D printed guns are a major concern today, and will only evolve into a greater concern with the passing of time. That means Congress has to act, and soon. Add your name if you agree:

Congress must act: Sign Giffords petition calling on Congress to pass legislation banning 3D printed guns.

It’s so ridiculous I honestly couldn’t believe it was real.  And I’ve been fighting tooth and nail to stop it ever since.     Without warning or explanation, the Trump State Department gave the green light for a company in Texas to publish downloadable plans for 3-D printed plastic guns - starting August 1st.    That’s right.  Plastic guns you can create at home that load, fire, shoot and kill, but are untraceable, nearly undetectable, and don’t require a background check.  Even the blueprint for an AR-15 – the assault rifle used in the Parkland school massacre – is available online for download by anyone – including terrorists, extremists, criminals and, God forbid, another mass shooter.    It’s insane. We already have a gun violence problem. Downloadable guns will only supercharge the crisis.  So I immediately took action, and introduced a bill with my colleagues to block the publication of these 3D gun blueprints.   Time was ticking.  But when we tried to pass it, Republicans blocked us.     CLICK TO WATCH MY FLOOR SPEECH Thankfully a federal court in Seattle issued a temporary injunction shutting down the online depot for 3-D printed firearm blueprints.  But a temporary injunction is just that. Temporary. Already, thousands of people have downloaded these deadly blueprints.   Look, whether it comes from a gun store or out of a 3D printer; if it loads like a gun, shoots like a gun, and kills like a gun -  it’s a gun. And if our gun safety laws don’t keep pace with technology, printed plastic guns will flood our children’s schools, and all hell will break loose. That’s why we have to keep fighting to outlaw these downloadable weapons.    Your role in this is to be loud and outraged – to keep talking about it. Here are 3 small things you can do online to help raise awareness:  Share this article about our legislation to #StopDownloadable guns. Share on facebook here, and/or share on Twitter here.    Tag one of your friends on Instagram who needs to learn about this issue in this video I posted here. Putting your friend’s handle in the comments will help more people see this video and learn about the issue.   TUNE IN to my Facebook Live tomorrow at 11 AM from Cliffside Park Elementary School, where I’ll be highlighting how 3D printed guns put our children and communities at-risk. By raising awareness and pushing your family and friends to reach out to their members of Congress about it, we can make a difference.     Sincerely,    Senator Bob Menendez

First: The State Department decided to allow one company to post its gun blueprints online enabling anyone — including terrorists, convicted felons, and domestic abusers — to download these plans to print functional, untraceable, and undetectable guns. But Then: Across the country, Americans like you took a stand against this dangerous reality and sent more than 160,000 calls and messages to the State Department DEMANDING that it stop the distribution of downloadable guns. After That: Your voice was so powerful, news outlets all over America began reporting on downloadable guns, making it a national issue that everyone should be terrified of. As a Result: 21 State Attorneys General recognized how dangerous this would be and issued a joint letter to the State Department with their concerns. Plus, several Members of Congress introduced pieces of legislation that would prevent the publication of downloadable guns online and strengthen gun laws prohibiting undetectable firearms! And Finally: After several states sued in a Washington court, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the State Department that STOPS the company from posting its gun blueprints online.