Actions speak volumes over words, and the punches thrown by the Democratic presidential candidates at Elizabeth Warren tonight scream, “She’s the frontrunner!” I don’t give a shit how often they say, “Polls don’t matter! I meet all kinds of people out on the campaign trail…blah, blah, blah.” The rest of the crowd on that stage tonight…
Category: BetoORourke
Some Predictions About Tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate.
Safe Bets For Tonight: It’s hosted by CNN and NYT, so the questions to the candidates are going to suck. The moderators want this to become a professional wrestling match, so look for lots of questions crafted to spark fights among the candidates. I predict Erin Burnett will ask Warren and Sanders about how they…
It's about time: Biden, Democratic candidates punch back against shoddy press coverage
Democrats running for president have a new message for the news media: We’re not going to take it anymore. No longer willing to stoically suffer through bad, misleading press coverage, Democrats are borrowing a page from Republicans by going public with their complaints and demanding journalists do better. But unlike Republicans who often “work the refs”…
Political Junkies' Fix: NYT Article On Ground Game For Democratic Presidential Candidates.
The NYT — yes, even though they suck, they have this interesting article — has an article up on the early caucus and primary states and the Democratic presidential candidates gound game in each. Well, they focus more on Iowa than any place else, but they have some graphics on how many campaign offices each candidate has…
More Polls Have Come In For Democratic Race. Top Three Contenders Are Biden, Warren, and Sanders.
There is a Fox News( cough on the word “News”) poll and a SurveyUSA poll that have come in. I don’t have a direct link to the SurveyUSA poll, so I will give you the 538 page. Both get A ratings from 538, and for Biden supporters, they boost his lead in the race. Fox…
The Other “Horse Race” In Democratic Presidential Politics: the Distasteful Money Race.
Can we agree that money in politics, especially from corporations and oligarchs, is not healthy for our democratic process? But we have a political system that equates “free speech” with how much money you can donate to a political candidate or campaign. Until that system changes, we are stuck with political candidates having to do…
Kamala Harris Calls For Abolishing The Filibuster To Pass The Green New Deal
A little while ago, I wrote about how the former U.S. Senate Majority & Minority Leader, Harry Reid (D. NV), gave the 2020 Democratic candidates a new litmus test when it gets to getting shit done once elected: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said this week that should Democrats take control of the upper chamber during the…
Why it's okay for Democratic candidates to ban Breitbart News from campaign events
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign made some news this week when it evicted Breitbart News' Joel Pollack from a private event. The right-wing site with white nationalist loyalties hyped the kerfuffle as an attack on the free press, claiming Pollack is a news reporter. And lots of Beltway journalists rushed to the defense of the GOP…
Harry Reid Says In Order To Pass Progressive Legislation, Democrats Must Abolish The Filibuster
Former U.S. Senate Majority & Minority Leader, Harry Reid (D. NV), sat down with NPR yesterday in an interview and continued to push an issue that needs to be emphasized in this primary: abolishing the filibuster. It’s the only way to get progressive policy pushed through. You want to get rid of the filibuster entirely…
IA-04: Beto O'Rourke (D. TX) Helps JD Scholten (D) Defeat Trump's Favorite White Nationalist
Received this e-mail from former Congressman, U.S. Senate candidate and Presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), in support of JD Scholten’s (D. IA-04) congressional campaign: JD Scholten (D. IA-04) Steve King is Congress’ most out-in-the-open bigot. He’s well known for embracing the term “white supremacist.” This week, he told a packed club in Iowa that without “rape and…
How can we fight white nationalist terror when press won't even call Trump racist?
Campaign Action In order for America to forcefully fight the unfolding terror wave hitting this country, it's time for the press to talk about radicalized, homegrown right-wing sleeper cells in the U.S. It's also past time for the media to accurately label Trump as a racist, and to shine a spotlight on the obvious role his…
TX-Sen: Splinter, “Someone Remind John Cornyn (R) That He's Actually a Powerful Senator”
Kudos to Texan Caitlin Cruz at Splinter for calling out her U.S. Senator on this: x I genuinely appreciate this note. We need more off this: John, it’s Chris Murphy. I am so so sorry about El Paso and I am pulling for everyone (including you) right now. — Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) August 4, 2019 On…
NC-09: Beto O'Rourke (D. TX) Helps Dan McCready (D) Get Ready To Defeat The GOP Bathroom Bill Author
Received this e-mail from former Presidential Candidate & Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX) in support of Dan McCready’s (D. NC-09) campaign: Dan McCready (D. NC-09) We’re more than 15 months away from the presidential election. But in North Carolina, an important special election is just seven weeks away. In a district roiled by a major ballot fraud…
“Where have you gone, Joe Centrist? America Turns Its Lonely Eyes to You!”
