GE announces it will stop making coal-fired power plants

Someone wet-vac the McNugget sauce off Donald Trump’s adipose-cascading carcass and wake him up. GE has a message for him: Coal is over. You can stop lying about it now. The … Read More

only GOTV ensures any “Biden Blowout” and God will remain if Biden wins

Only a Biden blowout will stop the impending doom for so many things. But not any ontological arguments, even if Trump promises that God will not exist if Biden wins. … Read More

Democracy For America Launches Major Text Out The Vote Initiative To Boost Early Voting

Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: It’s here. Voting has already started in 9 states. North Carolina and North Dakota have sent ballots to voters. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota, Wyoming, Virginia, Vermont, … Read More

This Morning's Polls: Biden Winning WI (+9), AZ (+9), ME (+17), NC (+1), PA (+7%), MI (+8%)

projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… The top rated pollster Siena College/NYT Upshot gives Joe Biden a 17% lead in Maine, a 9% lead in Arizona, and a 1% edge in North Carolina. The polls were … Read More

Trump v. Biden: no comparison between town halls, IMPOTUS* in trouble

Trump’s town hall was a trainwreck, Thursday’s Biden town hall in Pennsylvania was a lot more like riding a bullet train. x It’s projection. pic.twitter.com/eUsP7jCkKr— Melissa Jo Peltier (@MelissaJPeltier) September … Read More

Cook Report Changes Arizona to “Lean Biden”; Two Polls Today Show Small Biden Lead in AZ

http://www.monmouth.edu/… Monmouth University Poll gives Joe Biden a 2% edge in Arizona among likely voters but says the race is tied under a lower turnout scenario. Biden leads Trump 48% … Read More

Cook Reports Changes Arizona to “Lean Biden”; Two Polls Today Show Small Biden Lead in AZ

http://www.monmouth.edu/… Monmouth University Poll gives Joe Biden a 2% edge in Arizona among likely voters but says the race is tied under a lower turnout scenario. Biden leads Trump 48% … Read More

PPP Shows Ohio Democrats Competitive In 7 State House Districts Potentially Ending GOP Supermajority

Here’s some very encouraging news today out of Ohio: New @ppppolls show Democrats surging state House districts across Ohio. Even in gerrymandered districts they’ve drawn for themselves, Ohio Republicans can’t … Read More

Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns and DHS whistleblower adds evidence

Trump Russia continues, as IMPOTUS* covers for Russia, and DHS & DoJ defections continue in the assessment of 2016 and 2020 Russian actions. Will John Durham create an “interim” deliverable for Bill Barr’s ‘October … Read More

Democrats have built 'enormous lead' in early voting across 'array of battleground states'

Oh, I have your attention now, huh?  So I was day-drinking here in the Land of Mordor (i.e., the Willamette Valley of Oregon; seriously, it looks like Satan’s asshole out … Read More

Pennsylvania is Key to Victory

538 has a new web page up, 2020 Election Forecast, which shows the current state of vote predictions state by state, and is updated daily. It starts with 24 maps … Read More

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 … Read More

Big Democratic Lead in Early Voting

Early voting has started, and Democrats are doing well: Politico: Democrats build big edge in early voting The Democratic dominance spreads across an array of battleground states, according to absentee … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

How would you know that Trump disrespects military service

Cadet Bone Spurs's campaign can't help itself, it is like the candidate, lewd and crude, but it looks like there’s more to the iceberg. What is obvious is Trump’s ultimate … Read More

MN-Sen: PPP Has Sen. Tina Smith (D) Beating Jason Lewis (R) 49-41, Biden Beating Trump 52-44

Some good news today out of Minnesota courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: Biden gets 52% to 44% for Donald Trump. Trump has a -9 net favorability rating, with 44% of … Read More

what's good for the goose, Biden-Harris to troll Trump appearances next week

The Democratic vice presidential nominee is coming to Wisconsin the same day Vice President Mike Pence will be in La Crosse. Joe Biden will go to Michigan and Pennsylvania. Jill … Read More

New Quinnipiac Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump 48-45 In Florida, 52-44 in Pennsylvania

Some good news today out of Florida and Pennsylvania courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: In Florida and Pennsylvania, two key states President Trump narrowly won in 2016, one race … Read More

Joker Trump, mayor of Gotham City (an alleged 'anarchist jurisdiction'), speaks at LaTrobe PA

x The Joker wants to be mayor of Gotham City. https://t.co/PLtnFwPVOq — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 3, 2020 Today the Joker goes to the exurbs to defeat those ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ … Read More

Trump's desperation can be measured in emojis

Don’t Look Now, but Democrats Are in… Array?! And Trump now uses emojis. x pic.twitter.com/FVEZQSS2Na — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 2, 2020 Repeat after me: the stock market is not … Read More

Monmouth University's New Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump In Pennsylvania 49-45

Here’s the latest news out of Pennsylvania courtesy of Monmouth University’s latest poll: Joe Biden holds a 4-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania according to … Read More

Early Voting Means We Need Early Counting

No question, the November election is shaping up to be a unique one. Between the pandemic, the sabotage of the Postal Service (and have you thanked a postal employee today? … Read More

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 and challenging proposition. But the … Read More

F&M College Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump In Pennsylvania 49-42

Here’s the latest news out of Pennsylvania: Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, according to a new poll being released Thursday, with voters … Read More

Pod Save America's Jon Lovett Helps Flip The Pennsylvania State House Blue

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

PPP Shows That Scranton Loves Their Native Son Joe Biden While Trump Is Hated Big Time In Queens

PPP’s latest poll decided to test how voters in the home towns of Joe Biden and Donald Trump feel about the candidates: Last week Donald Trump claimed that Joe Biden … Read More

Brat worst on tape: Trump's sister gives him up, cheated on SATs

Mary Trump audio-recorded her conversations with Maryanne Barry Trump a couple of years ago, and WaPo has a few more details beyond what’s in the new book. Maryanne Trump Barry, … Read More

WaPo has recording of Trump's sister saying Trump has 'no principles' and 'you can't trust him'

Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy. Schaden-Friday came a day late this week. But Secret Recording Saturday works for me. Apparently, Too Much and Never Enough, the Mary … Read More

Full of rage and spite, Trump ordered FEMA to withhold funds from California wildfire victims.

