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We have seen what happens when unqualified, uneducated, immoral goper’s make laws blindly to satisfy their base. But what about other state laws? We know there’s those out there who even want to shutdown IVF clinics. Could they go to a state that has...
by Dune
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on Fri Feb 23, 2024 at 05:06 AM PST
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There are only three things that can be considered policy ideas for the Grand Old Party of racist misogynists these days: 1) people who can reproduce shouldn’t have control over reproductive rights, 2) everybody should have guns—except people of color,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Oct 04, 2021 at 11:11 AM PDT
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What I’m about to say is not likely to be popular among my friends and progressives within the DailyKos Community, but hear me out. Rush Limbaugh inspired me. There, I said it, and it is the only kind thing I will ever say about his life and death. In...
by JGoldblum
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on Thu Feb 18, 2021 at 11:45 AM PST
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Shortly after a president takes office, he/she takes a little time to select new cabinet members. Thinking ahead to who these new cabinet members might be: Joe Biden could have chosen esteemed former law professor, now Senator,...
by coolstelizabeth
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on Thu Aug 13, 2020 at 12:54 PM PDT
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Tucker Carlson announced on his show Monday evening that he would be taking a long vacation. This small respite for the public sphere comes after weeks and weeks of transparent, high-pitched racism, and pro-fascistic takes on the part of Carlson. It...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Jul 14, 2020 at 11:04 AM PDT
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Tammy Duckworth has the makings of a very attractive VP candidate. Smart, articulate, a working mother (who gave birth while in office and has brought her baby to the Senate floor). An Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in the service of her country....
by Dan K
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on Mon Jul 06, 2020 at 09:21 AM PDT
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There have been several profiles, editorials, and stories about Tammy Duckworth lately, along with rumors that she has shot to the top of potential running mates as Biden vets his potential VP candidates. This has lead me to give her a second...
by Juan Carlo
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on Mon Jul 06, 2020 at 07:15 AM PDT
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In case you haven’t read it already: Tammy for VP
by SwednSwedn
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on Mon May 11, 2020 at 07:58 PM PDT
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Interesting to see “Warren or Harris” trending on Twitter early this morning. As everyone knows, Joe said he’s pick a woman. Kamala Harris got the question, and I thought her answer was excellent. Today she said: "I'd be honored to serve with Joe."...
by DigitusImpudicus
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on Thu Apr 16, 2020 at 04:45 AM PDT
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If anyone in America is aware of the bump in voter approval that an American President can get from being President during a war, and how it can help that American President win an election, it is Donald Trump: So, because Donald Trump is obviously...
by StevenJoseph
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on Tue Apr 07, 2020 at 06:05 AM PDT
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There has been a lot of flack from IMPOTUSies these past few days about how the Democrats “love terrorists” and “hate America.” Sen. Tammy Duckworth gave what in any normal universe would be an unanswerable response: ‘I left parts of my body in Iraq’:...
by Dan K
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on Thu Jan 09, 2020 at 03:15 PM PST
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We had a meeting with U.S.Senator Tammy Duckworth from Illinois during the Association for Career and Technical Education National Policy Seminar in Washington DC on March 27, 2019.
the exchange below is from notes taking during the meeting with...
by Hyde Park Johnny
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on Mon May 27, 2019 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Senator Tammy Duckwork (D-IL) proudly carried her newborn daughter onto the Senate floor last week, after being the first Senator to give birth while in office. This is a feat no male Senator has accomplished, nor even tried. Duckworth was...
by John Study
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on Tue May 01, 2018 at 07:11 AM PDT
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Despite Trump threatening a government shutdown if he didn’t get additional limits on immigration, the Senate calculated the situation correctly, ignored him and passed a long-term spending bill. The House then passed the bill and Trump signed.
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by bmethven
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on Sat Feb 10, 2018 at 05:32 PM PST
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall led Senate and House Democrats in a press conference to discuss President Trump's many broken promises to "drain the swamp” of special interests during the first 100 days of his...
by El Mimbreno
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on Fri Apr 28, 2017 at 08:31 AM PDT
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From Huffington Post:
Without mentioning trump by name, Senator Duckworth made it pretty clear where she stands regarding his policies.
Here is a key passage:
“America’s greatness has never depended on the strength of any individual...
by El Mimbreno
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on Wed Apr 26, 2017 at 07:19 AM PDT
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The DCCC is taking sides in the IL-06 congressional race against Peter rawscum, the current congressman
Some of you might know how he came to the position. The DCCC, then under Rham Emanuel, took sides in the democratic primary and spent a million...
by delver rootnose
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on Mon Apr 17, 2017 at 07:48 PM PDT
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Last Friday we celebrated Veterans Day in honor of our brave men and women who are have served and are currently serving in our armed forces. Tammy Duckworth is one of those Veterans who sacrifices to this nation is something we all can admire.
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by daverypatz1
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on Sun Nov 13, 2016 at 09:05 AM PST
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I’m writing this online, so pardon any roughness.
Today is the last day of early voting in Chicago (duh!). I was actually surprised that it was still possible today.
This is a report from only one site, but the past week the site was not unusual....
by Frank Palmer
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on Mon Nov 07, 2016 at 02:33 PM PST
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Haven’t seen these diaried yet: Emerson College released a poll yesterday evening showing Clinton up 7 in Wisconsin in a four-way race. Feingold is up 10 in the Senate race. Crosstabs available at www.theecps.com
Colorado Mesa University has...
by Jonathan Edelstein
32 comments
on Thu Sep 22, 2016 at 06:52 AM PDT
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