There is a funny and oft-repeated line from the standup comedy act of Chris Rock— for some (expletive) they supposed to do! Rock’s punchline was a rebuff to one wanting congratulations for accomplishing their fundamental responsibility. Republican representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are surfing the liberal wave because they chose...
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Mark Meadows’s instrumental role in the insurrection and the 2020 election nullification has yet to be revealed but the facts are beginning to emerge. “Mark Meadows pressured DOJ to investigate unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election in an attempt to nullify the results.” But the communications between Mr....
Received this e-mail today from Attorney General candidate, Charlie Bailey’s (D. GA) campaign: Hi folks — Here’s what the Georgia GOP themselves have had to say about their new voter suppression laws — they’re not even trying to hide the obvious anymore: Gwinnett Elections Board Chairwoman Alice O’Lenick: “I'm like a...
In 2019 John Kerry was awarded and accepted the Arctic Circle Prize in a speech to an assembly of climate scientists and other Arctic stakeholders in Reykjavik, Iceland. In his dramatic speech, Kerry, who has been nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden, to be the first ‘Climate Tsar’ in a cabinet-level position, declared a world...
Trumpist anti-certifying efforts for the remaining states seem a fools’ errand but Trump and Giuliani seem to be the best fools for it. Regardless, they are chasing some version of an apocalyptic conclusion. x And Bannon talking about it openly on his insane Alex Jones-level podcast. — S.V. Dáte (@svdate) November 18,...
Apparently there is a Trump-Orban-Putin authoritarian alliance as well as coordination and support for the Trump re-election campaign. It did seem more inevitable that Mitt Romney would choose party over country if only to demonstrate a potential leadership position upon the repudiation of Trumpism. Apparently he can vote one way...
As we begin a week of pure GOP propaganda, it’s time to remind ourselves how we got here as well as remind ourselves that the GOP is still entangled with Russia as well as malign forces. With less than 100 days before the presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials are warning...
poll.qu.edu/… The Quinnipiac University Poll has just released a survey showing Joe Biden leading Trump by 51% to 38% in Florida, one of the largest swing states. The last time Quinnipiac polled Florida was in April when Biden had a 4% lead. Website 538 rates Quinnipiac as a B+ pollster. aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/…...
poll.qu.edu/… The Quinnipiac University Poll has just released a survey showing Joe Biden leading Trump by 51% to 38% in Florida, one of the largest swing states. The last time Quinnipiac polled Florida was in April when Biden had a 4% lead. Website 538 rates Quinnipiac as a B+ pollster. aarp-states.brightspotcdn.com/…...
From The Houston Chronicle: Not even the worst pandemic to hit Texas in a century was enough to stem the surge in voter registrations that has remade the state’s electorate over the past four years. Just since March, Texas has added nearly 149,000 voters even as the political parties and...
“Shpilkes” is a good old Yiddish word meaning “agita” — which is a good old Italian word meaning nerves, anxiety, agitation, butterflies in the stomach. In whatever language, it’s what the GOP (Grumpy Obstreperous Party) leadership is feeling these days. And not just about losing the White House, but about...
From The Huffington Post: After backing Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2014, the political arm of the major gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety announced on Tuesday that it’s endorsing one of her Democratic challengers in this year’s Maine Senate race. Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, one of...
Another photo-op and the misuse of an “official” trip as a campaign trip. x powerful image of plunger lady protesting TrumpâÂÂs speech today in rural Maine pic.twitter.com/YMnwpI2Gu8â Nathan Bernard (@nathanTbernard) June 5, 2020 x “Are they the same lobster, would you say, basically? Would you say they're equivalent as lobster?...
Received this e-mail today from John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello, Republicans like my opponent, Cory Gardner, are part of the problem in Washington — dragging his feet on common-sense reforms and putting corporate interests ahead of Americans. Even as this pandemic continues to affect every aspect of...
Received this e-mail today from John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello — Tomorrow marks the anniversary of when I signed universal vote by mail into law in Colorado. Seven years later, and the results have been irrefutably outstanding. Voter turnout has increased across all age groups and communities....
Received this e-mail last night from the League of Conservation Voters in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: I have some big news to share with you. For the last thirty-nine years, I’ve dedicated my life to public service to advance action to solve the greatest challenge humanity has ever...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello — The coronavirus outbreak is forcing all Americans to adapt to new at-home routines, from YouTube workouts to conference calls, home schooling, and video chats with our friends across the street and across the country....
The NY Times tells us of the Trumpian dark towers of debt and its many crimes ranging from money laundering to tax fraud. SCOTUS will be weighing in on Trump’s finances in time to make a difference in the 2020 election. David Enrich’s writing finally emerges to show the dirty details...
