This week 938 Kogs posted 1649 posts of which 1550 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 4643 recommending readers; 850 posts were recommended by 10 or more readers, 366 by 30 or more, and 109 by 100 or more. Commenters (6599) visited 1648 posts; 728 had 10 or more commenters, 288 had 30 or more, and 74 had 100 or more.
Impact statistics from all 1649 posts.
The post also includes tables of readers awarding and authors receiving the most recommendations.
Impact statistics from all 1649 posts.
rank |
nrec |
ncom |
impact |
post |
Author |
date |
1 |
691 |
958 |
7.68 |
No Scapegoats. Time to Face Facts. |
Dallasdoc |
11/05 |
2 |
632 |
802 |
7.23 |
Seriously, the Democrats have lost their minds |
i c e b e r g s l i m |
11/05 |
3 |
538 |
390 |
5.87 |
Democratic Strategies Lost Big. Here’s an alternative |
George Lakoff |
11/06 |
4 |
496 |
180 |
5.38 |
A homemade yard sign says it all |
scribeboy |
11/04 |
5 |
488 |
247 |
5.33 |
Win or Lose: MSNBC is Right About This |
Hampton Roads Progressive |
11/04 |
6 |
434 |
369 |
4.72 |
Democrats Have Their Schlitz Beer Reckoning |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
11/05 |
7 |
426 |
582 |
4.97 |
Robert Reich: Why Dems Lost The Election And What They Can Do About It |
GleninCA |
11/07 |
8 |
423 |
371 |
4.85 |
#pointergate may be the most racist news story of 2014 |
Shaun King |
11/07 |
9 |
406 |
263 |
4.49 |
CNBC just embarrassed the United States on live television. |
Ollie Garkey |
11/04 |
10 |
403 |
97 |
4.23 |
Documentary About Our Autistic Son's Entrapment - and Heads Have Started to Roll |
dsnodgrass |
11/07 |
11 |
391 |
236 |
4.30 |
Tom Magliozzi, co-host of 'Car Talk' on NPR has passed away |
Jen Hayden |
11/03 |
12 |
359 |
186 |
3.84 |
no one ever spoke up for me. but i spoke up for a woman last night |
True Blue Majority |
11/05 |
13 |
358 |
101 |
3.80 |
Man photobombs Mitch McConnell at polls |
akadjian |
11/04 |
14 |
356 |
348 |
4.06 |
Tucson Pastor checked for Ebola at 2 AM because congregant had "Ebola Symptoms" |
Desert Rose |
11/01 |
15 |
355 |
93 |
3.73 |
I Cry. |
noweasels |
11/02 |
16 |
354 |
118 |
3.81 |
Last night finally did it |
bulldog |
11/05 |
17 |
353 |
129 |
3.70 |
Imagine This.... |
scribe |
11/07 |
18 |
351 |
335 |
3.85 |
The Real Story of the 2014 Election: Who Lost |
gjohnsit |
11/06 |
19 |
346 |
73 |
3.64 |
Thank you |
Mary Burke |
11/05 |
20 |
345 |
231 |
3.81 |
Perhaps the biggest difference between Republicans and Democrats |
akadjian |
11/03 |
21 |
342 |
184 |
3.67 |
Justice Department lowers the boom on the Albuquerque Police. |
xxdr zombiexx |
11/01 |
22 |
330 |
516 |
4.30 |
Sarah Palin goes off the deep end yet-a-freaking-gain |
Hunter |
11/03 |
23 |
327 |
527 |
3.75 |
Oregon voter turnout was 69.5 percent, and Democrats won BIG |
Laurence Lewis |
11/06 |
24 |
323 |
311 |
3.67 |
Kentucky teacher resigns because she was once on the same continent as Ebola |
Joan McCarter |
11/04 |
25 |
305 |
107 |
3.22 |
Wi-Gov, Mary Burke Gets BIG Endorsement |
Puddytat |
11/02 |
26 |
287 |
127 |
3.11 |
"Are conservatives always wrong?" Vanity Fair says yes. |
Fokozatos siker |
11/06 |
27 |
273 |
574 |
3.53 |
Updated: Chuck Todd's true feelings about Obama on vivid display in his new book |
