Two Day Event for Leaders and Advocates in the Fight to End Human Trafficking
Tulsa, OK – The Demand Project is hosting the two-day Beyond Awareness Educational Summit 2025 on January 9-10, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown. This event will bring together law enforcement, healthcare professionals, educators, trafficking survivors, community advocates and industry experts from across the country to engage in vital discussions on the intersections between emerging technology and sexual exploitation.
Abandoning the Base: How Ideological Litmus Tests Are Turning States Red
Analysis: The Democratic Party’s steady retreat from Michigan should serve as a cautionary tale of what happens when party leadership ignores its base. In 2016, Bernie Sanders won the Michigan primary in an upset over Hillary Clinton—an early warning sign of discontent that went largely unheeded. Sanders’ populist platform, focused on trade and economic fairness, resonated with Michiganders weary of the status quo. His win highlighted the disconnect between the party leadership and working-class voters, yet the DNC largely ignored it and continues to do so.
In 2016, while working for the DNC, I saw firsthand how badly Democrats underestimated Michigan voters. On a bus tour, several members of Congress warned that the party was losing ground across the state and pleaded for more support. Their concerns were dismissed, with the DNC claiming they were “all set.” The result was clear: Trump won Michigan, transforming a historically blue state into a battleground.
Joe Biden and Author Will Pierce (Photo: Fox News)
Success comes to us when we focus on our strengths and passions. There are a myriad of tests, surveys, and profiles you can take to help you determine your true strengths and deepest passions. But I think if you look at yourself objectively and seek the opinions of trusted family members, friends, and colleagues, these will become apparent to you.
Your strengths are tasks that come easily for you but are difficult for others. These are generally activities that you may overlook because you have a talent for them, you enjoy them, or at least don’t dread them because they are easy and natural for you.
Yeah, I watched the debate, and I am so glad I did.
Seeing the two men on stage next to each other immediately brought to mind the Nixon-Kennedy Debate. You know, where Kennedy comes across as presidential and Nixon looks brooding and dark. No one even had to watch the debate to know who won. The same thing happened in last night’s debate.
As Vance stood at the podium and the camera scrolled from one man to the other, the stark differences jumped out through the camera. Walz looked mottled and red – with a troll-like demeanor. Vance was handsome, with perfect posture, a wry smile and bright blue eyes – with a presidential appearance. Night and day.
Analysis: Because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden cannot function coherently in an unscripted environment anywhere near the press or public, it begs the question of who or what is running the current administration. Even Democrat Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz told rally goers in Pennsylvania Saturday “we can’t afford four more years of this” prompting a title wave of agreement by many around kitchen tables, but what do the numbers really show?
