Minerva @ Midnight: previous guy's now crashing Mar-a-Lago wedding parties to make speeches
He’s now posing as his own Walmart greeter. Trump regularly crashed random wedding receptions at his Bedminster NJ golf club, because he simply likes that opening-the-car-dealership shtick, and copping...
PA-Sen: John Fetterman (D) Signs Pledge Rejecting Donations From The Fossil Fuel Industry
Here’s the latest news today out of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), who announced a 2022 Senate bid earlier this month, said in a statement...
House 'GQP' congeals around its leaders
The Trumpist GOP identifies its allegiances. Nice to see Philip Bump using DKos data. Eleven members of the House Republican caucus took the unusual step Thursday...
GA-Sen A & B: Singer-Songwriter James Taylor Has Joe Biden & Georgia On His Mind
Received this e-mail today from singer-songwriter James Taylor in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Rev....
GA-Sen A & B: Don't Forget To Sign Up For Beto O'Rourke's Virtual GOTV Phone Banks This Week
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered By People, in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) &...
GA-Sen A & B: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Helps Put An End To Moscow Mitch's Bull Sh*t
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D....
GA-Sen A & B: President Obama Finally Gets His Revenge On Moscow Mitch
Received two e-mails from former President Barack Obama. The first one is in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Jon Ossoff (D....
GA-Sen A & B: Paul Krugman, “A Republican Senate Would Be Bad for Business”
This has been a busy post-election week for me at work and I have a lot more diaries I want to write about this past...
MT-Sen: ABC News, “Trump noticeably absent from key US Senate race in Montana”
From ABC News: As Republican leaders fearful of losing the majority in the U.S. Senate parade through Montana to rally behind embattled incumbent Steve Daines,...
ME, IA & KS: GOP PACs Busted For Using The Same “Voter” In Ads For 3 Different Senate Races
From The Huffington Post: x YouTube Video Two Republican super PACs used the same supposed voter in newly released ads for at least three different...
MT-Sen: PPP Has Gov. Steve Bullock (D) Beating Sen. Steve Daines (R) 48-47
Here’s the latest news today out of Montana courtesy of PPP: A new Public Policy Polling survey finds Steve Bullock leading Republican opponent Steve Daines...
Map Shows Biden Whopping Trump in Ad Buys
We’ve all been hearing that Democrats have ad money to burn (so much that they’re running out of places to spend it) while Trump and...
IA-Sen: Data For Progress Poll Has Theresa Greenfield (D) Beating Joni Ernst (R) 44-42
More good news today out of Iowa courtesy of Data For Progress: x#IAsen:Greenfield (D) 44% (+2)Ernst (R-inc) 42%Herzog (I) 1%Stewart (L) 1%.Head-2-Head:Greenfield (D) 46% (+1)Ernst...
AK-Sen: GOP Is So Desperate They Want Dr. Al Gross (I) To Prove He Killed A Bear In Self-Defense
So this has been one of the best backstories for a candidate: x.@SenDanSullivan works for #MitchMcConnell - he votes Mitch’s way 97% of the time....
TX-Sen: GOP Tries To Label MJ Hegar (D) As “Radical” For Having Tattoos That Cover Her Battle Wounds
That’s pathetic: The Texans for a Conservative Majority, a political action committee that supported other Republican super PACs, superimposed a photo of Democrat MJ Hegar...
GA-Sen B: Kelly Loeffler (R) Offered Trump $50 Million To Help Push Doug Collins (R) Out Of The Race
From The Daily Beast: A leading congressional ally of President Donald Trump alleged last week that Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) threatened to withhold financial support...
KS-Sen: KS News Site Calls On Medical Board To Suspend GOP Doctor's License For Campaigning Unmasked
The Kansas Reflector wrote an op-ed to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts asking them to suspend U.S. Senate candidate and U.S. Representative, Dr. Roger...
Trump tweets attempt to distract us from his vulgarian reality, revealed by Michael Cohen
Trump’s desperation shows in attempting to try nearly anything, however inept he was in trying to confuse the public about voting by mail. Such wackiness...
PA-AG: Sen. Pat Toomey (R) Is Trying To Take Down Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D)
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...
KS-Sen: Pete Buttigieg Helps Dr. Barbara Bollier (D) Get Ready To Take Away Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of Dr. Barbara Bollier’s (D. KS) U.S. Senate...
Newsweek, “Texas Democrats Reached More Voters Than Ever—That Could Be Good News for Biden”
From Newsweek: As an election during a pandemic continues to unfold, Texas Democrats touted a new record Monday: Two million voter contacts this past weekend...
MI-Sen: GOPer Tried To Distance Himself From Betsy DeVos But $1 Million Later, He Hired Her Niece
Salon has a great piece out about how U.S. Senate candidate, John James (R. MI), has been trying to distance himself from the abysmal Secretary...
MT-Sen: Steve Daines (R) Raked In Donations From Big Pharma Who Benefited From His Vaccine Bills
From Salon: Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, who faces a tough re-election fight this year, received thousands of dollars from pharmaceutical companies while pushing...
KS-Sen: Washington Monthly, “The Most Bizarre Senate Race Is Happening in Kansas”
The Kansas U.S. Senate GOP primary is coming up and for those of you have been out of the loop, The Washington Monthly will explain...
GA-Sen A: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Helps Jon Ossoff (D) Destroy Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail yesterday from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA), in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Our...
Joe Biden Has The Momentum To Expand His Electoral Map As More States Sour On Trump
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...
