AOC used her short time allotted at DNC to completely define the Progressive movement

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) got just over a 60sec window to say her piece. She was able to fit the entire Progressive movement within that time. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) did it. … Read More

Democratic National Convention liveblogging Day 2, (“It's Shark Week, …”)

Putting this up for the second day in case folks want to share comments in real time. I will update as necessary. x YouTube Video x YouTube Video x Gov. Whitmer … Read More

Killing the US Postal Service is unconstitutional even if a quarter-million pandemic deaths isn't

Trump just said, and I quote: “absentee good, mail-in very very bad.” (Orange man… bad) President Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud, admitting he’s intentionally withholding money from the … Read More

Trump's outreach to suburban women continues with 'mad woman,' 'she yaps,' and 'ditzy airhead wife'

Oh, yeah, the “suburban housewife” is going to be voting for Donald Trump, all right. Suburban women just love this kind of rhetoric. In one morning, Trump out-gaffed Joe Biden for … Read More

Trump's attacks on Portland protests are also about discrediting decades of Oregon postal voting

Trump’s attempts to rationalize his future grievances resemble the excuses he’d created for an anticipated 2016 loss. He had hoped to grift for his quasi-empire from his opposition to a … Read More

MA-Sen: New Poll Has Sen. Ed Markey (D) Pulling Ahead Of Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) In Dem Primary

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 … Read More

MA-Sen: AOC Makes The Case For Re-Electing Sen. Ed Markey (D) In New Ad

I appreciate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14) doing this for U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: x YouTube Video Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed Markey in his reelection fight against … Read More

MA-Sen: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Helps Keep Ed Markey (D) In The U.S. Senate

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D. MA) on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee which is supporting his re-election campaign: x YouTube Video This is … Read More

Liz Cheney finds your lack of faith disturbing while trying to save the GOP

GOP legislators let their misogyny-flag fly today. Yo-Ho-Ho. Cheney apparently has even deleted her favorable Fauci tweet. x I want to “you go girl” Liz Cheney. 2020 is never going to … Read More

Another Trump campaign speech, this time in Georgia because it's infrastructure week again in 1952

Trump went to another COVID “hotspot” and gave an infrastructure speech because it's that week again. CNN and MSNBC had the good taste not to broadcast it. Trump wore no … Read More

“Pschitt” … fizzling Tulsa Trump Rally response turned into BLM block party

The response to the Trump rally in Tulsa was peaceful as only 6,611 Trumpists showed up to a 19,000 seat venue. Protesters circled the BOK venue and then marched to the … Read More

AOC: Trump got pranked by teenagers into thinking his Tulsa rally would be HUGE

And the children shall lead … x Actually you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/ fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing … Read More

NY-16: PCCC, “Thrown in jail for Driving While Black. Now, running for Congress”

Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Jamall Bowman’s (D. NY-16)  campaign: x YouTube Video As we see videos of the police shooting, beating, … Read More

Trump is a dumpster fire. But have any of your Republican friends admitted that to you?

Trump’s unfitness for office, and his destruction of government institutions and norms, is positively cartoonish in its obviousness and threat.  But — three years in — have any of your Republican friends … Read More

Newsweek, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Joe Biden's Climate Policy Task Force”

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday said that Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is serving on a joint policy task force coordinated by him and Democratic Vermont … Read More

Former Obama official: Trump administration is turning 'health expert' into 'climate scientist'

Unless Ivanka or the inventor of the Egg McMuffin happens to be reading this, it’s a good bet Donald Trump doesn’t give a shit about you. If Trump could kill … Read More

Republicans Endorse Biden

Lots of stories out about former President Obama endorsing Joe Biden, Bernie endorsing Biden, Warren endorsing Biden, pretty much every Democratic candidate for the nomination has stepped up to endorse … Read More

Live Blog: Trump COVID press conference / “we’re not traffic cops, we’re humanitarian cops”

Live Blog below. 5:00 PM EDT Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing x [Donald Trump, Titanic captain] 1. There is no iceberg 2. We won’t hit the … Read More

NC & GA-Sen B: AOC Keeps The Call For Richard Burr (R) & Kelly Loeffler's (R) Resignations

Received this e-mail today from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14): Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) & Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) My stomach is churning. Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler … Read More

From Social Distancing to Social Darwinism #NotDying4WallStreet or Easter

Strange how yesterday’s presser had Trump repeating “death” quite a number of times, as he parroted a Fox News pundit: “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem.” Today … Read More

Today's Trump presser: rinse, wash, repeat – Trump touts unproven treatments, blames others

Pence (and Mother) will be tested now that one of his staff has contracted COVID-19. Trump continues his inaction on using the Defense Production Act (DPA) during a national emergency. … Read More

AOC & Tucker Carlson Agree On One Thing: Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) Needs To Resign

So I’m sure you’re all caught up to speed but just in case: Three weeks ago, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee privately warned dozens of donors about … Read More

GOP Senate Intelligence chair dumped up to $1.6 million in stock just before market started crashing

Daily Kos’ Kerry Eleveld reported on Part I of this outrage earlier today. In sum, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned a group of wealthy insiders … Read More

IL-13: AOC & DFA Keep Up The Momentum For Marie Newman (D) To Defeat An Anti-Choice Blue Dog

Received two e-mails in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-13) campaign. First, from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14): Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14) When we started Courage to Change, we … Read More

Ted Cruz tried to explain science to AOC, but he inconveniently forgot he's dumb

Oh, it’s like shooting transitional fish fossils in a barrel.  First, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rightly pointed out that Mike Pence is to science as Donald Trump is to leafy green … Read More

TX-Sen, NM-03, NY-15, CA-53, NE-02, IL-03 & TX-28: AOC's New PAC Is Giving These Dems A Boost

I’m liking this: Last month, a Fox News reporter trumpeted a “SCOOP” on Twitter — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “withholding” $250,000 in dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Ocasio-Cortez confirmed the … Read More

TX-28: Julián Castro, AOC & MoveOn.org Help Jessica Cisneros (D) Unseat A Koch Bought Democrat

I’ve been in San Francisco for the three day weekend so playing a little catch-up today. I received a few e-mails in support of Progressive Jessica Cisneros (D. TX-28) in … Read More

Pitch In Time and / or $ to Help Elect The Next AOC!

