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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Cara Zelaya, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Daniel Donner, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Subscribe to The Downballot,...
by Daily Kos Elections
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The Republican Party has reached such diseased depths of depravity that it now recognizes the legitimacy of only one type of election: one it can rig. Across the country, far-right exponents of the Big Lie that Donald Trump won in 2020 are running to...
by David Nir
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on Tue Jun 14, 2022 at 09:00 AM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James ...
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Check out our podcast,...
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Check out our new...
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● North Carolina: In a critical victory for fair elections and the rule of law, North Carolina voters have elected civil rights crusader Anita Earls as the next Democratic justice of the state Supreme Court. Just as importantly, voters...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Sat Nov 10, 2018 at 06:00 AM PST
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Republicans have run election administration in most states for most of this decade, but Democrats made critical gains in a handful of key swing states on Tuesday. Democrats flipped the secretary of state races in Michigan and Colorado, winning the...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Wed Nov 07, 2018 at 12:31 PM PST
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● North Carolina: On Friday, North Carolina Republicans escalated their assault on democracy to yet another level when state party executive director Dallas Woodhouse issued a barely veiled threat to impeach the state Supreme Court if...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Fri Aug 17, 2018 at 03:18 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Vice President Joe Biden:
If you'd have told me 40 years ago that in the year 2018 I'd have to make a pitch to protect voting rights — our fundamental right to cast a ballot — I'd have said, "No way. Not...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 26, 2018 at 07:40 PM PDT
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● Pennsylvania: On Monday, Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court dealt Republican gerrymandering a crippling blow when it struck down the GOP’s congressional map for illegally discriminating against Democratic voters. The court has ordered...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Fri Jan 26, 2018 at 12:16 PM PST
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Voting Rights Roundup: Federal court appears poised to curtail North Carolina GOP's new gerrymanders Leading Off
● North Carolina: In what could signal a critical victory against Republican gerrymandering, a federal court panel overseeing the redrawing of North Carolina's state legislative districts has appointed a nonpartisan "special master"—an...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Fri Oct 27, 2017 at 12:55 PM PDT
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Last week I got an email from the GOP asking for money. Their latest BOLD move to raise money? George HW Bush's socks:
"President George H.W. Bush is legendary for his bold leadership — and even ...
by mole333
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on Fri Oct 10, 2014 at 11:30 AM PDT
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Just got an email from the GOP asking for money. Their latest BOLD move to raise money? George HW Bush's socks:
"President George H.W. Bush is legendary for his bold leadership — and even bolder ...
by mole333
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on Sat Oct 04, 2014 at 08:20 AM PDT
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Ohio's Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted made it as hard as possible for Democrats to vote in 2012. Now Democrats can beat him.
You often don't know how important a secretary of state ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Sun Aug 24, 2014 at 08:59 AM PDT
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by David Nir
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by Janus
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by Lashe
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- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...262 comments 544 Recs
- This is a great post to start off with. “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” It isn’t graphic, but it was tagged private so I can’t embed it, but this is the Troll of the Year. Superb. *chef’s kiss* Edit: Found one that will embed: I...40 comments 225 Recs
- After a needless delay of several weeks, the Supreme Court has finally assembled to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump can be held accountable for the crimes he committed while occupying the White House. He is asserting that an imaginary doctrine...135 comments 196 Recs
- "He Wrote All of it Down" - Prosecution has Weisselberg's Handwritten Notes, Spelling Out the SchemeMichael Cohen’s testimony in the election interference trial of Donald Trump shall be corroborated by a simple bank statement, on which CFO Allan Weisselberg broke down the reimbursement scheme. The prosecution has that bank statement, as they told the...164 comments 491 Recs
- -Prosecutors argued that Trump has violated the gag order four times since Tuesday’s hearing on potential contempt fines for violating the gag order. The judge has still not ruled on that contempt motion. He set a hearing for 2:15 next Wednesday on the...15 comments 66 Recs
- Multiple news outlets are reporting that infamous right-wing election conspiracy-slinging website, The Gateway Pundit, has declared bankruptcy in order to “consolidate” risk associated with multiple pending lawsuits. These defamation lawsuits are the...77 comments 443 Recs
- The type of dyslexia that I have is referred to as visual dyslexia, I have tinted glasses, and use colored overlays. The reason that I am writing this short diary? I learned to read late, and as a result, I was mocked until it was both diagnosed and...151 comments 267 Recs
- One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...117 comments 560 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...16 comments 52 Recs
- I just want to say thank you from Ukraine to every US citizen and every friend of Ukraine all over the world who took action and made this critically needed military assistance package possible. Thank you for every call and email to your congressman,...197 comments 794 Recs
- (Click here for an interactive version of the map above showing brief details for each coal plant.) The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday released its final rules to curb emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. This will force...100 comments 229 Recs
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- If the Supreme Court thinks former presidents have or do not have extensive or absolute immunity against criminal prosecution, why not just say so now? Why would it take months? Do they have something better to do? Are their other priorities on their...1 comments 0 Recs
- Let’s remember this… it took YEARS for the justice department to bring the Trump case to court. Years. The sports analogy to my thought is this…If you don’t want a bad call to determine the outcome of a game, make sure you have a big enough lead where...2 comments 1 Recs
- The Heritage 6 Supremes dearest wish is to not release their opinions on the question of whether or not POTUS is above the laws of the U.S.A., is to wait until AFTER the results of the November national election have been determined. IF Hier Trump...1 comments 0 Recs
- On days, when the never-ending news cycle wears us down, on days when the constant threat to our Democracy from the MAGA crowd depresses us, on days when political pundits tell us that trump is ...6 comments 35 Recs
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- John Brown And The Raid That Sparked The Civil War � Brown had a similar effect on a second, larger set of interrogators at the paymaster’s office. This time, the audience included Robert E. Lee,5 comments 5 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...16 comments 52 Recs
- -Prosecutors argued that Trump has violated the gag order four times since Tuesday’s hearing on potential contempt fines for violating the gag order. The judge has still not ruled on that contempt motion. He set a hearing for 2:15 next Wednesday on the...15 comments 66 Recs
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