Other than the possibility that he could vote to convict Trump, Mitt seems to have a Twitter sockpuppet named Twitter user @qaws9876, otherwise known as Pierre Delecto. Sen. Mitt Romney, in an interview with “Axios on HBO,” outlined a broad indictment of President Trump, criticizing his rhetoric, his abandonment of the Kurds, his plea to Ukraine and…
Category: 2020
GOP panics after Graham challenger breaks fundraising record, and new poll shows 7-point gap
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham may soon learn that his plan to convert himself into Trump’s bootlicker wasn’t such a hot idea after all. Although Graham is still currently the favorite to win in this safe Trump state, he is trending downward after several major embarrassments, with a historically low approval rating for an incumbent: 35%. Additionally,…
Trumpian Greenwashing: Russian media racketeering and suppressing the 2020 vote
Russia’s useful idiots are also proxies. In a bid to repeat 2016, the swing states will have third-party efforts as well as support for non-Democratic efforts. In this case the self-proclaimed “environmentalist” declares that he supports the Green Party, but not really. Like greenwashing, it’s bait-and-switch. Crooked Hillary Clinton just called the respected environmentalist and Green…
Van Jones becomes part of the HRC-Tulsi beef because “payback hell”
This pIe-fightery is perhaps well-timed before, rather than during the actual primaries, so that intra-party beefing might dissipate early. x Van Jones says Hillary Clinton smeared Tulsi Gabbard “with no facts†& adds Tulsi is getting “payback hell†for quitting DNC & backing Bernie in 2016 pic.twitter.com/jzGdmLMJzL— Ibrahim (@ibrahimpols) October 19, 2019 CNN’s Erin Burnett opened a segment…
Elijah was the Boldest…
It is a shame we are not spared a moment from daily turmoil to respectfully mark the death of a legendary figure like the dearly departed Maryland Congressional Rep. Elijah Cummings. Mr. Cummings left us yesterday at age 68. I hesitate to bring up the current occupant of the White House, but I am reminded…
NC-Sen: Sen. Tim Kaine (D. VA) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Get Ready To Defeat Thom Tillis (R)
I received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D. VA) today in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, We're all going to do everything we can to elect a Democratic president in 2020 — you know that. But we need to win back the Senate if we’re going to…
CO-Sen: New Poll Has John Hickenlooper (D) Crushing Cory Gardner (R) 53-42
Here’s the latest news out of Colorado: New Colorado polling released Thursday shows that John Hickenlooper leads Sen. Cory Gardner in a theoretical Senate matchup next year by 11 percentage points and that a majority of Coloradans support the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Keating Research-OnSight Public Affairs-Martin Campaigns (KOM) survey released Thursday afternoon…
Individual-1 has another rally… this time in Dallas – Beto has a rally across town
There’s a Beto counter-rally (above) about 14 miles away from the Trump rally in Dallas at the American Airways Center (image below). At the Trump rally there are more than a few riffs on today’s craziness with Turkey and #Trumpeachment Daniel Dale tweets the fact-checks below. This is the American Airlines Center, note the signature…
Facebook might be a GOP media organ … surprise, surprise
New Popular Info article describes how completely the post-2016 use of Facebook for political purposes has been compromised beyond foreign ad buys and manipulation by malign actors. 2. "Decisions are made to benefit Republicans because they are paranoid about their reputation among conservative Republicans, particularly Trump," one former Facebook employee who worked in the DC…
NC-Sen: Clay Aiken Teams Up With NowThis To Expose Voters To The Real Thom Tillis (R)
NowThis has launched the newest season of my favorite series, Who Is?, a weekly show that goes after different Trump enablers (Administration members, Fox News stooges, politicians). This week, they brought in Clay Aiken to expose fellow North Carolinian and huge Trump enabler, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R. NC). Check out the episode below: By the…
Stop using GOP talking points re: healthcare – you already “pay for it”
Call private health insurance costs “taxes in everything but name.” Analysis: Americans already pay a "gigantic" hidden health-care tax, economists say. The question of who will foot the bill for Medicare-for-all is almost beside the point. https://t.co/12fott4Bqf — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2019 To some economists, the question is moot: Americans already pay a massive…
The MOAT (Mother of All Tweeters)
The last time the President told the press to ask my lawyer, Michael Cohen was subsequently fitted for a numbered orange jumpsuit. Well, Rudy, I think your right profile is your best side and black and white stripes say GQ federal prison. You remember in 2018 aboard Airforce One when the President, with obvious guilt…
ME-Sen: New PPP Poll Shows Impeachment Already Hurting Susan Collins' (R) Re-Election Bid
Here’s the latest news out of Maine courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: PPP’s newest Maine poll finds that Susan Collins is in trouble for reelection…and that she’s likely to find herself in more trouble no matter what side of impeachment she comes down on. Collins is unpopular, with only 35% of voters approving of the…
close general elections favor Republicans, unless the Electoral College is dissolved
Newsweek reports that a new study finds that inversion elections where a popular vote winner loses, favor the GOP. 2020’s hope for Individual-1 lies in a repeat of marginally close outcomes in swing/battleground states. GOP candidates for president can expect to be victorious in 65 percent of future presidential elections and University of Texas at Austin researchers…
The Death of Atatiana Jefferson
Let us assume all the worse; Atatiana Jefferson came to her window, peered out with a gun in hand, ready to shoot, refused to comply with an order from an unidentified man to drop her weapon, and he fired in fear for his life. Now let us deal in reality and common sense. A neighbor…
Are Trump and Barr Extorting Facebook?