Millions of MoveOn members will mobilize as part of group’s ‘America for All’ campaign; more than 30,000 members in battleground states are expected to volunteer in person More than 7 million ‘high-potential’ voters in key battlegrounds are group’s turnout targets Grassroots are energized to hold elected officials accountable after complicit...
Here’s some more news out of Texas: On Wednesday, Texas Lyceum released results from its 14th annual poll, identifying Texans' views on the 2020 elections and primaries. Pollsters surveyed 1,000 adults from Texas via telephone. The results show former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are essentially tied to win the Democratic presidential nomination among...
Archives In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Mike F., Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Donna, Mike H., and Janis—your PDA national team. Support PDA’s Win 2020 FundMake Monthly Gifts for Victories 2019 was a busy and eventful year for Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), setting us up for a...
This is why I fully support U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in this primary: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrapped up a three-day swing through southeast Iowa Monday, focusing on rural parts of the state fewer than two months shy of the caucuses. Warren traversed the southeast corner of Iowa, holding...
Here’s the latest news today out of Arizona: Retired astronaut Mark Kelly (D) leads Sen. Martha McSally (R) by a narrow 3-point margin in Arizona, a state critical to Democratic chances of recapturing the Senate in the 2020 elections, according to a new poll. A poll conducted by OH Predictive Insights shows Kelly...
Without panicking, the potential chaos of the 2016 election, regardless of result could repeat itself, noting Moscow Mitch’s complicity then and now in 2020 election security. This training event could be amusing except that William Barr’s recent speech to the Federalist society warned of impending “left” violence. The greater reality...
After yesterday’s big win in Kentucky, progressive groups like VoteVets and fellow Democratic U.S. Senate candidates are focused on helping Amy McGrath (D. KY) unseat Moscow Mitch. The first one is from VoteVets: There’s a lot to be excited about last night’s election results. But here’s something we place near...
There is an old saying about politicians. “If you can’t take someone’s money, screw their women, and drink their whiskey and still vote against them, you should not be in politics.” Too bad the first part of that saying is not true. Seems that several Republican Senators who took political contributions...
Received this e-mail today from Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Sara Gideon (D. ME) Friend, We know that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. We know that too many of our elections systems remain vulnerable to attacks. But Mitch McConnell is STILL blocking a critical election security...
emersonpolling.com/… In a national poll released today by Emerson College Poll, Donald Trump loses to all Democratic rivals that were surveyed. Emerson found that Sanders and Biden both defeating Trump by 55% to 45%. Warren leads by 6% (53%-47%). Harris and Buttigieg lead Trump by 4% (52%-48%). The national Emerson College poll was...
If Donald Trump were Superman, Lois Lane would be in the hands of kidnappers. One of the recurring themes in the plot line of superhero movies is their discretion and humility, all meant to protect their loved ones. Donald Trump for obvious reasons, except the ones in his head, is...
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: It’s hard to believe I’m writing this. This week, Trump straight up admitted that if a foreign government approached him with dirt on his political rivals… he’d use it. Um… Did he pay any attention to the last two years? He has to...
I’ve really been liking the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates that have been emerging. Yes, it’s a tough Senate map and some of the big names like Stacey Abrams, Beto O’Rourke and Joaquin Castro have passed on the races. But this is an incredible opportunity for us to create new rising...
After intensive search process, MoveOn selects accomplished and experienced progressive movement organizer and leader as its next executive director; Epting’s tenure will begin in fall MoveOn announced today that after an intensive multi-month search process, its boards have selected Rahna Epting to serve as the next executive director of MoveOn...
So another tax season has come and gone. In this case, that means Americans can render their verdict on the first year of the signature legislative achievement of Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Thus far, the reviews are not kind....
http://www.wcpo.com/… Republican Governor of Kentucky Matt Bevin is the least popular in the nation, according to a poll released today by Morning Consult. Bevin has an approval of 33% versus 52% who disapprove. He’s not alone as an unpopular Kentucky politician, although at least Mike Pence seems to like him. Morning Consult’s...
I’m loving this: Texas Democrats are waiting for the news from U.S. Rep. Joaquín Castro on whether they’ll have another competitive Senate race this year. There is anticipation that he’ll soon announce if he’ll take on longtime Republican incumbent John Cornyn, the state’s senior senator, and with that anticipation is...
Howard Schultz swore as he wrenched the steering wheel on his rented car, barely making the freeway on-ramp. His floundering presidential campaign had him so distracted he could barely focus on driving. And now he was driving himself to meet with a cadre of Billionaires in southwest Virginia, while his $500/hour consultants...
As I write this, the Dow is sliding faster than creamy ranch McNugget sauce down Donald Trump’s moobs at a Mar-a-Lago sauna. And now, one of the world’s most closely followed financial prognosticators, Goldman Sachs (yes, the vampire squid itself), is predicting a significant slowdown in U.S. GDP growth for...