googls, http://golole.com. 888 is next month completing its £2.1bn takeover of William Hill’s UK business A Government crackdown on online gambling will hit sales, a major betting group warned yesterday. 888, which offers gaming and sports betting and is next month completing its £2.1billion takeover of William Hill’s UK business,...
Here’s the latest news out of Pennsylvania: The TV ad is no-holds-barred. It bluntly attacks a decision of the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court. And on Saturday, the state Bar Association said the spot went too far. The ad says the Democratic contender, Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin, “chose...
Not a victory for cancellation as perhaps poorly vetted stereotypes best left for an era when Bruce Lee couldn’t be chosen for the lead of a TV series. Dav Pilkey, whose Captain Underpants has its own issues but remains popular, agreed with the withdrawal of his latest ‘graphic novel’ by its...
Some very encouraging news today out of Texas: x 🚨New Poll – TEXAS🚨Biden 49 / Trump 48Hegar 46 / Cornyn 48https://t.co/OCRMOhwGdJ— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) October 26, 2020 Click here for the full results. Yesterday’s UT Tyler poll showed a tightening race: In his bid for a fourth term in...
Just watch: x Lou Dobbs is telling South Carolina residents not to vote for Lindsey Graham pic.twitter.com/vQ67BZZN6P— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) October 23, 2020 Media Matters provided the transcript: The Lou Dobbs quote of the day comes from South Carolina Senator Lindsey graham, he has an explanation today for not subpoenaing...
You may have seen the ad where Donald Trump uses a quote from Dr. Anthony Fauci to “prove” what a great job his administration has done with the COVID pandemic. In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, well, why should you be any different than anyone else? Anyway, here’s...
It’s common courtesy, not to mention common sense, to ask someone’s permission before using them in an advertisement. The Trump campaign has no interest in courtesy, sense, or for that matter the law. They put out an ad which took Dr. Fauci totally out of context to make it appear...
A twitter pie-fight is currently simmering but it’s unclear whether people/bots are doing it for the lulz. It appears that Bernie delegates will still vote to represent their constituents, because there are policy positions at stake. In the case of Cori Bush, there’s likely some supporters of the defeated Lacy Clay stirring...
If the press isn’t welcome at the RNC convention, then the networks shouldn’t cover it as a media event. The RNC should have to pay for airtime by the minute as a political advertisement. That’s it. That’s the diary.
Some good news today out of Massachusetts: x *7/29-30— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 31, 2020 Click here to read the full results. Past polling showed Kennedy pulling ahead of Markey and out raising him in fundraising. Both Markey and Kennedy have been racking up endorsements: Per tradition over here at...
The New York Times has a great piece out about how Democrats are eager to not only help Joe Biden take out Trump but also want him to expand the electoral map. The goal is to get to 270 electoral votes and here are the current states Biden’s campaign is...
She can’t stop getting caught lying: Sen. Martha McSally released a TV ad for her campaign in which she says, “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” Well … It boils down to this: McSally has been a proponent of abolishing the Affordable Care Act, which...
Boo fucking hoo: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) asked that Amy McGrath, the Kentucky Democrat challenging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for his seat this year, refrain from using his image in her advertising after she cited him in a video blitzing McConnell. “Ohioans are focused exclusively on getting through COVID-19 and getting our...
From Salon: Women voters who propelled Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to wins in four consecutive Senate races have increasingly soured on the so-called “centrist” Republican as her record has drifted farther right since President Donald Trump's election. Maine is a uniquely women-dominated state. About 77% of women residents are registered to vote,...
Well it is about time. The orange man only understands lawyers and lawsuit threats. CNN has had enough and it shows. Now it is getting legal. Someone should do something about All day and night propaganda coming from Faux that is killing many by propping up dangerous info in the...
Here’s the latest news out of Colorado: A central benefit of Obamacare, say its backers, is the national health care law’s requirement that insurance companies cannot deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. That’s particularly important now, they say, because COVID-19 is especially dangerous for people with underlying conditions, like...
