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E.J. Dionne Jr. wrote a recent column that covers the recent Third Way meeting in Charleston, SC. There is the usual blather from the attendees who describe themselves as “moderates” … Read More
I really want to know from those who support Joe Biden how the latest examples of him living in the past are part of some great electoral strategy. What do … Read More
Emily Gorcenski, a data scientist who was assaulted by white supremacists while participating in the counter-protests against the infamous Unite the Right fascist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, has … Read More
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
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
Sigh. Oh it burns. It burns. I had a smidgeon of hope that there would be more news coverage of The Poor People’s Campaign Summit, but it is the political … Read More
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
Donald Trump is historically unpopular, and his own internal polling shows him well behind in a hypothetical race against Joe Biden. He’s also incompetent, flailing, a criminal, a know-nothing, a … Read More
ABC News has obtained the internal polling Donald Trump claimed was fake news (probably through the time-honored journalistic technique known as “wait for an insider who hates Trump to hand … Read More
In a very few years, our country is going to adopt a “Green New Deal,” and hopefully the rest of the world will follow our example. The Green New Deal … Read More
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
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
OK. Some folks on Daily Kos are getting bent out of shape about their candidate for president catching flack. And I’m reading and hearing how divisive this all is for … Read More
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is an update to a previous story I published here. According to the Springfield (IL) Journal-Register, at least four advertisers have pulled their funding from Sinclair Broadcast … Read More
A.B. Stoddard has up an interesting write up that McConnell’s precious Senate majority is in worse electoral shape than realized because of the orange baboon in the White House. But … Read More
You may be familiar with Sinclair Broadcast Group as that company that owns a lot of TV stations and forces its stations to run right-wing, pro-Trump propaganda segments like the … Read More
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
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
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
Look, I am not a Joe Biden fan. There are many reasons for this. He is allowed to get away with things that many other politicians would not get away … Read More
Look, I am not a Joe Biden fan. There are many reasons for this. He is allowed to get away with things that many other politicians would not get away … Read More
This isn’t going to be a daily feature, it’s too early for that, and too jumbled. Rather, it’s going to be more of a weekly or bi-weekly digest of things … Read More
We vote. Sometimes we vote for a face, sometimes we vote for a principal, sometimes we vote for a particular plan or message, And sometimes we vote simply because our … Read More
Before I begin, I should note that there are two major caveats to the polling data that I’m about to share: The pollster that conducted this poll, HarrisX/Scott Rasmussen (note … Read More
When you live 24/7 inside a giant acrylic hamster ball full of unicorn glitter farts and faerie dreams, reality can really chafe you when it finally rears its head. Sean … Read More
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
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
Now, this really warms the cockles of my heart. According to new reporting in The Hill, The Pampers President isn’t the only one having trouble keeping his mind on the task at hand. It seems … Read More
Donald Trump is fond of saying we lose billions of dollars to China each year because of our trade deficit with the country — a deficit that has (erp!) somehow hit … Read More
Yeah, just so you know, he wasn’t talking about Trump. ThinkProgress: On Monday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Carlson warned about the supposed dangers of Democrats’ threats to hold Attorney General … Read More
Yes, he’s very, very stable. And a genius to boot! How can you haters ever deny his stable geniusness and/or geniosity? Donald Trump woke up angry today about the International Association … Read More
Even with Joe Biden’s entry to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination being the subject of most of the media coverage of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential … Read More
In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., and Shayna—your PDA national team. Override Trump’s War Powers Veto Several weeks ago, Progressive Democrats … Read More
Joe Biden fired up his presidential campaign by reminding us that Trump praised as good people those who waved Nazi flags, killed a protester, and beat up my family member and … Read More
A couple of months ago I told y’all that since I gave up bandwagons for Lent, I wasn’t planning on jumping on any anytime soon. That still holds true, there … Read More
Earlier today, I created a Twitter list of every major candidate who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. I’m defining “major candidate” as being eligible for being listed on Wikipedia’s … Read More
For 17 months during the campaign, then candidate, and party clown for hire, Donald Trump assured all and sundry that he only hired the best. And nowhere was that more … Read More
Wait, there’s a limit to the absurdities Republican senators will accept when it comes to Donald Trump’s “presidency”? I’d assumed they’d confirm the entire cast and crew of Duck Dynasty … Read More
”Don’t you recognize me?” “Ummm, gimme a hint.” “I’m your WIFE, dumbass!” Ash vs Evil Dead You know, even in the current more progressive, affluent, and permissive age we live … Read More
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I had served with over 20 years ago is, today, a huge Trump fan. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy … Read More
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I served with over 20 years ago is a huge Donald Trump fan today. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy … Read More
Today, Donald Trump sharted out one of his most callow tweets to date. It included a doctored version of Joe Biden’s recent video in which the former vice president attempted … Read More
Now that Donald Trump and his playmates are just about done with their end zone celebration, it’s time to count the yellow flags on the field. And there are a … Read More
“It’s not so much left vs. right as it is top vs. bottom…” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joe Crowley was moving up the line to become Speaker, but he should never have … Read More
Joe Biden has not done himself any favors in the last day. First up, he has demonstrated again that he has bad political judgement, arrogance, and won’t acknowledge, “I fucked … Read More
Joe Biden has not done himself any favors in the last day. First up, he has demonstrated again that he has bad political judgement, arrogance, and won’t acknowledge, “I fucked … Read More
I can already see how this is going to go. The mainstream media, in a rush to show “balance,” will elevate every picayune Democratic peccadillo they can find in order … Read More
Well, it’s official, he;s in. You gotta give the boy credit, we haven’t seen a tease like this since Salome refused to drop that 1,000th veil. And of course, being … Read More
Rep. Joe Knows how to make a point. x A Trump official said seismic air gun tests don’t hurt whales. So Rep. Joe Cunningham blasted him with an air horn.https://t.co/NbiQmET8r5 … Read More
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