Natasha Bertrand and Daniel Lippmann have a piece up on Politico that suggests that drumpf may be using the Justice Department and the threat of breaking up Facebook to pressure Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into allowing his campaign to publish bold face lies on the platform. Of course this would be highly illegal, and so right in step…
old Trump video returns because body-slamming media logos is what Individual-1 does
Apparently another primitive, yet violent video was reshown at a recent meeting of American Priorities at Trump’s Doral Resort. Sadly, Trump won’t be attending the WHCA dinner to show it, and some of us ignored it when it first was reported. Surprising is how it hasn’t really gone viral. In the spirit of their coverage of…
Portland Maine Resident Takes Out Full Page Ad in Portland Press Herald To School Susan Collins.
Portland, Maine resident Erik Mercer ran into his one of his Senators, Susan Collins, at the airport in D.C. and politely inquired if he could ask her a few questions – which she refused to answer forthrightly. Big surprise. It probably would have ended there but as they were boarding their flight, Erik overheard Collins tell another passenger that…
Trump faked an orgasm at campaign rally, because he's not an insult comic
Trump will make the nation go blue, if only because of his shtick, doing his insult-comic bit at the campaign rallies. The problem is that he truly believes that these rallies constitute his presidency, entertaining a cult following. Because he’s a star, the WH gig is a cover of some Sasha Baron Cohen performance. Each speech…
KY-Sen: Amy McGrath (D) Raises $10.7 Million In First 3 Months To Defeat Moscow Mitch
Damn: Former Marine Corps pilot Amy McGrath’s 2020 U.S. Senate campaign said it raised $10.7 million in its first three months of fundraising, a whopping sum that allows her to compete financially with her potential Republican opponent, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. “Mitch McConnell has never faced an opponent like Amy McGrath,” said Mark Nickolas, McGrath’s…
Fatal Distraction
There is a term used in Syria and Turkey about the Kurds, “Arabize.” Essentially the Kurds since the 1920s and 30s have been ostracized as rebellious heretics. Although the Kurds comprise nearly 25 percent of the Syrian and Turkish population, Bashar al-Assad the Syrian leader, and Recep Erdogan the Turkish president dream of genocide against…
Ignoring the Irony
I have got to hand it to Republicans, their ability to ignore the irony of their talking points is breathtaking. In 1998 erstwhile Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich voted to impeach former President Clinton on obstruction of justice charges. In June of 2017, when questioned about Donald Trump, Mr. Gingrich said, “Technically, the President…
TX-23: DFA Keeps Up The Momentum To Help Gina Ortiz-Jones (D) Flip These Seat From Red To Blue
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Gina Ortiz-Jones’ (D. TX-23) campaign: Another one bites the dust. This week, GOP Representative Mac Thornberry announced he will not seek re-election in 2020, making him the sixth Republican member of Congress to declare retirement in recent weeks. Republicans are dropping like flies in…
I am My Brother’s Forgiver
People grieve loved ones to restore their sense of peace when it is disrupted by death. That disruption is more often a result of natural causes but when death is inexplicable and needless, grief serves two purposes. First, it is a private acknowledgment that life has irrevocably changed. Secondarily, it gives us the courage to…
SC-Sen: DFA Keeps Up The Momentum For Jaime Harrison (D) To Defeat Leningrad Lindsey Graham (R)
Received this e-mail from Democracy for America in support of Jaime Harrison’s (D. SC) U.S. Senate campaign: In the aftermath of last week, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry and growing evidence that Donald Trump defied the Constitution and asked multiple foreign leaders for dirt on his opponents, you’d think…
Facebook Has Changed Its Rules to Allow Trump to Outright Lie in 2020.
x 2. The new ad policy “prohibits ads that include claims debunked by third-party fact checkers” So you would think that would prohibit political ads that are debunked Nope. Facebook tells me POLITICIANS ARE EXEMPT FROM FACT CHECKING https://t.co/4aTevXJIwr— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 3, 2019 x 3. This came up when I noticed that Trump…
Trump's Ag Secretary Tells Dairy Farmers in Wisconsin to Get Big or Get Out.
