February 26, President Trump said to his fellow Americans, “And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” His misinformed declaration was his
Grifters have always been with us, spreading self-serving lies to improve their stature, politically, athletically, financially and for entertainment. Examples like Benedict Arnold angry over being passed over for promotions betrayed his country; Bernie Madoff currently cooling his heels in prison grifted massive amounts of
After a few weeks of Lieutenant Pence hogging the Trump spotlight, the General has found a way to ambush his own troops. Donald Trump, by his own account, served in the Vietnam War by avoiding venereal disease. In 1993 the alleged business mogul said, “You
Wow: Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus epidemic. But Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler also bought and sold stocks during the same
Republicans are screaming that Democrats are “politicizing” the pandemic and should stop it until it’s over. But two things: first, Trump, McConnell, and the GOP are politicizing the crisis themselves; second, they are continuing to mishandle the crisis and need to be called out on
Here comes another one: The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock
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 the harrowing impact the coronavirus would have on the United States, while keeping the general
Received this e-mail today from EMILY’s List: Barbara Bollier. Sara Gideon. Theresa Greenfield. MJ Hegar. Democrats need to pick up four Senate seats in November, and these are the four women who can do it. Donate $3 to help all four women win Senate seats
For the Alaska Kossacks: x There are some real plans that need to be put in place now to address the #COVID19 pandemic & I want to discuss them with you. Join us for a telephone townhall this Sunday. Reply to this tweet or email
Some very good news out of Montana today courtesy of Public Policy Polling on behalf of End Citizens United: x [BREAKING] Our new poll in Montana shows close races for both the #Senate and the #House: both @stevebullockmt and @WilliamsForMT are TIED with their #GOP
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 & dogs & things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people
Received this e-mail from VoteVets in support of U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ (D. MI) re-election campaign: This team never ceases to amaze. We asked for your help in keeping the momentum up for four critical Senate seats — Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, and Kentucky —
Now that it is almost a certainty that Senator Bernie Sanders will never become the President of the United States—although my timing is off; is it time to take a sober look at where he wanted to take the country? The rank and file Republicans
Love it: With the COVID-19 crisis keeping healthcare in the headlines, the Texas Democratic Party has launched an ad campaign targeting Republican Sen. John Cornyn as the “top salesman” for repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Cornyn, who faces reelection in November, has voted to
Kudos to Travis Gettys at Raw Story for capturing this moment from U.S. Senator Martha McSally’s (R. AZ) interview on Fox & Friends regarding COVID-19: x “asymmetric people are spreading this virus” pic.twitter.com/MPq6zG69GF— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) March 18, 2020 “I am begging them, their grandparents
The New Republic has a new piece out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator “Leningrad Lindsey” Graham (R. SC) and Jaime Harrison (D. SC), who has proven to be one hell of a fundraiser and formidable opponent. The piece discusses the dynamics
Here’s the big news out of Georgia: x Our first public poll of the #GASen Democratic primary against David Perdue… Ossoff: 31%Tomlinson: 15.8%Amico: 14.5%Undecided: 38.7% The primary is set for May 19. #gapol https://t.co/obixgbX9pE— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) March 17, 2020 Jon Ossoff, an investigative
Great piece out from The Daily Beast today: Incumbent Republican Thom Tillis has been taking some heat over the discrepancy between his coronavirus response and his response to an earlier outbreak when Barack Obama was president. Tillis is all in when it comes to Donald Trump. He says
Seriously, what a fucking moron: x Be smart; don’t panic. We will get us through this #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/SyvOAWXItK— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) March 14, 2020 Texas Senator John Cornyn was in a bar enjoying a cold Corona over the weekend as the spread of CORVID-19 intensified
One of the things you can do while staying in during the Coronavirus pandemic is to do some more research on the Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate. One of them is Cal Cunningham (D. NC) who recently did an interview on Jon Favreau