CO-Sen: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) Helps John Hickenlooper (D) Take Down NRA Puppet Cory Gardner (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: John Hickenlooper (D. CO)...
GA-Sen A & B: NARAL Endorses Both Jon Ossoff (D) & Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) For U.S. Senate
Some more big news today out of Georgia: xHonored to be endorsed by @NARAL. I look forward to fighting with you for reproductive justice for...
CO-Sen: PPP Has John Hickenlooper (D) Crushing Cory Gardner (R) 51-40
Some very good news today out of Colorado courtesy of PPP’s latest poll for End Citizens United: x#Colorado @ppppolls (D):President:Biden 56%Trump 39%#COSen:Hickenlooper (D) 51%Gardner (R-inc)...
IA-Sen: “If we win here in Iowa, we are going to win back the majority of the U.S. Senate”
Newsweek has a great piece out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between incumbent U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R. IA) and businesswoman Theresa Greenfield (D....
GA-Sen A: Jon Ossoff (D) Rips David Perdue (R) A New One Over GOP Lawsuit To Kill Obamacare
Received this e-mail yesterday from Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: In the midst of an out-of-control pandemic, insurance industry-backed GOP officials just filed...
AZ, SC, MI, CO, GA, NC, AK-Sen: Megadonor Who Called Safety Net “Slavery Redux” Gave $ To GOPers
From Salon: A number of Republican candidates for Senate and Congress accepted recent campaign donations from Timothy Mellon, a GOP megadonor and heir to the...
CO-Sen: HuffPost, “Coloradans Are Getting Mysterious Texts Bashing John Hickenlooper (D)”
From The Huffington Post: Colorado residents have reported getting mysterious anonymous text messages bashing John Hickenlooper, the Democratic Senate candidate seeking to oust Republican Sen....
NH-Gov: Bernie Sanders Helps Andru Volinsky (D) Take Down Gov. Chris Sununu (R)
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in support of Andru Volinsky’s (D. NH) gubernatorial campaign: Right now,...
GA-Sen B: The Daily Beast, “Loeffler’s (R) Fundraising Committee Takes the Prize for Tone Deafness”
From Lachlan Markay at The Daily Beast: As Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) proclaims her exoneration from allegations of insider trading, she’s simultaneously building a campaign fundraising...
GA-Sen A: New Poll Shows Jon Ossoff (D) Within Striking Distance Of Winning Next Week's Primary
Here’s the latest news out Georgia courtesy of Greg Bluestein from The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1267879993499099136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1267887452536156161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw I have to say, I’ve been impressed with how...
GA-Sen A: Jon Ossoff (D) Continues To Lead In Fundraising In The Democratic Primary
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: Investigative journalist Jon Ossoff has grown his fundraising lead in the final stretch leading up to the June...
SC-Sen: The Atlantic, “How Jaime Harrison (D) Could Beat Lindsey Graham (R) in South Carolina”
The Atlantic has a good piece out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between incumbent U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R. SC) and former South Carolina...
IA-Sen: Joni Ernst (R) Really Wishes She Could “Rub A Little Iowa Nice Off On Trump”
This is what Republican social distancing looks like: Iowa's junior senator, Joni Ernst, said Wednesday that while she would "love to rub a little Iowa nice...
NC-Sen: NYT, “Money Pours Into North Carolina as Battle for U.S. Senate Heats Up”
The New York Times has a good piece out about how heated and expensive the North Carolina U.S. Senate race is becoming: Republican U.S. Senator...
IA-Sen: Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) Helps A Fellow Farm Kid Tear Apart Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: Theresa Greenfield (D. IA)...
The Donald, Death, and Disinformation
Recent attempts to distort COVID information in Florida are only a symptom of how GOP states will be undercounting or suppressing data. This is only...
GA-Sen A: AJC, “Teresa Tomlinson (D) urges Democrats not to ‘squander’ shot against Perdue (R)”
I certainly don’t disagree with her: Senate candidate Teresa Tomlinson had a pointed message for national Democrats: Don’t relegate the former two-term Columbus mayor to...
GA-Sen A: GOP Poll Shows A Toss-Up Race Between David Perdue (R) & Jon Ossoff (D)
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: https://twitter.com/TrumpsTaxes/status/1260580590761492489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Here’s some more info: An internal poll conducted by a group backing Gov. Brian Kemp showed a...
MT-Sen: Pete Buttigieg Helps Steve Bullock (D) End Moscow Mitch's Reign Of Terror
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of Gov. Steve Bullock’s (D. MT) U.S. Senate...
IA-Sen: Sen. Bob Casey (D. PA) Doubles Down To Help Theresa Greenfield (D) Defeat Joni Ernst (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D. PA) in support of Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: Theresa Greenfield (D....
Bernie Sanders Former Top Advisors Launch Super PAC Supporting Joe Biden
I’m liking this: Former top advisers to Senator Bernie Sanders are teaming up on a surprising new venture to try to rally progressive support for...
CO-Sen: Pete Buttigieg Helps John Hickenlooper (D) Take Down Trump-Enabler Cory Gardner (R)
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of former Governor John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S....
ME-Sen: Susan Collins' (R) Top Billionaire Donor Is Advising Trump On Pandemic Response
Well isn’t that special and kudos to Lauren McCauley at the Maine Beacon for capturing this: Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO of private equity firm The...
NH-Gov: Sierra Club Endorses Andru Volinsky (D) For Governor
Received this e-mail today from Executive Council Member Andru Volinsky’s (D. NH) gubernatorial campaign: Happy 50th Anniversary Earth Day! We’re so excited that the Sierra Club...