Despite the stories of New Yorkers applauding medical professionals from their windows each evening, there will always be reactionaries desperate for attention. You can’t just drink a kamikaze. Roger Stone’s love-child, competing for the post of Trump princeling with James O’Keefe, Jacob Wohl, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Andy Ngo, is now doing...
It’s similar to an ad put out by the Rule-of-Law Republicans, but this one is from American Bridge: x x YouTube Video Greg Sargent writes about in the New York Times — A brutal new ad uses Trump’s own words against him — and that the ad will run in...
Democratic groups to spend millions hitting Trump over coronavirus response A Democratic super PAC said Tuesday it would spend $5 million on digital advertising flaying President Trump for his response to the novel coronavirus, one of several groups that planned to devote resources to this type of messaging. The campaign...
The Ides of March will feature the debate among “safe” candidates (and Tulsi?). Knives will be sharpened. The rest of us will grieve and persist. CNN and Univision will host a Democratic presidential debate in Phoenix on March 15, two days before the Arizona primary as well as votes in Florida, Illinois and Ohio....
So my official candidate is Vote Blue No Matter Who but I have to give points to Sanders here for this one: x YouTube Video On Wednesday, the Bernie Sanders campaign released three new advertisements aimed at voters in the six states casting their primary ballots next week. And one...
As for now, Andy Beshear is declared the “apparent winner” of the Kentucky governor’s race. If it holds, which I think it will, THANK GOD! But given how the rest of the voting went for the rest of the Kentucky statewide offices, Republicans will spin their loss of the governorship...
Portland based clothiers Dhvani has prominently positioned an ad in Times Square depicting what they say is a marine veteran hog tying drumpf on the lawn of the White House, protesting the admin’s blocking of Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood, and, typically, Don Jr. has responded by comparing it to...
Portland based clothiers Dhvani has prominently positioned an ad in Times Square depicting what they say is a marine veteran hog tying drumpf on the lawn of the White House, protesting the admin’s blocking of Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood, and, typically, Don Jr. has responded by comparing it to...
Everybody gather near. Dyin’ time is here Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome As all of you know, I have been a frequent commentator, and will continue to be a frequent commentator on the stunning internal collapse of the National Rfle Association. My beef with the NRA isn’t in its original...
One of the contestants on the British Reality Series Love Island season two got quite a shock yesterday…. x Woke up this morning to know I’m the new face for the 2020 @realDonaldTrump campaign 🇺🇸 ? pic.twitter.com/gl5SqPxKsj — Rykard 🇬🇧 (@ItsRykard) September 13, 2019 Quite without his consent his image was...
If anyone on Daily Kos who has worked on a politcal campaign before reads this diary, I would really like your input on this latest news twist on Amy McGrath’s advertisement against Moscow Mitch: Kentucky miners issue a cease and desist letter to Amy McGrath for using them in a...
This is the second post on a topic featuring in the Democratic Presidential debates of the past few nights where I think there was a chance that was missed to make some key points. I decided to offer this one after listening to what I thought was a totally misunderstanding...
Gross: Governor Matt Bevin hosted a round table discussion on healthcare and Medicaid reform this afternoon. The discussion centered on a current proposal known as the Health Care Choices Act. Representatives from think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and the Pegasus Institute, joined Gov. Bevin and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick...
Some very encouraging news today out of Texas courtesy of Reuters/Ispos latest poll: Among the bright spots for Democrats: U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas had a 2-percentage-point lead over Cruz among likely voters in the state and U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona had a 3-point lead over Republican congresswoman...
Some good news today out of West Virginia courtesy of Emerson University’s latest poll: A new Emerson College e-Poll finds US Senator Joe Manchin (D) leading the State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) 45% to 33%, 16% were undecided. The poll was conducted between September 13-15, mm, n=825, +/- 3.5%....
BOO YA!!!! Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has just a four-point lead against Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), according to a new public poll from Marist College and NBC News. Cruz leads O’Rourke by 49 percent to 45 percent in the poll of registered voters, a warning sign for the polarizing senator as he...
I’ve seen two ads from a dark money organization called One Nation pushing the Republican tax cuts as GREAT and bashing Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana for not voting for the tax cuts. Here is a YouTube video for one of those ads: x x YouTube Video Anyone else...
