From Huffington Post: Leading Democratic Senate candidates from around the country are open to at least reforming the filibuster, according to a HuffPost survey, with at least two supporting wholesale elimination of the Senate’s 60-vote hurdle. The candidates uniformly argue that the filibuster has empowered obstructionists and prevented the country from making needed progress on…
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New York Magazine, “Biden’s Surge Could Flip the Senate — and Boost His Presidency”
Ed Kilgore at New York Magazine nails it: Savvy Democrats generally understand that if Joe Biden wants to get anything done as president, Democrats need to take the Senate. If Republicans maintain control, Mitch McConnell stands waiting like a bridge troll to obstruct anything a new administration or its House allies might try to accomplish….
CO-Sen: GOP Lawsuit To Kill Obamacare Comes Back To Bite Cory Gardner (R) On The Ass
He is so fucked: With Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner on record as saying nothing about Obamacare since well before the pandemic hit America–and Republicans in Washington pressing their case in the U.S. Supreme Court to have the national health care law overturned–activists stood outside of Gardner’s office in downtown Denver today and asked, “Where’s Gardner…
CO-Sen: HuffPost, “Coloradans Are Getting Mysterious Texts Bashing John Hickenlooper (D)”
From The Huffington Post: Colorado residents have reported getting mysterious anonymous text messages bashing John Hickenlooper, the Democratic Senate candidate seeking to oust Republican Sen. Cory Gardner this November. The texts feature a link to a 2014 clip of Hickenlooper comparing the job of a political scheduler to being on a slave ship, and a…
KY, CO, MT, IA, KS, AZ & AL-Sen: Slate Magazine's The Surge Highlights These 7 Races To Watch
Received this e-mail today from Slate Magazine’s The Slurge that highlights seven U.S. Senate races to keep your eye one: 1. Kentucky The national Democratic establishment gets its way in Senate primaries. It’s a rule. Democratic primary voters aren’t like Republicans. When Republican voters hear that Mitch McConnell has recruited some well-credentialed haircut, they think, Screw…
AZ, CO, ME, NC, MT, IA & KY-Sen: Newsweek, “The 7 GOP Senators at Risk of Losing Their Seats”
Newsweek has a good piece out that discusses the control of the U.S. Senate and which seats are at most danger for the GOP: With polling in the presidential race swinging in the Democrats' favor, the party will be buoyed in its ambitions to oust a handful of GOP senators in a bid to take…
CO & MT-Sen: “In An Election Year, 2 Vulnerable GOP Senators Are Suddenly Conservationists”
A lot’s been going on in the news but here’s something you might’ve missed: The Senate is expected to debate into next week bipartisan legislation that would allow massive spending on the nation’s public lands and help two GOP senators boost their moderate credentials in tight reelection races. Senators voted 79-18 on Wednesday to proceed…
CO-Sen: “Cory Gardner’s political relationship with the president reads like a tawdry romance novel”
The Atlantic has a great piece about how U.S. Senator Cory Gardner’s (R. CO) loyalty to Trump is going to cost him big time this year: These days, Trump’s hold on the GOP base is so total that Republican incumbents around the country cross him at their peril. Tribal loyalty is the new normal. In…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner's (R) Loyalty To Moscow Mitch Is Costing Him Support From The Cannabis Industry
Politico has a great piece out today how U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R. CO), who is absolutely one of the most vulnerable incumbent GOP Senators this election cycle, used to have the cannabis industry’s support in the U.S. Senate. But thanks to U.S. Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R. KY) and his fellow anti-marijuana Senate Republican…
MT, KS, GA, ME, AZ, CO, NC & IA-Sen: Politico, “Dems’ momentum puts Senate majority in play”
Politico has a great piece out about how Democrats have gained serious momentum to flip the U.S. Senate: Republicans started this election cycle as heavy favorites to keep their Senate majority, with a lineup of elections mostly in red-tinted states and GOP incumbents favored over a slate of relatively unknown and untested challengers. Now, nearly…
CO-Sen: New Ad Hits Cory Gardner (R) For Still Wanting To Take Away Your Health Care During Pandemic
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 respiratory or heart issues. The…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner (R) Begs Voters To Re-Elect Him Or Else Chuck Schumer Will Block Trump's Judges
U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R. CO) just made the case against his own re-election campaign: x YouTube Video Republicans must not only retain the White House this fall, they must also hold the U.S. Senate, says Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). If they don’t do both, he warns, even if President Trump is reelected, Chuck Schumer…
CO-Sen: Denver Post, “Cory Gardner (R) once opposed economic stimulus bills. Not anymore.”
What a difference ten years makes: In early 2010, Cory Gardner sent an email to supporters that criticized his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, for supporting “the most expensive spending bill in the history of the United States,” an economic stimulus package that cost upward of $800 billion. “The stimulus has failed. But anyone with common sense…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner's (R) Two Faces When It Comes To Protecting CO's Ecology & Environment
So I’m not sure if you heard about this: Colorado’s economy and its environment will receive a huge boost thanks in large part to Sen. Cory Gardner. At Gardner’s urging, President Donald Trump said recently he will sign a bill that injects $900 million into the Land and Water Conservation Fund and directs $1 billion…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner's (R) War Against The ACA Propelled Him To Power But Now It Will Be His Demise
Just a friendly reminder that health care is still going to be a big issue in this upcoming election. The Colorado Times Recorder has a great piece about U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R. CO) rode into Congress in 2010 on the Tea Party wave by waging war against the Affordable Care Act. It also highlights…
CO, AZ & NC-Sen: TPM, “It’s the ‘Moderates’ Who Want The Cover-Up Most of All”
Kudos to Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo for highlighting this: Much of the commentary about the witnesses question has assumed that there are a half dozen or so so-called Republican moderates up for reelection in November and that the outcome of the trial will be determined by whether members of that group break ranks…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner (R) Just Wrote His Own Political Obituary
Dead Man Walking: Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) doesn’t want to hear from witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Gardner confirmed his stance in a statement to Colorado Politics on Wednesday. The electorally vulnerable senator, who is up for reelection in 2020, had been viewed as a potential “yes” vote on the issue. Four Republicans…
CO-Sen: Colorado Dems Mount Pressure On Cory Gardner (R) To Allow John Bolton To Testify
Received e-mails from the top two candidates for U.S. Senate in Colorado today. The first one if from former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D. CO): Andrew Romanoff (D. CO) Did Donald Trump withhold foreign aid in order to force an investigation into a political rival? The evidence says yes—which must be why Cory Gardner…
CO-Sen: Trump Pledges To Be In Colorado “A Lot” For Cory Gardner (R)
Sorry Colorado Kossacks, you’ll be seeing a lot of him next year: VIDEO: Trump commits to being in Colorado "a lot" during 2020. Commits to helping @CoryGardner get reelected. Comments made at a White House event this morning. #copolitics #cosen pic.twitter.com/0vCW1eht9H — Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) December 12, 2019 President Donald Trump has committed to…
CO, AZ, NC, ME, IA, GA, KS, TX & KY-Sen: Rolling Stone Shows Us The Path For A Senate Majority
First off, I hope you all had a terrific Thanksgiving break. I was back in Pittsburgh this past week (currently in San Diego visiting relatives, heading back to Los Angeles tonight) to welcome my newest baby niece into the world. So that’s why I went dark this past week. I’m now back and I’m doing…