Gideon |
11/07 |
28 |
270 |
114 |
2.96 |
GOP says Obama plans to send my voting record to neighbors, then sends voting record to neighbors |
back2you |
11/01 |
29 |
266 |
203 |
2.85 |
AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone was deliberate effort to obstruct media coverage of protests |
bobswern |
11/03 |
30 |
265 |
65 |
2.84 |
“I will not vote for Mitch McConnell, absolutely not.” |
Carissa Miller |
11/03 |
31 |
263 |
282 |
3.03 |
Dear Democratic Party Are You Ready To Fight Yet? |
La Feminista |
11/06 |
32 |
263 |
114 |
2.77 |
"Win Ugly or Lose Pretty" says Oil Lobbyist in Secret Recording |
murrayewv |
11/01 |
33 |
253 |
92 |
2.69 |
Something Wonderful Happened |
Winter Of Discontent |
11/05 |
34 |
251 |
416 |
3.18 |
Upset liberals are overthinking the election. |
Matt Z |
11/05 |
35 |
250 |
400 |
2.99 |
The reasons the Dems were crushed, and the likely lesson they'll take from the crushing. |
diomedes77 |
11/05 |
36 |
248 |
193 |
2.79 |
Bad News for Mitch! Heavy Voter Turnout Reported in Urban Kentucky |
skymed |
11/04 |
37 |
241 |
244 |
2.71 |
UPDATE! HICK WON! Dude, hang on a second! |
Colorado is the Shiznit |
11/05 |
38 |
226 |
79 |
2.42 |
Proof the police have told two huge lies in the shooting death of Darrien Hunt |
Shaun King |
11/04 |
39 |
221 |
139 |
2.40 |
Poverty Denialism in a Culture of Cruelty: Bashing the Poor as Right-Wing Amusement |
tim wise |
11/02 |
40 |
220 |
119 |
2.36 |
N Carolina Blue: Big Jump in Early Dem Votes & New Black Voters - Thanks Rev. Barber |
Fish Outof Water |
11/01 |
41 |
218 |
288 |
2.51 |
We Can't Rely On The Democratic Party |
s l i n k e r w i n k |
11/06 |
42 |
217 |
259 |
2.45 |
Updated: The D-Triple-C is Dead to Me. |
kharma |
11/03 |
43 |
213 |
495 |
2.91 |
The 'I Voted!' open thread |
xxdr zombiexx |
11/04 |
44 |
213 |
100 |
2.28 |
Harry S. Truman foretells the fate of the Democratic Party |
cauznfx |
11/07 |
45 |
211 |
69 |
2.25 |
White man (67) pulled out of church by state police because with black girlfriend (55). |
nailkeg |
11/07 |
46 |
203 |
132 |
2.24 |
Door-to-Door for Braley: “I’ll never vote for a Christian.” |
Master Alchemi |
11/02 |
47 |
202 |
259 |
2.34 |
Democrats Lost Because They Weren't Progressive Enough |
Philosopher Kings |
11/05 |
48 |
199 |
325 |
2.56 |
Meet your new craziest Republicans |
Hunter |
11/05 |
49 |
199 |
180 |
2.17 |
Wisconsin Polls Are Open and BUSY! (Update 4) |
Puddytat |
11/04 |
50 |
196 |
144 |
2.21 |
Live and On Air: "Republicans hate that n***r Obama" |
Hugh Jim Bissell |
11/06 |
51 |
194 |
92 |
2.06 |
Knocking On CO Doors, Super Impressed With The Operation |
p o l l w a t c h e r |
11/02 |
52 |
194 |
75 |
2.04 |
The OPOL Report: Days of Miracle and Wonder |
One Pissed Off Liberal |
11/05 |
53 |
194 |
68 |
2.05 |
I cry for the puffins, marine life & fishermen devastated by extreme north Atlantic warming |
Fish Outof Water |
11/03 |
54 |
189 |
495 |
2.75 |
Congrats, GOP: You just won control of Congress with a Democratic president |
Jed Lewison |
11/05 |
55 |
182 |
166 |
2.08 |
Where in the World Can I Go? |
Carlo408 |
11/05 |
56 |
182 |
43 |
1.91 |
Five thousand Daily Kos members volunteered to help Save the Senate and this is what they had to say |
TealBomb |
11/02 |
57 |
