Then he served as Senator for another 12 years.
No one in Ohio, and few in DC, had more influence, more sway, in the majority, than Senator Portman.
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THREAD
As Portman steps aside, I keep thinking about my tweet thread about Manchester, a small town on the Ohio River that is struggling.
It’s a symbol of the failed GOP agenda of the past generation
Manchester is in Ohio’s 2nd District, where Portman served for 12 years
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THREAD \u2014 Manchester, Ohio and why it matters
— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) November 13, 2020
One of the cleanest points on the Ohio River is in Adams County, about 50 miles east of Cincinnati.
By a town called Manchester.
Beautiful, right?
1/ pic.twitter.com/BDFMu31gyI
Then he served as Senator for another 12 years.
No one in Ohio, and few in DC, had more influence, more sway, in the majority, than Senator Portman.
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And what did they get from Portman and the GOP?
Tax cuts for the best off, attacks on health care, precious little infrastructure, attacks on new ideas to lift new jobs (Ie. green jobs).
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And an Ohio Republican Party and legislature that has attacked local government for years, both their autonomy as well as their funding.
Towns like Manchester needed so much. They got nothing.
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So if we’re going to replace Portman w a Dem, beyond talking national issues, it will take showing communities across Ohio that even w the most connected representative..
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Even in the best case, that agenda will fail them.
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Ohio Dems won a number of mayor’s races in towns like Manchester in ‘19 w just this type..
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Hiring efficiency:
How long does it take, measured from initial expression of interest through offer of employment signed, for a typical candidate cold inbounding to the company?
What is the *theoretical minimum* for *any* candidate?
How long does it take, as a developer newly hired at the company:
* To get a fully credentialed machine issued to you
* To get a fully functional development environment on that machine which could push code to production immediately
* To solo ship one material quanta of work
How long does it take, from first idea floated to "It's on the Internet", to create a piece of marketing collateral.
(For bonus points: break down by ambitiousness / form factor.)
How many people have to say yes to do something which is clearly worth doing which costs $5,000 / $15,000 / $250,000 and has never been done before.