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Some very good news today out of North Carolina courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: PPP’s new North Carolina poll finds Cal Cunningham leading Thom Tillis 48-42. That represents a slight … Read More
Since today is a heavy Lindsey Graham (R. SC) news day on Daily Kos, I figured it was important to highlight this from The Huffington Post: Democrat Matt Lieberman hosted … Read More
Here’s the latest news today out of Pennsylvania: Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar … Read More
This diary is for discussing chapters 9 and 10 of Capital Volume I by Marx. In it the explication of how surplus value as a concept is viable with certain … Read More
The strident Trump defense is coding and awaiting burial beneath the freshly shoveled dirt of racism. Even the once exuberant Trump defenders such as Boris Epstein and Rick Santorum are … Read More
I’ll just get this out of the way at the outset. I doubt that Donald Trump will ever go to prison. It’s just too hard to imagine a former U.S. president … Read More
From The Kansas City-Star: The bulk of Kansas Republican Rep. Roger Marshall’s Senate campaign team have health insurance because of the law their boss and other Republicans have repeatedly sought … Read More
Some big news out of Mississippi: The Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans opposed to President Trump, plans to support Democratic Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy against incumbent Republican … 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
Ryan Lizza tries to convince us that Trump is a formidable debater because horse race, even if Trump is a mudder. When the track gets wet, and his finances are below … Read More
I’ll never understand why people think Republican presidents — and Republicans in general — are good for the economy. We have decades of economic data that say otherwise. When it … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
Biden continues to lead with no slippage nationally, and is apparently perceived by 13% as more intelligent than Trump (sic). x New Quinnipiac national poll: Biden 52%Trump 42% Second national … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Marquita Bradshaw (D. TN) and Paula Jean Swearengin’s (D. WV) U.S. Senate campaigns: … Read More
From The Houston Chronicle: Texas has once again shattered vote registration records, adding more than 1.5 million voters since the last presidential election. Texas now surpassed 16.6 million voters, according … Read More
I know there are a lot more pressing concerns right now, what with the future of the U.S. Supreme Court hanging in the balance, but I do believe it’s relevant … Read More
What are these assholes even talking about? Now, I knew they’d be pricks about this regardless, but isn’t a little convenient that they’re both on Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee short … Read More
The Princeton Election Consortium posts a daily map of the electoral college predictions based on current polling. In addition to the most likely scenario, they also post maps showing how … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rouke (D. TX) and his organization, Powered By People: With Election Day just weeks away, our volunteers have been working … Read More
Former RNC Chair Michael Steele did not mince his words. He was discussing Trump's dismissing of blue states' outcomes with COVID-19. RNC Chair Michael Steele is pissed x x YouTube … Read More
End this long national nightmare. GOTV The Senate seats most likely to flip in November Republicans have a slim, three-seat majority in the Senate that they’re trying to hold on … Read More
“Let's understand what this is: Donald Trump has confessed, on tape, to the greatest and most deadly lie in all the long history of the United States bar none.” — Steve … Read More
The richest 1% of Americans have taken $50 Trillion from the bottom 90% in recent decades. K. Sabeel Rahman, president of Demos talks taking back the country K. Sabeel Rahman, … Read More
Several state polls released this afternoon show the Biden campaign doing fairly well in a number of key states. http://www.monmouth.edu/… Monmouth University Poll gives Joe Biden a 50% to 45% … Read More
Trump’s deliberate dereliction of duty revealed in actual recording of Bob Woodward with Trump. #TrumpKnew As the first excerpts from Woodward book begin to drop, the White House press briefing, … Read More
Trump is already a drowning otter trapped in a k-hole, and now this. According to Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, Trump knew all along just how deadly and dangerous the … Read More
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), and his organization, Powered By People: Exciting news! We’re teaming up with more awesome Democratic Texas State House … Read More
I rescind my belief that Democratic politicians shouldn’t go on Fox under any circumstances. Mayor Pete forced their brainwashed viewers to confront reality. Most rightwing outlets have decided to just completely … Read More
This is supposed to make you feel good. Down on that stringy mess on top of your head because of Covid? I mean the roots are showing and the layers … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) group, Powered By People: You won't want to miss this, You’re invited to join special guest Sen. … Read More
Received this e-mail today from VoteVets in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: x YouTube Video Exciting news out of North Carolina today. We just announced a … Read More
buy contrasting previous Presidents with Trump on their reaction to crises Clinton on OK City bombing, Olympic Park bombing G W Bush on 9/11 Obama on Sandy Hook massacre, Mother … Read More
“(T)erminating labour and share markets, along with the type of commercial banking taken for granted today, is a prerequisite for a post-capitalist society with functioning markets, authentic democracy and personal … Read More
Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi appeared on MSNBC with Katy Tur and called out the mislabeling of young white gun touters. The former FBI leader gets it right x … Read More
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, the jarvanka of Roger Stones tried a new scam to suppress votes with a robocall in major cities to misinform Black voters. The Trumpian bamboozle … Read More
According to DeJoy, the corrupt Postmaster installed by a board appointed entirely of Trump fanatics, claimed he wasn’t responsible for any of the changes that have caused the massive slowdown … Read More
Here’s a preview of the 2022 Pennsylvania Governor’s race: Heather Heidelbaugh wants to deny Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro a second term. It’s an expensive and challenging proposition. But the … Read More
So U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R. AZ) was busted doing this: x YouTube Video Sen. Martha McSally has a new campaign ad featuring a cancer survivor who talks about how … Read More
Folks, help me. I’m growing benumbed. The assholery is ceaseless and seemingly infinite, and I’m just one dude howling in the wilderness. Well, not the wilderness, really. I hate camping. … Read More
So this happened earlier today: Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is fighting to keep her Senate seat in one of the country’s most notable races, said Tuesday she’s focusing on … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: x YouTube Video When I first reached out last week to … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Pod Save America co-host & former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, Jon Lovett, on behalf of the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee: Friend, No state … Read More
It seems Putin didn’t keep Alexei Navalny in Russia quite long enough for the poison to get flushed out of his system: Prominent Russian opposition activist Navalny was poisoned, German … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ), in support of Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: Mike Espy (D. MS) This November, … Read More
Received this e-mail just now from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Wow! What a week. We heard inspiring, sometimes heartbreaking, stories from Americans of every background, color, age, creed, and identity. We made history and … Read More
This title is not meant to take away from Black Lives Matter. In fact, it is meant to do just the opposite. John Lewis was a man who knew Voting … Read More
Received this e-mail just now from former President James Earl Carter, Jr. in support of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: It was my honor to speak tonight at … Read More
Trump has pimped for the fossil fuel industries because it’s still about money, just like dialing back some election promises in order to reinstate them after election day. Because the … Read More
Putting this up for the second day in case folks want to share comments in real time. I will update as necessary. x YouTube Video x YouTube Video x Gov. Whitmer … Read More
Rolling Stone interviewed U.S. Senate candidate, MJ Hegar (D. TX), about her upcoming race against incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R. TX). Here;s a little taste of the interview that’s … Read More