Not sure this is the best message to be trying to sell to Wisconsin dairy farmers sixteen months before an election, but you go, Sonny. Minneapolis Star Tribune “President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn’t know if the family dairy farm can survive as the industry moves…
TX-10, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 31: PPP Proves How Competitive Texas Is For Democrats In 2020
In case you missed this: A handful of Republican-held House seats in the Texas suburbs represent fertile ground for competitive races in 2020, according to recent Democratic polling. The surveys in six GOP districts, shared first with CQ Roll Call, are a sign that Democratic outside groups are willing to spend resources in the Lone…
Slow them down…?
We are in the 21st Century, not the fourteenth, nor is it the 1860s. Yet, we have a President who, in the span of one week, has reportedly threatened to use an alligator filled moat at the border, start a Civil War, execute a man or woman whom President Trump believes is a threat to…
New Voters Registering “In Droves” in Georgia.
Atlanta Journal Constitution Well, this is great news! “New voters have registered in droves in Georgia since last year’s midterms, expanding the electorate ahead of the 2020 presidential election year when the state is expected to be a key political battleground. More than 352,000 people signed up to vote in the past 11 months, the…
NC-Sen: Sen. Maggie Hassan (D. NH) Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Get Ready To Defeat Thom Tillis (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D. NH) on behalf of the group, End Citizens United, in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: With Mitch McConnell and President Trump threatening the fabric of our Democracy, Democrats need more allies in the Senate. That’s why I’m reaching out today. We…
The Odd Coupling
The theatrical version of The Odd Couple movie starred Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The TV version featured fictional divorcees, Tony Randall, as the fastidious Felix Unger, and Jack Klugman as the hard-drinking, womanizer and gambler, Oscar Madison. As part of the hilarious love-hate relationship between the two men was Oscar’s open disdain for the idiosyncratic…
PA-10: Gov. Tom Wolf (D) Endorses Eugene DePasquale (D) To Flip Scott Perry's (R) District Blue
Received this e-mail from Governor Tom Wolf (D. PA) in support of Pennsylvania State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s (D. PA-10) congressional campaign: Eugene DePasquale (D. PA-10) Friends, I am proud to endorse Eugene DePasquale for Congress because he has been a great partner to me in Harrisburg. Eugene has worked tirelessly to hold government accountable to…
SC-Sen: Sen, Cory Booker (D. NJ) Continues To Help Jaime Harrison (D) To Defeat Leningrad Lindsey
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate, Cory Booker (D. NJ), in support of Jaime Harrison’s (D. SC) U.S. Senate campaign: Team, I’m grateful to be here today in South Carolina alongside my good friend, Jaime Harrison. I’m not sure if you know this, but Jaime and I go way back. I think it’s safe to…
ME-Sen: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Helps Sara Gideon (D) Get Ready To Defeat Susan Collins (R)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Sara Gideon (D. ME) One year ago, the Senate was in the middle of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing—and Christine Blasey Ford's heart wrenching testimony against him. The New York Times recently uncovered yet another story of…
AZ-Sen: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) Helps Mark Kelly (D) Defeat Martha McSally (R) & The NRA
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign: Mark Kelly’s Senate race in Arizona is likely to be the most expensive and most competitive Senate race of 2020. Every election forecaster has rated the race a toss-up. Winning this race is critical to…
KY-Sen: Sen, Mazie Hirono (D. HI) Helps Amy McGrath (D) Get Ready To Defeat Moscow Mitch
Received this e-mail from U.S> Senator Mazie Hirono (D. HI) in support of Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaign: Amy McGrath (D. KY) Mitch McConnell is the reason the Senate hasn’t taken meaningful action on gun violence or climate change. Mitch McConnell is the reason Trump has been able to pack our judiciary with…
GA-Sen: Rep. John Lewis (D) Wastes No Time Helping Jon Ossoff (D) Defeat David Perdue (R)
Received this e-mail today from Civil Rights Hero, Rep. John Lewis (D. GA-05), in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: I need your help today in Georgia: Will you give $5 to launch my brother Jon Ossoff’s campaign for the U.S. Senate? I’ve spilled blood struggling for civil rights. I’ve lost friends and heroes…
NC-Sen: Voter Protection Project Endorses Cal Cunningham (D) In The Race To Defeat Thom Tillis (R)
Received this e-mail from the group, Voter Protection Project, in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: We are making BIG commitments to flip the Senate blue in 2020: Cal is running against Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who has the lowest approval rating of ANY incumbent in the Senate at 33%. That means we…
NH-Sen: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D. NY) Refuses To Let Moscow Mitch Defeat Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D. NY) in support of his colleague, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s (D. NH) re-election campaign: The most important race happening in 2020 isn’t the race for the White House. It’s the race for Senate control. The future of everything we care about – from health…