Ariella Elm

@ariellaelm.com

I’m so done with doomerism. 🌱 Queer🏳️‍🌈 Jewish✡️ disabled😷 political influencer 💙 Follow for daily Democrat wins & weekly election guides. Our voices are our superpower 📧 ariella@ariellaelm.com

It scares me how much the Democratic Party voters are divided. If you have more moderate views than the progressives are the root of all evil, if you have more progressive views than the moderate are the root of all evil. I thought the root of all evil was Republicans

WE’RE NOT DOOMED: Tue Aug 4, 2026 It’s really easy to focus on what’s going wrong. But when we only do that we miss things like wins for voting rights, trans safety and queer visibility. And yeah, those are happening. Starting in New Jersey… 1/

If you don’t donate to the DNC cause you don’t know where the money is going, I get it, but after watching this clip from my interview with DNC finance committee member, @timwegenermn.bsky.social, you will. And maybe you’ll realize Ken Martin is pretty great at the same time. 1/

You’re being lied to. Every single day. Like, you’ve definitely heard that Dems aren’t doing anything against ICE, right? Especially about the shootings. I mean, Dems don’t care about what happens in Texas, right? Or how about the Dem closing argument for the Midterms. 1/

Are the DNC in a bit of debt? Yes. Is that normal? Also yes. Don’t let the consultants convince you that shooting for the fences won’t create a bit of debt. Or that that debt is a bad thing. And no one could have explained all this better than @timwegenermn.bsky.social 1/

The New York Times article was bullshit. You know the one I’m talking about, the DNC one, the one that said they are going bankrupt and whatever else was in there? Yeah, that one. But don’t take my word for it. I interviewed @timwegenermn.bsky.social, who is on the Finance Committee Board. 1/

Republican voter suppression isn’t a new thing, but, as Amanda Nelson explained to me in an interview last month, we can chip away at it right now, and that’s exactly what Y’all Vote are doing in the South Watch the full interview! youtu.be/_FdCZOxogsU

If you are considering not voting or saying that Dems and Rs are equally as bad as each other, please look at Spokane, WA. The more of us vote for Dems at all levels, the faster we can try to do something to reverse the climate crisis. And if you live in Spokane, I’m so sorry.

ELECTION TIME!!! There are SEVEN primaries this week: KS, MI, MO, VA and WA are on Tuesday. TN is on Thursday, and HI is on Saturday. 
So, if you are registered to vote in those states, and have yet to vote, lock in! 1/

If Mitch McConnell was dead, John Thune would declare that seat vacant so fast your head would spin The only people who are helped by that seat staying empty are democrats Which is why Andy Beshear is actually playing hardball

Seven Dems cannot speak for all Dems and I don’t know how that argument still has merit. Maybe you just don’t know how many Democrats are in elected office. The answer might just surprise you, and maybe you’ll change how you talk about them? 1/

With how many Democrats there are elected office, how can anyone argue that all Dems should be held accountable for the actions of a few? 1/

Have you joined my Sway voting group yet? I only have 328 registered voters, so probably not. This group is super cool cause when you join it means that I will be on the lookout for elections in YOUR district, no matter where you are in the country (territories too). 1/

Yeah, I know, you hate Ken Martin, but hear me out anyway. Who knows, maybe you’ll hear this and even like him. Or at least stop listening to the consultants who are the leaders of the “We hate Ken Martin” Club. 1/

WE’RE NOT DOOMED: Tue July 28, 2026 I always talk about what’s happening in the US, but did you know there are probably some international stories you missed too? There are incredible people doing incredible things around the world. Like Nepal, for instance… 1/

I know, I know, you wanna hear about how terrible the DNC is. Well, you’re not gonna find that here. But maybe reading this can change your mind. And we can stop amplifying the consultants and start amplifying the real work being done 1/

This is long, but I believe in your attention span

I was wrong. 

I was so incredibly spectacularly wrong. 

The DNC is not running low on funds. In fact, they have raised 63% more than during the last Trump Midterm cycle. They are low on “cash on hand” but that is 100% by design. Chair Ken Martin chose to use money rather than save it. 

“Cash on hand” has nothing to do with how much they’ve raised, and it does not include how much they’ve spent, it’s purely what is currently in their war chest. And as Chair Martin said in his new article:

“We made a conscious decision to invest money in the work required to win in 2025, 2026 and beyond. We are converting the cash we raise into electoral assets: more people, earlier organizing, better technology, and stronger state parties.”“That answer may be unsatisfying to people who believe the purpose of a political party is to accumulate the largest possible bank balance until the final days before an election. But a party is not a savings account. Its purpose is to build power.”

A party is not a savings account.

So it turns out the DNC is doing incredibly well in fundraising. They are not keeping that money so it’s not being included in “cash on hand” The fact that even I fell for these stupid traditional media stories tells you how pervasive this lie is 1/

ELECTION TIME! This week elections are on Tues and Sat. Guam and Virgin Islands have their Midterm primaries. GA-13 has their special election to replace David Scott, Darlington SC has a referendum and Lubbock TX has a city council runoff. Plus we have early voting in 13 states and territories! 1/

Imagine how much incredible shit the DNC could be doing right now if instead of complaining people donated to them. We would’ve had a midterm convention! They would be able to spend most of their time in southern states 1/

“I can’t believe the DNC has no money!” Oh really? 1. You won’t donate to them. 2. They are actively refusing money from lobbyists and PACs.  3. They are working against the consultant and donor class. 1/

I am very grateful that we do not live in an episode of Black Mirror where we elect robots. I’m also greatly concerned that there are a good number of people who think we do. 1/

Nancy Pelosi was an incredible Speaker.

She didn’t let anything go to the floor unless she knew that she had the votes to pass it. It was masterful.

But you don’t really hear people talk about her when she was minority leader, right?

That’s because she didn’t really have much power. She didn’t get to choose when something came to the floor.

She couldn’t wait till she had enough votes to kill something the majority wanted to pass. That’s not how it worked.

We don’t know what Hakeem Jeffries will be like as a Speaker. Maybe you’re right. Maybe he will bring things to the floor he doesn’t have the votes for. Maybe he will work with Republicans on things we really don’t need to work with Republicans on.

But, he learned from Pelosi, so I doubt it. 
Right now, he is minority leader.

Speaker Mike Johnson chooses what comes to the floor and what doesn’t. And he definitely didn’t learn from the Nancy Pelosi school of speakership.

Reminder that you’re being lied to. Democrats are not, in fact, the root of all evil, even though most of social media would probably convince you otherwise this week. 1/

WE’RE NOT DOOMED: Thu July 23, 2026 It’s one of those days I think we need to be reminded that just showing up has a massive impact. And even if something doesn’t end up happening, the fact that it was introduced at all matters a whole lot. I feel like most people forget these important facts. 1/

I will never understand how someone could reconcile not voting for Kamala. Even if you think things would be just as bad by certian metrics, you have to admit they would be better by so many more. 1/