Yesterday we got a full accounting of the cowardice of the Republican Party. If even half of these craven cockwaffles had been around in 1941, we’d all be eating sushi and playing Nintendo. Or, um, doing more of that, anyway. Also karaoke. Marginally more karaoke. But we’d be paying for it...
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I’ve seen roller coaster accidents that were easier to follow—and less unnerving—than that gory mess Trump counsel Bruce Castor presented earlier today. To say it was shambolic and meandering is to insult anyone who’s currently lost in a mall parking lot. I was half expecting a big novelty hook to...
Some big news today out of Louisiana: x I am honored to have the support of @JohnBelEdwards. He’s a fellow West Point and Army Veteran who has always put Louisiana first. I’ve enjoyed working with him as Mayor and look forward to continuing that partnership as Louisiana’s next Senator. #LaSen...
This was posted on The Huffington Post last week and a I just found it today. Apologies, but I wanted to bring it everyone’s attention: Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate Adrian Perkins is in favor of abolishing the filibuster, giving extra momentum to the growing call to remove the 60-vote threshold...
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA): Election Day is exactly seven weeks from today. People are already mailing in their ballots right now. So it's time to pour everything we can into this fight. Today, I'm endorsing ten more Warren Democrats who are...
Received this e-mail from former New Orleans Mayor & Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu (D. LA) in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, As an Army Captain and a fellow Mayor, Adrian Perkins has dedicated his life to serving the people of our state and our country. I...
Received this e0mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight says control of the Senate is a “toss up,” and POLITICO says the race for the Majority is “too close to call.” Democrats only need to...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate candidate, Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA), in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, I've spent my whole life in the South, so believe me when I tell you: Southerners are hungry for change, and that change is...
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D. NV) in support of Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Mike Espy (D. MS) and Adrian Perkins (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Most Southern states may have been reliably Republican for decades — but this year, Democrats are poised to beat the odds...
This happened yesterday: x Adrian Perkins has fought for our country and now he wants to take that fight to the Senate to build a better Louisiana for all. Watch his video and chip in a few bucks if you can. https://t.co/oxcXj3pEM8 https://t.co/SpsMP48o6yâ” Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 27, 2020 Perkins...
In case you haven’t heard: Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy drew the first high-profile challenger to his reelection bid Wednesday, when Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced his last-minute entrance into Louisiana’s Senate race as the candidate signup period began. All of Louisiana’s incumbent members for Congress who are running for...
Next week, Congressional Republicans will vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill supposedly designed to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. Shockingly, they will do so without a score from Capitol Hill’s nonpartisan scorekeeper, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). As the office led by the GOP’s hand-picked director Keith Hall warned last Monday, “CBO...