Paul Kane at The Washington Post has an op-ed out where he highlights a “confluence of events” that give Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) an edge in taking out vulnerable corrupt U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) in the upcoming special election: Warnock, as senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, oversaw the nationally televised funeral of…
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MO-Gov: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Nicole Galloway (D) Pull Off A Huge Upset Victory
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s (D. MO) gubernatorial campaign: Nicole Galloway (D. MO) Folks, The last few months have made it clear just how much it matters who America’s governors are — not just for our own states, but…
Even if Biden were guaranteed victory, I would stand in line all damn day to vote
I stumbled across this online meme recently, and it sparked something deep within my black, bloodless knot of a heart. My immediate, visceral reaction? FUCK YEAH, I would. People talk about the supposed enthusiasm gap between Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s supporters. To some degree, they may have a point — because, well, Trump supporters…
GA-Sen A & B: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Keeps Up The Momentum For A Double Victory In Georgia
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: I've written to you about Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock before. They're both running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Yes, both. That's right: Two Senate seats, two elections, two very real chances to flip…
MS-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Mike Espy (D) Pull Off A Huge Upset Victory In Mississippi
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of Mike Espy's (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: It’s not news to Mississippians, especially to Black Mississippians, that our government has left the state behind. For decades, Mississippi’s Republican leaders in Washington have sided with gigantic corporations and left…
Nina Turner speaking at Bernie’s Nevada victory party
Nina Turner appeared on stage soon after Bernie Sanders was declared the landslide winner of the Nevada caucus. She made it clear there was a lot of work still to do even with the continual incoming flak. Her speech is well worth listening to because it is clear it is anathema the MSNBC and other…
Trump's Pyrrhic victory over Xmas
x Hundreds of kids in Texas are spending Christmas Eve taking care of each other. Freezing cold, insufficient food, water, medical attention, hygienic resources. No contact with their parents. Many as young as 1. pic.twitter.com/JJ1OC9KZur — Charles Finch (@CharlesFinch) December 24, 2019 x Are you calling the kids your husband put in cages? https://t.co/592WkakeR6 —…
ME, NC & NM-Sen: LCV Victory Fund Goes All In To Help These Climate Hawks Flip The Senate Blue
received this e-mail today from the League of Conservation Voters in support of Sara Gideon (D. ME), Cal Cunningham (D. NC) and Ben Ray Lujan’s (D. NM) U.S. Senate campaigns: With so much national attention focused on defeating the Trump administration and winning back the White House, critical races are being overlooked. The path to…
Parallels Between Beshear's Victory In KY And Democratic Presidential Race.
Some Biden supporters who didn’t like my latest diary about Joe Biden got me thinking. One commenter in particular thought it would be better if I focused on Andy Beshear’s electoral victory in the Kentucky governor’s race instead of running down Joe Biden. I’m not entirely sure what Beshear’s race had to do with Joe…
Russia’s Ministry of Defense Raining on drumpf’s al-Baghdadi Victory Lap.
Take this with as many grains of salt as you want but… Reuters “MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday it had no reliable information on the U.S. operation that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, state-run RIA news agency reported after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his death. “The…
Shouldn't Candidates Who Are Confident of Victory Not Act Deranged? See KY Governor's Race.
OK. My mood took a nose dive when I saw this last public poll in Kentucky on the upcoming governor’s race: Mason-Dixon poll: Matt Bevin and Andy Beshear tied in race for Kentucky's governor A new survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy shows Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear deadlocked in Kentucky's gubernatorial race, with the…
Irish Times exit poll projects huge victory for reproductive rights in the Republic of Ireland
The Eight Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which is one of the strictest bans on abortion anywhere in the world, is projected to be repealed, as polls have closed in the Republic of Ireland, and, while no actual votes have been counted yet, an exit poll conducted for The Irish Times projects that the abortion…