Latest news out Pennsylvania courtesy of Fox News’ latest poll: With most Pennsylvania voters concerned about catching coronavirus and nearly six-in-ten believing the Trump administration was too slow to act, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in that battleground state. Biden is preferred over Trump by 8 percentage points (50-42 percent), according to a Fox News…
Category: Progressives
Terry McAuliffe (D. VA) & People For The American Way Team Up To Flip The VA Legislature Blue
I received this e-mail today from former Governor Terry McAuliffe (D. VA) on behalf of the People For The American Way: I’m writing today to ask for your help in next month’s critical elections in Virginia (now just two weeks away). I am proud of what we accomplished in Virginia during my time as governor….
Possibly Some Good News for Progressives in Kentucky Senate Race.
Progressives in Kentucky may have something to cheer about with regards to next year’s U.S. Senate race against Moscow Mitch: Matt Jones has formed an exploratory committee. Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones is forming an exploratory committee for a potential U.S. Senate bid against Mitch McConnell in 2020. Jones, a Democrat, told the Courier Journal…
I'm Calling It Quits on Diary Writing on Daily Kos.
There is the old cliche about a good man knows his limitations, and it has taken me a while to figure that out with regards to blogging and writing diaries. I’m just not any good at it. And there are plenty of others who can write effectively on issues important for progressives and Democrats for everyone…
PLEASE Do Not Upset Trump Voters or Never Trumpers!
It’s truly amazing what happens when a progressive or two starts to gain some national political traction. Besides Bernie Sanders being a boogeyman for conservatives and so called centrists, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris latest moves in the Democratic presidential contest are starting to make Never Trumpers hyperventilate (see David Brooks, Joe Scarborough, Bret Stephens…
Some Perspective From An Older Progressive Voter on Democratic Presidential Primaries.
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 Democrats. Some talking heads are bringing up that Democrats always beat up on their front runners or simply “shoot their wounded.” I’ve been a political…
DFA Reminds You To Tune In For Stacey Abrams' (D. GA) SOTU Response On Tuesday, February 5th
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Stacey Abrams made history with her historic 2018 campaign for Governor of Georgia, a race she narrowly lost to a Trump-supporting opponent who engaged in stunning levels of voter suppression. And this Tuesday, February 5th, she’s about to make history again — by becoming the first Black…
PCCC Calls On Nancy Pelosi To Appoint Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To The Ways & Means Committee
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: This week, House Democratic leadership is considering whether to put progressives or corporate Democrats on key committees that control the fate of priorities like Medicare For All, challenging Big Pharma, and a Green New Deal. Vice News reports, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking on a…
DFA Mounts Pressure On Pelosi To Appoint Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To The Ways & Means Committee
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: If this November’s elections showed us anything, it’s that people are ready for fresh, bold, progressive leadership in Congress — and Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies that. January hasn’t even begun and already Alexandria is making waves on Capitol Hill by shining a light on the causal corruption…
I Ask For a Ceasefire.
Could we all just take a few moments, access our current political mess, and maybe have a ceasefire among those who resist Trump and his policies? As to my meager qualifications for calling for a ceasefire, I offer the following about my past stances and transgressions: I’m a partisan Democrat who once listened to the local…
