Democrats… be Democrats!
This will not be the first or last time you read or hear the next few lines today, “You know—I don’t understand why anybody does (sic) to all the trouble … Read More
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Second Quarter Fundraising For Democratic Presidential Candidates.
Yes, I know that progressives should not be acting like accountants and worrying about money and fundraising, but we live in a corrupt campaign finance system. In order to compete, … Read More
Let Me See If Got This Straight About Diaries On Presidential Democratic Candidates…
According to some of the comments on Daily Kos, there are multiple issues with regards to several of the diaries on the presidential Democratic candidates. Let me see if I … Read More
Let the Cult Say Amen…
I am going to use a phrase that may never be written by me ever again, Trump supporters were right. Prior to the “Salute to America” culminating in a (too) … Read More
“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 … Read More
The Knives Are Out for Harris
The debate was still going on when the Trumps sprang into action: During Thursday's Democratic presidential debate, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted to his millions of followers a Harris critic who … Read More
Now THAT'S how you debate, Nuit Deux
Well, here we are again. Sorry for the time delay, but I was tied up yesterday on personal business. But nothing in the intervening 24 hours has done anything to … Read More
And the Winner is…
I am not going to make the declarative statement that you may be expecting. The winner in last night’s debate was the American people. First debates are usually feeling out … Read More
Jacob Wohl says he'll enlist within 10 days if Trump starts war with Iran
Oh, no, no, no, no. The situation with Iran is precarious enough without sweetening the pot for the neocons. Professional fraud Jacob Wohl said in a recent Instagram message that he’ll join … Read More
Emerson Poll: Trump Losing to Sanders, Biden, Warren, Harris, and Buttigieg
emersonpolling.com/… In a national poll released today by Emerson College Poll, Donald Trump loses to all Democratic rivals that were surveyed. Emerson found that Sanders and Biden both defeating Trump by 55% … Read More
Elizabeth Warren in First Place, Bernie Sanders In Second In MoveOn’s Latest Member Straw Poll
Members say they want a candidate who ‘inspires the public with deep progressive values’ and ‘makes the connections between racial, social, and economic injustice.’ WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Elizabeth Warren … Read More
MoveOn 2020 Straw Poll Results, June 2019
Nationwide First Choice Second Choice Elizabeth Warren 37.8% Bernie Sanders 16.5% Joe Biden 14.9% Pete Buttigieg 11.7% Kamala Harris 6.8% Undecided 2.2% Beto O’Rourke 1.8% Andrew Yang 1.1% Jay Inslee … Read More
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 … Read More
You can't win the primary, Beto (and others). But you CAN win the Senate. We need you.
When Beto 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 … Read More
Quinnipiac Poll: Trump Losing Florida to Warren, Sanders, and Biden
poll.qu.edu/… A Quinnipiac University poll released today shows all Democratic candidates lead Donald Trump or are in a statistical dead heat in the swing state of Florida. Joe Biden 50% … Read More
Trump calls out FOX over 'Fake News'
Yesterday, Fox News released a poll showing Donald Trump currently lagging behind every leading Democrat, including Joe Biden, whom the pr*sident trails by 10 points: Trump trails the Democrat in … Read More
More Numbers Leak from Embarrassing Trump Internal Poll; Trump Fires Pollsters
http://www.nbcnews.com/… More state numbers have leaked from the Republican internal poll that showed Donald Trump losing in nearly all swing states, several by very large margins. The Poll was taken March … Read More
Michigan Poll has Biden Beating Trump 52% to 41%
http://www.freep.com/… An Epic-MRA poll of Michigan voters released today shows Donald Trump trailing in the key battleground state of Michigan, a state he won by less than 1% in 2016. Biden … Read More
Because We Have Choices in the Presidential Race, Democrats Need To Consider Political Strategy.
