Go Vote!

Georgia, I’m here today for a simple reason: to ask you to vote. Because, once again, this is not an ordinary election. The stakes are higher. So vote for Democratic candidates who will fight for you. pic.twitter.com/6u14yhCYeS

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 29, 2022

President Obama knows the importance of reaching young people where they are — and that’s on TikTok.

So we worked with @TheDemocrats and some fun creators to do just that.

It’s only been a couple of hours, but this video already has almost 3M views, 786k likes, and 28k saves. pic.twitter.com/jUiCjbnDBb

— Merone (@Merone) November 1, 2022

Arizona, you have a chance to vote for candidates like @KrisMayes, @Adrian_Fontes, @KatieHobbs, and @CaptMarkKelly who will work to build the inclusive, hopeful, forward-looking America we believe in. pic.twitter.com/hCOvweuYKO

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 3, 2022

This election could set the direction of our country for years to come. It’s that important.

So make your voice heard by voting early or on November 8th. Go to https://t.co/NKXRGNgbZX to make a plan.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 3, 2022

Yesterday I traveled to Nevada to support some incredible Democrats up and down the ticket.

Candidates like @StevenHorsford, @DinaTitus, @SusieLeeNV, @CiscoForNevada, @AaronDFordNV, @SteveSisolak, and @CortezMasto who will work to fight for you. pic.twitter.com/AeEntWzxdm

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 2, 2022

Millions of Americans have voted early in the 2022 midterm elections—including me.

On National #VoteEarlyDay, please make sure to visit https://t.co/wyRWNO1LO5 to find out what’s on your ballot and make a plan to vote early. Together, we can demand a better future for all of us. pic.twitter.com/OvRYn25q3j

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 28, 2022

Make no mistake—social security is on the ballot.

Make your voice heard. Vote on November 8th for the candidates who will fight for you. pic.twitter.com/EMXYX5LvUr

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 1, 2022

We have the power to forge a different future, but only if we vote. And it’s not just about the folks at the top of the ticket—we’ve got to show up and vote for all the Democrats who will work to support you. pic.twitter.com/kALVfwp8KM

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 30, 2022

Michigan – we've got to show up and vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. pic.twitter.com/cZVNcBBp01

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 29, 2022

#WinWithBlackWomen

I’m really honored to be listed with this diverse group of kickazz women that helped to turn Georgia blue. We did that!!! 💃🏿💃💃🏻@BlackVotersMtr #WinWithBlackWomen #Georgia pic.twitter.com/a0FW55OywJ

— LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) January 13, 2021

True Patriotism

Black people have never been the problem, but the solution. No one values freedom more than those who’ve never had it. Saved this democracy from itself once again. Now, when will this country give Black Americans what they’re owed?

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1346792358441070592

Listen. Organizers worked hard in Georgia. They knocked on my door 3-4 times week. I told them I voted early. They said, great— but what about your friends & family?

— Tayari Jones (@tayari) January 6, 2021

Imagine what this nation could be if it uplifted Black women the way Black women uplift democracy.

— Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) January 6, 2021

Beloved Georgia

My friend John Lewis is surely smiling down on his beloved Georgia this morning, as people across the state carried forward the baton that he and so many others passed down to them. pic.twitter.com/CgVEP4Ilt8

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 6, 2021

Desecration

Like all of you, I’ve been feeling so many emotions since yesterday. I tried to put my thoughts down here: pic.twitter.com/9xzRvrpk7y

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021

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— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 7, 2021

White Terrorism

Y’all cared more about the Target on Atlantic Avenue than the Capitol building.

— Treana L. Allen (@TreanaLAllen) January 6, 2021

While today’s terrible display of terror and meanness shakes us, let’s remember: @ossoff, Jewish son of an immigrant & @ReverendWarnock, first Black Senator from Georgia, will join a Catholic POTUS & the first woman, Black + Indian VP in our nation’s capital. God bless America.

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 7, 2021

"They're not fucking protesters, they fucking terrorists."

-Draymond Green pic.twitter.com/SYpQqDWZdV

— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) January 7, 2021

All I keep thinking about is how National Guard were deployed to guard the Miracle Mile from people stealing Gucci bags but protestors stormed the Senate chambers and there is nary a police in sight.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

As a Congressperson, how do you walk back into the Capitol and resume work knowing that the police willingly let domestic terrorists into your workplace? Like…. moved the barricades out of the way and took selfies once they were inside?

— April (@ReignOfApril) January 6, 2021

Cops are taking selfies with the terrorists. pic.twitter.com/EjkQ83h1p2

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 6, 2021

Words I will use on TV tonight:

Coup
Insurrection
Treason
Sedition
Lies
Terrorists

I am hearing from fellow journalists who are being told not to use these words. Resists attempts to censor your language. Democracy depends on bearing witness & holding power to account.

— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 7, 2021

to make it here without dying is the epitome of white privilege pic.twitter.com/Uw5FV33bpO

— Noah Caine (@NoahCaine) January 6, 2021

To visually show you the differences. pic.twitter.com/69N0BDqRKK

— Johnny Montanez (@_JohnnyMontanez) January 6, 2021

This feels wild to say but….