181 |
129 |
1.93 |
Updated: "9 Billion Dollar Witness" Comes Out re: JP Morgan Chase, DOJ, WH |
d i v i n e o r d e r |
11/07 |
58 |
176 |
128 |
1.94 |
Did that **really* happen? |
Blue Girl |
11/03 |
59 |
172 |
149 |
1.85 |
Matt Taibbi is back and JPMorgan Chase is in his crosshairs |
True Blue Mountaineer |
11/06 |
60 |
170 |
163 |
1.81 |
Why we must vote—and help others vote as well |
Denise Oliver Velez |
11/02 |
61 |
166 |
91 |
1.83 |
This could start to topple systematic racism. And it starts on Tuesday in California. |
Rachel Colyer |
11/03 |
62 |
163 |
297 |
1.91 |
Who needs the White House?! |
b r o o k l y n b a d b o y |
11/07 |
63 |
162 |
158 |
1.83 |
Michigan Dems Got More Votes and Still Lost |
WaltSorg |
11/06 |
64 |
161 |
219 |
2.04 |
Fox News' Dr. Keith Ablow pens appeal for worldwide 'American jihad' |
Hunter |
11/01 |
65 |
159 |
47 |
1.69 |
Cartoon: Animal Nuz #223 - Buh-Bye Mitch Edition |
ericlewis0 |
11/01 |
66 |
153 |
155 |
1.68 |
Last Night was decided on January 8th, 2009. |
Punditus Maximus |
11/05 |
67 |
152 |
181 |
1.75 |
Here's how bad it is: Check out this little race in Arizona |
Mother Mags |
11/05 |
68 |
151 |
179 |
1.75 |
IA SEN: Braley Camp Responds to DMR Poll !!! |
DoctorWho |
11/02 |
69 |
148 |
236 |
1.73 |
Post-Election Rant |
Angie in WA State |
11/04 |
70 |
148 |
83 |
1.64 |
Enough Already! |
Cracker Daddy |
11/05 |
71 |
147 |
60 |
1.61 |
Lobbyist secretly taped revealing all of the right-wing's dirty tactics to energy execs |
Walter Einenkel |
11/04 |
72 |
145 |
106 |
1.61 |
Rehearsing for death: A pre-K teacher on the trouble with lockdown drills |
teacherken |
11/02 |
73 |
141 |
212 |
1.55 |
This Absurd & Offensive Story Represents How US Jewish Institutions Often Misrepresent US Jews |
David Harris Gershon |
11/07 |
74 |
141 |
15 |
1.47 |
A young activist just made my Election Day |
gloriasb |
11/04 |
75 |
140 |
330 |
1.62 |
On Not Appreciating a Lovely Woman |
Empty Vessel |
11/03 |
76 |
140 |
109 |
1.52 |
Marijuana Reform WINS. Hint, Hint, Dems. |
xxdr zombiexx |
11/05 |
77 |
140 |
97 |
1.50 |
Sunday's climate report on hell and high water makes it clearer than ever that delay is denial |
Meteor Blades |
11/03 |
78 |
138 |
138 |
1.54 |
'Made In China' now extends to your chicken dinner |
VL Baker |
11/07 |
79 |
138 |
67 |
1.50 |
Rare find in Dallas, Texas |
lomi |
11/02 |
80 |
135 |
137 |
1.56 |
Jim Inhofe can be toppled from his new environment committee post if Democrats wise up on climate |
Meteor Blades |
11/05 |
81 |
132 |
208 |
1.65 |
Republican who claims Obama is possessed by demons elected to Colorado House |
Hunter |
11/07 |
82 |
131 |
154 |
1.54 |
Four consistent concerns from African Americans regarding the 2014 election |
Shaun King |
11/05 |
83 |
131 |
237 |
1.78 |
Congratulations, Arkansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia. You just voted to lose Medicaid. |
Joan McCarter |
11/05 |
84 |
130 |
71 |
1.41 |
A Snapshot of Voting Day in Houston, Texas |
TulsaGal |
11/04 |
85 |
130 |
69 |
1.43 |
AK-Sen: Daily Caller Freaks Out About Mark Begich (D) Leading Dan Sullivan (R) In Early Voting |
p o o p d o g c o m e d y |
11/03 |
86 |
129 |
194 |
1.47 |
At the Movies - Fury |
Major Kong |
11/02 |
87 |
129 |
185 |
