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Here’s the first big campaign of 2021: A white candidate to be Wisconsin's top education official deleted her Twitter account and apologized after posting a message that she had been … Read More
Playing catch up here with my e-mails since it was a very busy week for me. Received this e-mail this week from former Presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), … Read More
The impeachment managers drew a straight line from Trump to the insurrection and harm’s way for Mike Pence. The march to the Capitol seemed spontaneous but had incitement and planning in … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D. GA) on behalf of her organization, Far Fight, in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Rev. … Read More
I recently came across a typical Twitter argument about the CIA promoting modern art as propaganda. The usual distorting tweet-discourse occurred but what remained are somewhat paranoid discussions of whether the CIA supported Modern … Read More
Received two e-mails from prominent Democratic politicians helping mobilize Latino voters in Georgia for the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff elections on January 5th. The first one is from Rep. Alexandria … Read More
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate and HUD Secretary, Julián Castro (D. TX), in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: … Read More
As the headline says, I have Republican friends, co-workers, neighbors and so on. I got added to one of their message lists, and they had quite the reaction when I … Read More
I am so tired of the story being Florida, Florida, Florida. The pundits agree even with doom and gloom, the case they all agree on is Florida is the state where Trump … Read More
offered both in English: x YouTube Video and in Spanish: x YouTube Video Think it might have an impact in Florida?
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), and his organization, Powered By People: Texas is the biggest battleground state in the country, with elections … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered By People: I’m not going to ask you for money in this email. In fact, … Read More
Trump probably created more “diers” today with a crowd who wanted to celebrate something probably not miraculous, but the product of magical thinking. x WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump makes 1st … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered By People: x Texas-sized voter phone bank with (get this!!!) @WillieNelson, @Oprah, @BernieSanders, @JulianCastro, @StaceyAbrams, … Read More
From Emily Singer at The American Independent: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Thursday that preexisting health conditions are not as big a deal as Democrats are making them seem, using … Read More
From The Houston Chronicle: “This is a state that perhaps better than any other understands the costs and consequences of Donald Trump,” O’Rourke said during a pre-debate press call hosted … Read More
50 Texans drank bleach last month as apparently Joe Biden threatens to be Castro reborn, or so the GOP believes. Senator Tim Scott says there’s a threat of a “socialist … Read More
The GOP keeps trying to rewrite history as a quarter-million deaths lie ahead with a failed policy, as if any death toll could be spun positively. 3 takeaways from the first … Read More
I have a few thoughts. Perhaps they may seem random, perhaps not. I watched all of each night, and some commentary both on cable and what I saw online. These … Read More
Apparently, Donald Trump can’t conceive of a running mate who isn’t the quasi-vertebrate equivalent of premasticated Cream of Wheat. Four years ago, Trump chose Mike Pence, who’s basically invisible when … Read More
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
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
The New York Times has a great piece out about how Democrats are eager to not only help Joe Biden take out Trump but also want him to expand the … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D. TX-20) in support of State Senator Royce West’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: Royce West (D. TX) I’m proud to endorse … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Julián Castro (D. TX), in support of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Right now, our nation is in crisis. We're … Read More
Received this e-mail from ALS and health care activist, Ady Barkan, on behalf of the group, Progress America: Last year, I launched a series of interviews with Democratic candidates for … Read More
Trump’s button got pushed by Biden: x If John Bolton's accounts are true, it’s not only morally repugnant, it’s a violation of Donald Trump’s sacred duty to the American people … Read More
So this is an actual thing: “Listen Hellboy.” So began one of the weirdest episodes in what has been one of the weirdest years in politics, well, ever. The … Read More
Here’s the latest news out of Texas: .@ppppolls has Texas tied up at 48 https://t.co/CMn121Vnbj This actually a one point net gain for Trump from PPP's April TX poll https://t.co/3RfzZN3nGf … Read More
Here’s the latest news out of Texas courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in a very tight race in … Read More
This just in: Joe Biden recognizes the urgent need for real reform to address our broken policing system. I’m proud to support him, and I look forward to seeing these … Read More
Some big news today out of Texas: x At a time when working families are being squeezed to their breaking point, we need fighters in the Senate like @MJHegar who … Read More
Received this e-mail from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D. TX-20) on behalf of the Texas Democratic Party: The right to vote is fundamental to who we are as Texans and Americans. … Read More
When you’ve got a bungled pandemic response, a cratering economy, and a candidate who looks and behaves like he was made out of scrotums in a Russian mad scientist’s lab, … Read More
For full transparency I was a Julián Castro supporter and then an Elizabeth Warren supporter. Now I’m ready for the 2020 contest to really begin with Vice President Joe Biden … Read More
This fucking idiot is making Ted Cruz look like the smart one: x Sen. John Cornyn: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats & snakes & … Read More
Buttigieg has since deleted this tweet: Yes we can. Especially since we now need a Third Reconstruction. x Buttigieg said he's not looking forward to Bernie Sanders' “revolutionary politics of … Read More
I am a Democrat, not a moderate, a liberal, a progressive or even a Democratic Socialist, but a Democrat. The Democratic candidates must learn to communicate the art of nuance … Read More
So Bernie Sanders is still defending that he said nice things about Fidel Castro, Daniel Noriega, and the subway system in Moscow, and Sanders is only doubling down on his … Read More
The establishment media is so user to controlling the Internet that they still have no idea that people can search for information….and make their own decisions….really pretty easily. The whole … Read More
Attention all Arizona Kossacks: Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro will campaign in Arizona Tuesday on behalf of Elizabeth Warren. Castro dropped out of the race in January and endorsed … Read More
Texas Kossacks, mark your calendars: Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren and Secretary Julian Castro are coming to San Antonio next week. The pair will hold a town hall event at … Read More
It is late for me to “decide.” It is even later than usual for me to to vote. I can and usually vote absentee in person on the first day … Read More
Received this e-mail just now from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) presidential campaign: Super Tuesday is in just 11 days, so we're hosting a canvass kick-off in Long Beach … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former San Antonio Mayor, HUD Secretary, and former Presidential candidate, Julián Castro (D. TX), in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: Marie Newman (D. IL-03) … Read More
Some more big news today out of Texas: U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, is endorsing Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez in the crowded Democratic race to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, providing … Read More
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
Maria Teresa Kumar did not allow Chuck Todd to derail the truthful narrative that Bernie Sanders will add excitement that will encourage a new base that includes a group of diverse … Read More
First off, this is bull shit: Michael Bloomberg said at the height of the housing crisis in 2008 that getting rid of “redlining,” the biased housing practice that stopped banks from … Read More
They attempted to will a Joe Biden presidency inasmuch as he has never won a primary before after two tries. Bernie Sanders won many primaries before in difficult states. The … Read More