Like any other voters, I have always wanted to know a Democratic candidates policy positions and their vision. Obviously, this is especially true of Democrats running for president. Because I … Read More
Second Poll Shows Trump Losing to Sanders and Biden by Double Digits
morningconsult.com/… Today Morning Consult released a national poll that shows Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden by 11 points (44%-33%) and Bernie Sanders by 10 (42%-32%). Unfortunately, the poll did not … Read More
Quinnipiac Poll: Trump Loses to All Democrats
poll.qu.edu/… Today’s Quinnipiac poll finds all the better known Democratic candidates would defeat Donald Trump if the election were held today. Joe Biden leads by 53% to 40% Bernie Sanders 51%, Trump … Read More
Interesting results in new Iowa Poll from DMR/Seltzer)
best seen in this tweet from Dave Weigel: x Since last poll Biden: 24% (-5)Sanders: 16% (-9)Warren: 15% (+6)Buttigieg: 14% (+13)Harris: 7% (+0)Klobuchar: 2% (-1)https://t.co/HMQ8CT1if2— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) June 9, … Read More
Reuters Poll: Biden Leading Trump by 14%; Sanders Leading Trump by 9%
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/… An Ipsos/Reuters national poll shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump 50% to 36% for president. Trump also loses to Bernie Sanders by 46% to 37%. The poll was conducted … Read More
NC-Sen, Gov & 09: New Polling Has North Carolina GOPers In Bad Shape For 2020
Hey everyone! I was in New York for work and in London and Paris for vacation. I also got a little sick coming home from vacation. So I’ve been recovering … Read More
Swing State Presidential Polls Looking Good
http://www.vox.com/… Donald Trump’s approval rate is quite dismal in many of the key states that will decide the 2020 election, according to Morning Consult. This is one of a series … Read More
Mayor Pete: We need to use 'crazy uncle management' against draft-dodger Trump
Pete Buttigieg is pretty much the polar opposite of Donald Trump. He’s charming. He’s knowledgeable. He’s intelligent. He’s measured. He speaks in complete sentences. And there are no McNugget sauces … Read More
Trump gets rally crowd to boo Fox for letting someone other than Dear Leader speak
It’s almost as if Donald Trump and his supporters all share the same brain — and are each allowed to use it for two minutes a day to attempt to … Read More
“Trump Fatigue”
Remember those two dreaded words? after the intense backlash to Trump’s presidency with the Women’s march, in the months that followed, as atrocity after atrocity piled up, and daily life … Read More
Joe Biden Planted His Flag Today,
Well, that was interesting. I get such a kick out of politicians these days, officially announcing their candidacy for something, making a bunch of speeches, and rally appearances, and then officially ”kicking off” their … Read More
Mayor Pete responds to Trump calling him Alfred E. Neuman: 'I had to Google that'
How Donald Trump can simultaneously exist as a 3-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man is a wonder of quantum physics. He is the Schrödinger’s cat of decrepit, doddering old shite-stained … Read More
Time for a boycott!
I love boycotts, and have for years. There’s just something empowering about a whole bunch of us small, insignificant little pissants using collective action to “stick it to the man,” … Read More
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 … Read More
“No Religion” overtakes Evangelicals. GOP tries to ruin Christianity, but a gay mayor may save it.
This just dropped, and it’s shocking: x The 2018 GSS was just released and there's some big news. Those of “no religion” (23.1%) are statistically the same size as evangelicals … Read More
Buttigieg Could Win Some of the Evangelical Vote
(It is a measure of how his star is rising that I can now spell his name properly with only a little hesitation!) The New York Time has this story … Read More
Is arrogance making “safe” Republicans take an unnecessary risk?
After to years of looking incredibly like Inspector Clouseau while they obstructed themselves while they had total control of the government, the GOP in the House has gone back to … Read More
2020 Candidates Skip AIPAC!
After MoveOn members asked candidates to skip the AIPAC conference, no 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are yet publicly committed to attend the AIPAC conference in DC this weekend! The story … Read More
“I Am Excited To Welcome My Friend & Colleague To The Growing Field Of Incredible Democrats”
As someone who is trying to stay neutral right now in the growing Democratic Primary, I am very happy and excited with the growing field of candidates (Kamala Harris, Bernie … Read More
MoveOn 2020 Straw Poll: Support Up for Grabs Among Wide, Diverse Field
The results of MoveOn’s first membership-wide straw poll and survey for the 2020 presidential elections are in: Support from members is up for grabs among a wide and diverse field … Read More
MoveOn 2020 Straw Poll Results
Someone Else / Don’t Know 17.89% Beto O’Rourke 15.60% Joe Biden 14.95% Bernie Sanders 13.15% Kamala Harris 10.02% Elizabeth Warren 6.42% Sherrod Brown 2.92% Amy Klobuchar 2.75% Michael Bloomberg 2.71% … Read More