1.62 |
So, McConnell, you won. Obamacare repeal is now all yours. |
Joan McCarter |
11/05 |
88 |
129 |
90 |
1.39 |
Winds of Change in Europe are Blowing Left |
gjohnsit |
11/07 |
89 |
129 |
81 |
1.37 |
My final campaign update- from Sandra Fluke |
Sandra Fluke |
11/02 |
90 |
128 |
139 |
1.52 |
Neo- Confederates Emboldened |
vickijean |
11/06 |
91 |
128 |
64 |
1.39 |
How the Kansas Democratic Party Drove Itself to Near Extinction (Pt 1) (Updated: KDP Responds) |
tmservo433 |
11/05 |
92 |
126 |
121 |
1.46 |
Voting Problems in NC already |
d u r h a m m i c h a e l |
11/04 |
93 |
126 |
19 |
1.32 |
MI-Gov: Here's Proof That Democrats Learned Their Lesson From 2010 |
p o o p d o g c o m e d y |
11/04 |
94 |
124 |
61 |
1.33 |
North Carolina turns blue (#5, 11/1): Repent! The end is near |
DocDawg |
11/03 |
95 |
124 |
51 |
1.32 |
The Kansas Democratic Party Practices Sophistry to Refute Me. Let me Retort. |
tmservo433 |
11/07 |
96 |
123 |
52 |
1.30 |
Ten Years |
Moody Loner |
11/03 |
97 |
123 |
50 |
1.33 |
University President Emeritus of Fort Hays State Contends KS-GOP Fraudulently Represented Him |
tmservo433 |
11/02 |
98 |
121 |
64 |
1.36 |
Last IA-Sen Poll: Braley Leads "Actual" Voters By 20% |
Reinvented Daddy |
11/03 |
99 |
120 |
158 |
1.40 |
Thanks to the Supreme Court, many Texans can't vote in this election because they don't have ID |
Meteor Blades |
11/04 |
100 |
119 |
57 |
1.31 |
The DSCC: I Call for Resignations |
Disappointed Dem |
11/06 |
101 |
116 |
41 |
1.22 |
I will not sit down and shut up about voter suppression in Texas |
Libby Shaw |
11/01 |
102 |
113 |
74 |
1.23 |
Ancient America: The Channel Islands in the Terminal Pleistocene |
Ojibwa |
11/02 |
103 |
112 |
82 |
1.30 |
As Kansas revenue numbers continue to drop, some Republicans quietly giving up on Gov. Sam Brownback |
Jen Hayden |
11/03 |
104 |
112 |
62 |
1.24 |
I refuse to distance myself from Al, Jesse, Jeremiah, Cornel, Tavis, Lauryn, Oprah, Kanye, or Barack |
Shaun King |
11/01 |
105 |
109 |
647 |
2.14 |
About last night ... |
kos |
11/05 |
106 |
105 |
308 |
1.37 |
Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday |
Bill in Portland Maine |
11/05 |
107 |
105 |
128 |
1.26 |
Saturday nutpick-a-palooza: the GOP's fraud boogeyman |
kos |
11/01 |
108 |
104 |
101 |
1.12 |
Not-Bárðarbunga: Politics Isn't A Bunch of Puffins and Happy Elves |
Rei |
11/03 |
109 |
104 |
61 |
1.15 |
Fox News Crocumentary On Alleged Bin Laden Shooter May Be Bogus, Unlawful, and Dangerous |
News Corpse |
11/02 |
110 |
98 |
145 |
1.20 |
Republicans will win narrowly, unless we turn out |
kos |
11/03 |
111 |
98 |
114 |
1.15 |
ME-Gov LePage says 13% of Ebola victims die without showing any symptoms |
Spud1 |
11/01 |
112 |
97 |
249 |
1.36 |
The electoral boom-bust cycle, and why parties have no incentive to change |
kos |
11/06 |
113 |
97 |
163 |
1.25 |
South Carolina exit poll asks whether 'blacks are getting too demanding' over equal rights |
Hunter |
11/06 |
114 |
96 |
57 |
1.03 |
Right-Wing Rhetoric |
Liberal Protestant |
11/01 |
115 |
96 |
56 |
1.06 |
MUST-SEE: Bill Maher pushes Democrats to defend Obama and GO VOTE! |
BruinKid |
11/01 |
116 |
96 |
45 |
1.03 |
All is Well in NC |
NCJim |
11/04 |
117 |
96 |
30 |
1.02 |