Since the first set of Democratic Presidential Debates, it’s been a rocky road for centrists. The heavy weight champ of centrism, Joe Biden, took some hits. And while some Biden supporters have been saying, “Well, it was just one poll!,” subsequent polls have shown that Biden has lost some steam. And the other centrists in the…
You can't win the primary, Beto. But you CAN win the Senate. We need you
When Beto O’Rourke announced he would run for president, I was genuinely excited. He was my top choice. Yet Beto made a fatal mistake: He decided to engage in what he referred to as an “anti-media” strategy. In other words, he refused to go on national TV. While his rivals held televised town halls that reached…
A few reflections on the state of the Democratic primary contest
in which I am making no commitment to any candidate, but am laying down several markers, at least as I consider my support. And I will preface this by noting my spouse is quite impressed by Buttigieg and has contributed to him (2x) and to Inslee (b/c of Jay’s commitment to the environment). First, unless…
TX-Sen: Splinter, “Democrats Are Hell-Bent on Taking a Texas Senate Seat in 2020”
Hell yeah! According to the Texas Tribune, Texas Democrats already allocating millions of dollars toward a “war room” aimed at taking down Texas Sen. John Cornyn in 2020. Cornyn, meanwhile, already appears scared shitless at the onslaught of Blue Wavery coming for him over a year and a half out from the general election—especially because more…
The Beto Factor
Well, it’s official, he;s in. You gotta give the boy credit, we haven’t seen a tease like this since Salome refused to drop that 1,000th veil. And of course, being Beto, he’s carrying with him the immediate media coterie of both salvation preachers as well as pooh-pooh naysayers. Does Beto O’Rourke want to be the…
Beto is planning an 'extended' trip to Iowa
People don’t just go to Iowa to watch Scott Walker flail around in the corn. They go because they want to run for president. And it’s starting to look more and more like Beto O’Rourke is one of those people. Politico: Beto O’Rourke isn’t just headed to Iowa for a one-off campaign appearance with a…
'OPERATION DIVIDE THE LEFT': Recent assault on Democratic candidates traced to 200 suspect accounts
A team of analysts at Politico found a small group of 200 accounts—specifically these guys—drove a “disproportionate” amount of racist and negative disinformation, over a 30-day period, targeting four Democratic presidential candidates for 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke. In fact, between 2-15% of all Twitter mentions concerning these…
TX-Sen: Trump Endorses Pants S@#$%ing GOPer Who's Already Frightened By Beto O'Rourke (D)
So this happened today: President Donald Trump on Thursday gave Texas Sen. John Cornyn his “complete and total endorsement” for re-election, saying his fellow Republican has “done an outstanding job for the people of Texas.” That backing came by tweet, the president's favored medium for weighing in on political campaigns. Trump — who's worked closely…
A comparison from history, just because
Candidate A served 8 years in his state legislature Candidate B served 6 years on his city council. Candidate A served one term in the US House of Representatives, choosing not to run again. Candidate B served three terms in the US House of Representatives, then ran directly for higher office. Candidate A ran for…
Nate Silver tweets results of Daily Kos presidential straw poll
Election maven Nate Silver has taken note of our humble l’il community’s presidential preferences, which means we’re on the vanguard of … something. A Kamala Harris surge, maybe? x Pretty big drop for Beto in addition to a big gain for Harris in this Daily Kos straw poll, which is a pretty interesting cross-section of high-information…
Poll: Every potential Democratic candidate would defeat Trump
It’s very, very, very early, but so far it’s hard to find a Democrat running for president (or considering a run) who wouldn’t defeat Donald Trump were the election held today. That’s according to Public Policy Polling’s latest survey, which reveals that Trump gets just 41 or 42 percent support no matter which Democrat he’s pitted against: PPP's…
The “Beto Factor”
Sometimes it’s almost hard to wrap your head around. It was only 29 days ago that we all hit the bricks for the polling places in the midterms, and yet, here we all are, officially on “candidate watch” for 2020. And here, people bitched years ago about the great “sports overlap.” They had nothing on…
TX-Sen: John Cornyn (R), “Texas Is No Longer A Reliably Red State”
First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I went home to Pittsburgh, PA last week to be with the family. Afterwards, I flew to El Paso to go on a road trip to Marfa, Texas and then onto Roswell, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yes, I visited the UFO Museum, went on…
Man, Oh Man. Was I Wrong About TN and IN Senate Races. And KY-6th.