Pitch In Time and / or $ to Help Elect The Next AOC! Donate to Help PDA Elect Alex MorseThe Progressive Champion We Need Bringing the party back to its … Read More

Trump in Iowa, “They want to kill our cows. That means you're next.”

​The unhingery continues as Trump counterprograms impeachment with a speech in Iowa. Trump threatens that AOC and Democrats will kill Iowa cows and then kill Iowans. x Trump tells Iowans AOC … Read More

what are the best tactics against the red-baiting that will come in the general election

Unapologetic democratic socialism will survive 2020, but if Trump wins, there could be no democracy by the 2024 election. Trumpists have been strangely obsessed with ignorant nonsense against a “radical left” … Read More

Nabilah Islam – Atlanta has its own AOC and she is ready and able.

I had heard of Nabilah Islam from a friend in Georgia. She was impressed with the millennial’s policy positions. But most importantly she said she knew how to deliver them. … Read More

Tomi Lahren does brown-face for Halloween

After mocking Kathy Griffin last year, Tomi Lahren chose to lampoon @AOC this year. Tomi Lahren dresses as Ocasio-Cortez for #Halloween https://t.co/yyMIfyHdZ3 pic.twitter.com/j2gQ5eSwX3 — The Hill (@thehill) November 1, 2019 … Read More

Help PDA Re-Elect AOC!

Donate Now To Re-Elect AOC In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team.   Help PDA Re-Elect AOC   … Read More

Help PDA Debunk The Lies

photo: PDAers Demand Medicare For All In solidarity,  Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Mike H.—your PDA national team. We Need Medicare For … Read More

a Ukraine-gate impeachment still includes the Mueller Report's nascent counterintelligence findings

The GOP should be careful about wishing for a quick up and down vote on impeachment. The Ukraine chapter is essentially part III of the Mueller report, leaving the GOP … Read More

No, the GOP won't abandon Trump no matter what for one reason: he's the last.

Long before Trump, today’s GOP lost any ability to be constructive on just about anything. If something is good, they reflexively oppose it.  People having healthcare? Oppose. People going to … Read More

Good God can Pelosiphiles take some time off from spiking the football and dancing in the end zone.

I have just been reading too many diaries about how great and wonderful and brilliant Nancy Pelosi is. Oh she knew exactly when to bring impeachment proceedings. She played the … Read More

Good God can Pelosiphiles take some time off from spiking the football and dancing in the end zone.

I have just been reading too many diaries about how great and wonderful and brilliant Nancy Pelosi is. Oh she knew exactly when to bring impeachment proceedings. She played the … Read More

Trump retweets another Ilhan Omar smear, claims she 'partied' on anniversary of 9/11

Donald Trump could end up getting Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar killed. That’s not hyperbole. That’s a potentially foreseeable outcome of the libels and slanders he continually spreads about her. Today, … Read More

#Boycott ABC is Trending Thanks to Their Airing of the Violence Against AOC Ad.

#BoycottABC is now trending thanks to their airing of the despicable New Faces GOP PAC ad they ran and some of their stations during the Democratic debate last night. x … Read More

GOP PAC Airs Attack Ad on AOC, Burning Her Image and Comparing Her to Pol Pot.

The New Faces GOP PAC sank to a new low Tuesday, airing a political hit piece on AOC that essentially burned her in effigy, compared her to Pol Pot, errantly called … Read More

Progressives will win in 2020, but beware the attempt to make us seem far left of mainstream America

Striving to arrive at some mythical center has decimated the middle class. The problem is that a plutocratic control of both our government and media have allowed smoke and mirrors … Read More

AOC throws shade at 'Straight Pride' Parade

Biggest shock of the new millennium: Straight white women were not flocking to Boston’s “Straight Pride” parade in droves yesterday. God only knows why. Oh, but they did have a T-rex, … Read More

AOC calls out #MoscowMitch over his El Paso crocodile tears

We definitely need more of this from Democrats when they’re at loggerheads with their morally challenged brethren across the aisle — because we’re well the fuck past being cordial.  In the wake … Read More

KS-Sen: Kris Kobach (R), “I might still support Trump if he said 'I'm a racist'”

Yes, he said that: x YouTube Video Republican Senate candidate Kris Kobach left CNN anchor Chris Cuomogobsmacked Tuesday night when he had to seriously think about whether he’d continue to support Donald Trump … Read More

Four women are handling Trump much better than any male has – even the white ones

AOC, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Talib and Ilhan Omar are dealing with Trump as a group and individually better than any male in politics (does anybody remember the Republican primary?) or … Read More

Four women are handling Trump much better than any male has – even the white ones

AOC, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Talib and Ilhan Omar are dealing with Trump as a group and individually better than any male in politics (does anybody remember the Republican primary?) or … Read More

A photographer got a shot of Trump's racist notes on AOC, 'The Squad' from today's presser

Can’t this idiot remember his own racist dog whistles? Someone has to write them down for him? Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford apparently got a snap today of Trump’s crib … Read More