Guess which Michigan candidates had 6,000+ people rally for them yesterday. HINT: it wasn't the GOP |
E c l e c t a b l o g |
11/02 |
118 |
96 |
283 |
1.42 |
Right-wing chatter machine furious Obama failed to offer resignation after midterm election |
Jed Lewison |
11/06 |
119 |
96 |
181 |
1.29 |
Personhood now has a 0-5 win-loss record in elections |
Laura Clawson |
11/05 |
120 |
95 |
53 |
1.01 |
#sekritarmy statistics (with pooties, woozles and stuff) |
whoknu |
11/02 |
121 |
95 |
35 |
1.02 |
Warning: The most comprehensive scientific report on climate ever, while Republicans ignore and deny |
Laurence Lewis |
11/03 |
122 |
94 |
104 |
1.13 |
After tonight it will be obvious the GOP has no real path to 270 |
fladem |
11/04 |
123 |
94 |
95 |
1.07 |
How We Lost the Minnesota House |
dyna |
11/06 |
124 |
93 |
140 |
1.06 |
Obama and the GOP Both Want to Pass Anti-Worker Trade Deals. Which Dems Will Oppose Them? |
Liberty Equality Fraternity and Trees |
11/06 |
125 |
93 |
50 |
1.02 |
Gun-lubbin' Scott Walker's security detail tosses gun-totin' Walker supporter from Walker rally |
Giles Goat Boy |
11/03 |
126 |
92 |
337 |
1.21 |
Feud Between Obama And Senate Democrats Erupts After Defeat |
Richard Lyon |
11/06 |
127 |
92 |
58 |
1.02 |
Lies, myths, and other made-up stories: Wisconsin edition |
Mark E Andersen |
11/02 |
128 |
90 |
283 |
1.19 |
Running scared on (popular) immigration didn't help Dems |
kos |
11/05 |
129 |
86 |
88 |
1.03 |
Under the worst secretary of state in the nation, rejected voter registrations in Kansas skyrocket |
Jen Hayden |
11/03 |
130 |
85 |
540 |
1.70 |
SCOTUS will hear Obamacare subsidies case this session |
Joan McCarter |
11/07 |
131 |
80 |
160 |
1.05 |
Channeling militia rhetoric, NRA magazine delivers conspiracy-riddled 'Vote Your Guns' issue |
Hunter |
11/02 |
132 |
79 |
137 |
1.04 |
McConnell warns of 'red flag' on immigration. Obama should wave it. |
kos |
11/06 |
133 |
76 |
244 |
1.19 |
McConnell, Boehner announce first Obamacare repeal target |
Joan McCarter |
11/06 |
134 |
74 |
127 |
1.01 |
Joni Ernst: Number of people in U.S. with Ebola is an opinion, not a fact |
Laura Clawson |
11/03 |
135 |
60 |
438 |
1.13 |
Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: All politics ain't local |
Greg Dworkin |
11/05 |
136 |
42 |
312 |
1.01 |
Midterms liveblog #2: Polls close in Kentucky |
kos |
11/04 |
137 |
37 |
351 |
1.07 |
Midterms liveblog #6: A whole lot of "too close to call" |
kos |
11/04 |
138 |
36 |
367 |
1.18 |
Midterms liveblog #12: Ah, f*ck this night |
kos |
11/04 |
139 |
35 |
314 |
1.09 |
Midterms liveblog #7: VA still tight, good in NH and NC |
kos |
11/04 |
140 |
31 |
537 |
1.24 |
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Republicans retake Senate, rout Democrats at every level |
David Nir |
11/05 |
141 |
30 |
349 |
1.02 |
Midterms liveblog #8: Republicans halfway to Senate majority |
kos |
11/04 |
142 |
29 |
575 |
1.08 |
Midterms liveblog #14: What can we say? We got killed |
kos |
11/04 |
143 |
26 |
391 |
1.17 |
Midterms liveblog #11: Republicans take back Senate with six pickups |
kos |
11/04 |
144 |
20 |
435 |
1.04 |
Midterms liveblog #15: We have a lot of work to do |
kos |
11/04 |
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