Having a seat at the table and being offered a meal is different. It is becoming harder and harder for me to watch the dream of the American melting pot being turned into a bad stew. While President Trump spreads his veiled racist message of fear and loathing to every cul-de-sac and suburb in America,…
Category: Democrats
ME-Sen: Salon, “Collins' plight gets worse with new corruption allegation, possible ethics probe”
From Salon: The American Democracy Legal Fund (ADLF) sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee asking to open an investigation into allegations that Sen. Susan Collins of Maine — a Republican who faces a tight re-election battle this fall — used her office to financially benefit her husband and, subsequently, herself. The…
Slate Magazine's The Surge Lists These 7 Battleground States Joe Biden Should Keep His Eye On
Received this e-mail today from Slate Magazine’s The Surge that re-evaluates the top seven swing states the Biden-Harris ticket should keep an eye onn: 1. Florida Pipe down, Pennsylvania. Sit on it, Wisconsin. Go suck an egg, Michigan! When it comes to election anxiety production, Florida, the Terror State, has retaken the crown. We’d like…
SC-Sen: WaPo, “Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), a Trump ally, faces toughest reelection challenge in S.C.”
New piece out in The Washington Post about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between Lindsey Graham (R. SC) and Jaime Harrison (D. SC) that’s worth the read: In a potentially worrisome sign for Graham, Harrison noted that Spencer Wetmore, a Democrat, easily won a special election in August against Republican Josh Stokes for State House…
GA-Sen B: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Releases Ad Recalling Childhood Experience With Racism
Good stuff: x When I was 12, I was falsely accused of shoplifting in a grocery store. My experience dealing with structural inequality as a black kid is the same as many, and in the Senate, I will fight to level the playing field for all working Georgians. Watch my new ad now: pic.twitter.com/4PMzmPERxB— Reverend…
IA-Sen: Climate Denier Joni Ernst (R) Is About To Face A Reckoning With Iowa Farmers
Inside Climate News has been doing profiles on the major races this year and how climate change has been an issue in these races. One of the big races they’ve been following is the Iowa U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R. IA) and businesswoman Theresa Greenfield (D. IA): The state has been…
KY-Sen: McGrath (D) Raised $8.7 Million In August, Highest Monthly Total In Bid To Oust Moscow Mitch
From Newsweek: Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath has set a new campaign record for fundraising in August, adding to her impressive war chest heading into the final weeks of her Senate campaign against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The McGrath campaign told Newsweek that the team raised $8.7 million in August—the most money she has raised in any single…
MN-Sen: SurveyUSA Poll Has Tina Smith (D) Beating Jason Lewis (R) 47-36, Biden Beating Trump 49-40
Some good news today out of Minnesota courtesy of SurveyUSA’s latest poll: x MINNESOTABiden 49% (+9)Trump 40%.#MNsen:Smith (D-inc) 47% (+11)Lewis (R) 36%@surveyusa, LV, 9/4-7— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 9, 2020 DFL incumbent United States Senator Tina Smith was appointed to her position when Al Franken resigned. Though Smith is not well known by Minnesotans after…
GA-Sen A: Jon Ossoff (D), “I’ll bring deeply rooted LGBTQ inclusion to U.S. Senate”
U.S. Senate candidate, Jon Ossoff (D. GA), recently did an interview with Q Magazine and vowed to be an unwavering ally for LGBTQ rights in the U.S. Senate: “There’s no place for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity,” Ossoff said. “Those should not be merely a matter of principle, but a…
Mr. Trump?
< p style=”text-align:justify”>Moderator: Mr. Trump, how would you protect the suburbs? Trump: BOO! I am not sure at what time or where the first presidential debate will take place but I feel certain the answer to every question put to Mr. Trump will be; BOO! The President is ignoring the latest warning from the Department…
MT-Sen: Steve Bullock (D) Sues Trump's Postmaster General Over Mail Delays
Hell yeah: Gov. Steve Bullock filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Great Falls Tuesday against the United States Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for what he calls “unlawful actions that have directly harmed Montanans by impeding the flow of mail.” It appears Bullock is the first governor to attach his name…
AZ & CO-Sen: AlterNet Explains Why These Vulnerable GOPers Are “Ride Or Die” With Trump
AlterNet has a great piece about how vulnerable GOP U.S. Senators like Cory Gardner (R. CO) and Martha McSally (R. AZ) know that they are totally screwed in their re-election bids against John Hickenlooper (D. CO) and Mark Kelly (D. AZ). But they are sticking with Trump all the way. So you might be wondering…
NC-Sen: Tillis (R) Staffer Tells Cancer Survivor Who Lost Her Health Care To “Figure It Out” Herself
Wow: North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis — viewed as one of the most vulnerable GOP senators in 2020 — has found himself in an uncomfortable situation after a staffer's excessively honest comments to a constituent were caught on tape. As first reported by WRAL, Bev Veals of Carolina Beach, a three-time cancer survivor, called…
TX-Sen: PPP Confirms A Tightening Race With Cornyn (R) Leading Hegar (D) 44-40, 15% Undecided
Some more good news out of Texas today courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: x Another poll confirms what we already knew: our momentum is REAL and we're gaining on John Cornyn! 💪 Many Texans are still undecided, and we've got 56 days to reach them! If we have resources to do it, we will win…
MT-Gov & Sen: These 2 GOPers Loyalty To Tech Giant Oracle Killed Job Opportunities In Montana
From Salon: Montana Republicans Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte share a tight financial and legislative history with each other and with the tech giant Oracle that goes back years. That relationship has netted each of them several million dollars and made Gianforte one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Both have also used…
Rasmussen Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump In Ohio 49-45
Some big news today out of Ohio courtesy of Rasmussen’s latest poll: x OHIOBiden 49% (+4)Trump 45%@Rasmussen_Poll, LV, 9/1-2— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 8, 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds a four-point lead over President Trump in Ohio, a state that historically has been a must-win for Republicans. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone and online…
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Joe Biden is beefing up his campaign in Georgia”
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Joe Biden’s campaign is expanding its footprint in Georgia with 10 additional staffers for the final stretch of the presidential race. The 10 operatives will join a small campaign apparatus in Georgia that launched in July with the hire of five well-known strategists. The new additions include data and digital directors, a communications…
NC-Sen: Thom Tillis (R) Is A Big Benefactor From Trump's Postmaster General's Illegal Donations
In case you didn’t know: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major donor to President Trump and fund-raiser for the Republican Party, cultivated an environment at his former company that left employees feeling pressured to make donations to Republican candidates, and rewarded them with bonuses for doing so, according to former employees. The arrangement was described…
Forbes, “Texas Democrats Claim ‘Unprecedented’ 1 Million Voter Registration Blitz”
The Hill reported this on August 31st: The Texas Democratic Party (TDP) on Monday rolled out its “Texas Voter Registration Week,” a push to get 1 million Texans registered to vote, the latest effort by the party to turn Texas at least partially blue in November. Based on internal modeling, Texas Democrats hope to reach…
ME-Sen: Slate Magazine, “How Maine Turned on Susan Collins (R)”
Slate Magazine has a new piece out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between incumbent U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R. ME) and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon (D. ME): Six years ago, Karin Leuthy, a registered Democrat, voted for Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Like many Mainers, Leuthy, 48, took pride in not voting a straight…