Climate change denier Donald Trump has been credibly accused by his former DHS Chief of Staff (Miles Taylor) of ordering FEMA to withhold funds for California climate change victims during … Read More

1000 pages of Senate Intel Volume 5 may provide the Trump indictment if he tries to stay

It is indeed a tough way to make a living, but our lived experience tells us that we can survive Trumpism. Even if he steals the election he will get … Read More

Trump is losing it, Activating the young vote, DNC review.

It sure looks like Trump is losing it. Delilah Agho-Otoghile discusses the young vote and more. We talk about the DNC and its aftermath. Delilah Agho-Otoghile talks 2020 election, youth … Read More

PA Dems Launch Huge GOTV Weekend Of Action To Help Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Flip PA Blue

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

without public vigilance, Trump could actually nullify the 2020 election

As Election Day approaches, more articles warning of Trumpian chaos need exposure to blunt whatever pseudo-strongman shenanigans might emerge facilitated by 50,000 GOP “poll watchers”, among others. The Tom Rogers … Read More

another crazy person won their primary yesterday because their grift needs attention

In other GOP nonsense, Trump is spending time in battleground states trying to get airport rallies to substitute for Tulsa-like covid-spreader events. But the marginal stories are the ones that … Read More

Senators on vacation as the Russians keep working

GOP Senators took their three weeks off, as the COVID death toll rises, Some left to campaign for re-election, others to disinform in support of IMPOTUS*. And then there’s Trump corrupting USPS … Read More

For Trump, quiet parts get said out loud on the scorched-earth path to the bunker: Nobel Prize!

Unhingery abounds at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When it comes to voting rights in our pandemic election year, President Donald Trump has a habit of saying the quiet part out loud. Is it a short-circuit in the super-ego or … Read More

Polls Show Some Republican House Seats Surprisingly Competitive in Swing States

A number of swing states or potential swing states have recent polls showing tighter than expected races in some Republican districts, including some incumbents. A poor showing by a congressional candidate … Read More

PA-10: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Endorses Eugene DePasquale (D) For Congress

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA), in support of State Auditor Eugene DePasquale’s (D. PA-10) congressional campaign: Hi friend, I am proud … Read More

Republicans Let Slip How They Think Justice Works

One of the many stories circulating today about New York Attorney General Letitia James’s announcement of the state lawsuit against the NRA is this one: Donald Trump is losing the … Read More

Gov. Tom Wolf's (D. PA) Wolf PAC Continues To Help Register Voters In Pennsylvania

Received this e-mail today from Governor Tom Wolf’s (D. PA) group, Wolf PAC: Today is a monumental day. Fifty-five years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act … Read More

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 of Education, Betsy DeVos, as … Read More

Republican “Message Testing” Poll Ends Up Showing Biden Strength in Michigan and Wisconsin

A Hodas & Associates Poll, just released, shows Joe Biden with big leads in Michigan and Wisconsin and a smaller lead in Pennsylvania despite apparently being designed to damage Biden and … Read More

President Obama Just Endorsed A Whole Slate Of Down Ballot Democrats That Deserve Our Support

Some big news today: x I’m proud to endorse this diverse and hopeful collection of thoughtful, empathetic, and highly qualified Democrats. If you’re in one of their districts or states, … Read More

Politico: Some Trump Supporters Say They May Not Vote If a Ballot Arrives by Mail

Politico has a very interesting article on how Trump’s campaign to cast doubt on the legitimacy of voting by mail may end up destroying any chance Republicans could win. http://www.politico.com/…Read More

Funny how just when the Feds left Portland, the violence left too. Will Trump kidnap Biden in a van?

Run away, run away… x As soon as the feds left, portland protests became peaceful again https://t.co/OJHYGAHkmI — remaster deep space 9, cowards (@catgoats) July 31, 2020 The withdrawal of federal … Read More

NC, MI & AZ-Sen: CNBC/Change Research Poll Continues To Show Good News For Senate Dems

I have mixed feelings about CNBC/Change Research’s polling but their recent poll tested three U.S. Senate race and here’s some good news: The failures of GOP governance are threatening Republicans' … Read More

US COVID death toll hits 150,000 as Trump declares “…exciting progress” (in killing people?)

Laurie Garrett and John Moore discuss herd immunity which is the default position of leaders like Trump who don’t care how many people die. Trump continues to make excuses and … Read More

Announcing a vaccine in October will not be surprising – surviving Trump after November will be

Peter Nicholas throws cold water on the gaslight that is building up, anticipating stunts galore before November’s election day. Jobless numbers, 151,000 dead, and basic incompetence could still be tolerable for … Read More

State Poll Summary: Surveys From 18 States, Biden Has Georgia on the Mind

projects.fivethirtyeight.com/… The last couple of days has provided a smorgasbord of state polling, including a number of states that are seldom surveyed. Recent Presidential State Polls State Date Pollster/Rating Biden Trump … Read More