I do not know what to say, except I was dead wrong on two U.S. Senate Races: IN and TN. I thought for sure that Donnelly would win because, well, he threw people like me under a bus and ran the bus back over me. I do not know if everyone else saw his commercials,…
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x Honestly, Ted Cruz always looks like he really needs to go to the bathroom. Like he’s just tryin’ to hold it all in and not explode. https://t.co/drzJvyxcOM — Evan Edwards (@evanedwords) November 6, 2018 x Texas, vote Ted out on Tuesday so he can go to the bathroom anytime he wants to without worry….
OK. I've ONLY Visited TX Three Times, So Someone in TX Please Verify My Read of the State in 2018.
I’m trying to look at the 2016 Election Results for TX and combine it with the the early voter turnout data in 2018 to get some idea of Beto O’Rourke’s strategy. Bear with me because I’m making some assumptions that probably will not hold up to the actual results. First, the blue areas of TX…
TX-Sen: Ted Cruz's (R) Lead Over Beto O'Rourke (D) Is Shrinking Fast One Week Before Election Day
So here’s some big news today out of Texas: Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters in a new University of Texas at Tyler poll released Wednesday. According to the poll, which is the first one released by the university, 47 percent of the…
Trump is right. 2018 IS all about him, and hopefully we'll be able to hold him to it.
Hey, let’s have a sing-along! Come on everybody! “A vote for Martha is a vote for me!” “A vote for Ron DeSantis is a vote for me!” :A vote for Dean Heller is a vote for me!” “I know that my name isn’t on the ballot in 2018, but when you stop to think about it, in a…
Tell Me Some Good News Folks or at Least Lie to Me.
I’m a Democrat, so I am prone to panic. Yeah, redundant. But I have been depressed lately because of multiple things going on in my personal life (health issue of a loved one for starters). Therefore, here I am asking for some good news or lies from my Daily Kossacks about the state of the…
TX-Sen: Progressive Change Campaign Committee Helps Beto O'Rourke (D) Hit His $5 Million Goal
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: 11 Republican male senators, lit on fire by Lindsey Graham and fanned by Ted Cruz, disrespected women this week and told millions of women who have been sexually assaulted that what happened to them…
TX, AZ, NV & TN-Sen: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) Wants To Flip These Senate Seats Blue
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), Kyrsten Sinema (D. AZ), Jacky Rosen (D. NV) and Phil Bredesen’s (D. TN) U.S. Senate campaigns: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) If we want a Senate that respects women, we know what we need to do:…
TX-Sen: FiveThirtyEight.com, “Why Our Model Thinks Beto O’Rourke (D) Really Has A Chance In Texas”
FiveThirtyEight.com has a great piece that makes a strong case that Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX) has a great shot at unseating the incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R. TX). Here’s how Nate Silver has a great breakdown: Some factors hurting Cruz have nothing to do with Cruz himself, but rather with the state of…
TX-Sen: DFA Wants To Make Lindsey Graham's (R. SC) Worst Nightmare Come True
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: I keep thinking about the hearings today. All of it. Dr. Ford’s bravery, courage and pain. Kavanaugh's outrage, centering himself as the “victim.” Senator Grassley’s gavel. Lindsey Graham’s unhinged tantrum. Ted Cruz’s sliminess. At one point, Graham…
TX-Sen: PCCC & DFA Double Down To Help Beto O'Rourke (D) Defeat Desperate Ted Cruz (R)
Received two e-mails today regarding the U.S. Senate race in Texas. The first one is from the Progressives Change Campaign Committee: Ted Cruz might not be the first place you'd look for a vote AGAINST Brett Kavanaugh, but Cruz is in deep trouble. Women could decide the Texas Senate race in 6 weeks, and voting…
TX-Sen: Watch Anti-Kavanaugh Activists Heckle Ted Cruz (R) Out Of A Restaurant
Can’t think of anyone else who deserves this more: x BREAKING. Activists just chased @TedCruz out of a fancy Washington DC restaurant, chanting “We Believe Survivors!†Cruz has been friends with creep Kavanaugh for 20 years. Now Cruz is on judiciary committee hearing his testimony. Fascists not welcome! #CancelKavanugh pic.twitter.com/7mx6Tc32za — Smash Racism DC (@SmashRacismDC)…
TX-Sen: PCCC Doubles Down To Help Beto O'Rourke (D) Win His Toss-Up Race Against Desperate Ted
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: BIG NEWS! Cook Political Report moves Texas Senate race to ‘toss-up.’ The Hill reports: “The move follows a series of polls showing Cruz with a small single-digit lead over his insurgent opponent, who has outraised Cruz by…
TX-Sen: Joaquin & Julian Castro (D) Help Beto O'Rourke (D) Ride The Blue Wave To Victory
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D. TX-20) on behalf of himself and his brother, former HUD Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D. TX), in support of Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: Joaquin Castro (D. TX) & Beto O’Rourke (D. TX) Beto is on the brink of making…