We're not talking about the bombs enough. At least three were found and disarmed yesterday.

There is a LOT going on. But it feels like those explosive devices should be a bigger story.

— April (@ReignOfApril) January 7, 2021

“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection,” @JoyAnnReid says about the Trump supporters rioting the US Capitol. pic.twitter.com/dJ3soNlZhq

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 6, 2021

Message Message Message

With new votes joining the tally, we are on a strong path. But even while we wait for more, let’s celebrate the extraordinary organizers, volunteers, canvassers & tireless groups that haven’t stopped going since Nov. Across our state, we roared. A few miles to go…but well done!

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 6, 2021

Love Black women every day, not just on election days.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 6, 2021

Joy comes in the morning. Thank you, Georgia. pic.twitter.com/Dw8wPWAMeI

— Senator-Elect Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) January 6, 2021

White women today: Thank you Stacey Abrams!!!!

Same white women tomorrow on Zoom w/ a Black woman at work: I just feel intimidated by you and don’t like your tone! I don’t feel comfortable working with you. (Insert tears) pic.twitter.com/esf0I6U71V

— Kellee Nicole Terrell (@kelleent) January 6, 2021

Not non-Black women saying "Black women are heroes", but gaslighting Black women at work, you actually hate to see that.

— Anna Gifty is rooting for Georgians! (@itsafronomics) January 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/itsafronomics/status/1346659264421650432

Dear white women praising Stacey Abrams, Okay now find the black women in your sphere, in your office, in your PTA and listen to them too. Stacey would want you to, and she wouldn't have to work so damn hard if we had already done this.

— Abby Norman (@abbynormansays) January 6, 2021

Now do you understand why Republicans suppress Black votes? I hereby declare that the Southern states are not red. They are suppressed.

— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) January 6, 2021

Now I’m waiting for a thousand stories with BLACK rural diners and BLACK suburban soccer moms in Georgia and why the Republicans did so poorly and how they need to change.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

A Black man and a Jew winning election to the US Senate in the deep south is evocative of the old civil rights alliance in a way I find … emotionally resonant.

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 6, 2021

Congratulations to the new senators from Georgia, and to everyone who organized and voted to get them there. It's a new day. pic.twitter.com/OUdkopv96G

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 6, 2021

The Voting Rights Act was only signed 55 years ago. Tonight I'm thinking about all the Black folks in Georgia who have lived on both sides of it. Who voted in this election and who remember a time when they wouldn't have been able to. It wasn't that long ago. Not at all.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) January 6, 2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this but Reverend Raphael Warnock was polling at 9% when the Atlanta Dream and WNBA players threw their full support behind him and elevated his national profile. Now he’s Georgia’s first black Senator.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 6, 2021

You just know he's proud pic.twitter.com/264as3fTYU

— Parker Butler (@parkerbutler10) January 6, 2021

Rev. Warnock was Congressman John Lewis's pastor. Ossoff was Lewis's intern. And somewhere, somehow both near and far, I have to think that Rep. Lewis is saying, "Well done."

— Fred Smith (@fredosmithjr) January 6, 2021

Your Vote. Your Power. Your Voice.

Your vote is your voice. It’s your power. And right now, from the President of the United States on down, we’re seeing and hearing just how desperate some are to take that power away. They want us to believe that their pride is more important than our democracy.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

And this is just unconscionable at a time when a staggering number of Americans are dying every day from a virus that was downplayed for far too long. It’s unconscionable to focus on overturning an election rather than helping struggling families or distributing a vaccine.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

This is why we can’t just vote for President and think that our job is done.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

Tomorrow’s runoffs in Georgia will decide whether the U.S. Senate is run by those who’ve shown their willingness to tear down our democracy—or whether it’ll be run by those who will actually get to work on the monumental challenges before us.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

These runoffs will decide whether President-Elect Biden has a Senate that will work with him rather than just obstruct him at every turn.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

So if Georgians elect @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff, we’ll take another step toward cleaning up the mess of the past four years. And we’ll send a message to any politician who puts themselves and their ambition above our system of self-government.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

If you live in Georgia, make sure you vote for @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff in tomorrow’s U.S. Senate runoffs—and make sure everybody you know does the same. If you’ve already received a mail-in ballot, take it to a drop-box or vote in person at your polling place tomorrow.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

Because in America, everyone’s voice matters. And that’s still the truth, no matter what some folks want you to believe.

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 4, 2021

Georgia: Get Ready

The last day to vote in the Georgia runoff for the U.S. Senate is this Tuesday, January 5th. If you’re voting in-person on #ElectionDay, you will need an ID. Take a few minutes today to make sure you’re ready to make your voice heard with @WhenWeAllVote and @VoteRiders. pic.twitter.com/AgbOe6uXfO

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 2, 2021

#CelebrateGeorgia

We’re ringing in the new year with #CelebrateGeorgia—a drive-in concert to get voters and organizers ready ahead of Georgia’s historic U.S. Senate runoffs! 🍑 🎉

Tune in Sunday, January 3rd for a night of music, inspiring messages, and voter engagement: https://t.co/OWrqCHJXs8 pic.twitter.com/oSVv107xRj

— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) January 1, 2021