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The DNC, Democratic party leadership, and various other organizations have long defended and supported noxious candidates in the name of incumbency. Dan Lipinski immediately comes to mind. He voted against the ACA (and many other Democratic...
by PJ the WB Lefty
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 03:37 PM PDT
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A poster raised an issue about trying to get incumbents to support (and have to run on supporting) a certain policy. I believe in intellectual integrity. That means that even if I disagree with somebody, I try to admit when they have a good point in...
by Dem
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on Thu Sep 22, 2022 at 12:46 PM PDT
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The Koch brothers are planning to fund Democratic Party incumbents to protect them from Progressives Charles and David Koch are probably, justifiably, the richest conservative bogeymen in the U.S. Collectively, they're referred to as the Koch brothers—though that excludes their less notorious brothers Frederick and Bill. Charles and David are worth an...
by MTmofo
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on Mon Jun 17, 2019 at 02:51 PM PDT
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So, I have read with interest a few posts here on the DCCC incumbent protection plan to punish vendors that work with a Democrat challenging an incumbent in a primary. Here are two of those posts:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts the DCCC for picking...
by pdxbuckeye
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on Sun Mar 31, 2019 at 06:40 AM PDT
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That's what Trump promised to do, and his supporters would chant at rallies. But lets examine the metaphor more closely.
He suggested term limits to do this. Term limits don't drain the swamp. It just changes who inhabits it every few years. It...
by RayMathis
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on Sun Nov 13, 2016 at 06:42 PM PST
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This nation needs a renewal of Civic Duty
and it begins right at home in our towns and cities and with our own family, friends and circle of acquaintances. Far too many of our fellow citizens ref
by Angela Marx 2
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on Sat Nov 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM PST
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Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp is looking at primarying Sen. Jerry ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Fri Nov 21, 2014 at 05:00 AM PST
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Q: How likely is 2016 election of Hillary with coattails?
A: Extrapolation from present situation: very likely (whoever primaries her).
Q: What is most likely to influence President Hillary in a ...
by emorej a Hong Kong
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on Sun Oct 27, 2013 at 10:34 PM PDT
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In 36 hours, I have seen Allen West send an email to supporters, saying if the government shuts down, "all 535" members of Congress should be replaced, have read six comments on various media sites ...
by Crashing Vor
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on Tue Oct 01, 2013 at 01:15 PM PDT
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The Republican Party, like all parties out of power, sought to portray the 2012 election as a referendum on the performance of the President. The President's approval ratings are now positive ...
by Vote4Obamain2012
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on Tue Mar 20, 2012 at 06:31 PM PDT
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I will keep this quite short and let any comments fill out the rest.
In poll after poll, I read how the American people of all persuasions are disgusted with Congress and the behavior of our ELECTED ...
by crayn
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on Sun Sep 18, 2011 at 05:26 AM PDT
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I know this "Independent", who has this New Rule for voting, this time around:
Throw the bums out -- they had their chance.
Anyone already in ...
by jamess
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on Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 11:34 AM PDT
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Consumer confidence is terrible; citizen confidence is worse: Only 11 percent of Americans have confidence in Congress. No surprise there is record-setting anti-incumbency anger rampant among ...
by Joelsmartguy
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on Wed Jul 28, 2010 at 08:35 AM PDT
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I am incensed to learn that the White House is planning to actively campaign for an incumbent Senator, even though that Senator threatened to filibuster what the White House views as an important ...
by LarsThorwald
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on Wed Jun 30, 2010 at 06:25 AM PDT
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For some years a number of groups have mounted an anti-incumbency campaign aimed at ridding Congress of the huge majority that keep getting reelected despite miserable performance. This year’...
by Joelsmartguy
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on Mon Jun 28, 2010 at 11:05 AM PDT
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If I hear one more politician say it's time to send those people in Washington a message, I'm going to puke, and I won't stop puking -until I grunge the entire Gulf- ( what's that?.... too late?
by wbramh
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on Fri Jun 11, 2010 at 01:00 PM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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Cross-posted at Politics and Other Random Topics
A little while back, ThinkProgress's Matt ...
by NMLib
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on Fri May 21, 2010 at 01:27 PM PDT
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Yesterday's elections all add up to one thing, so Chuck Todd and others in the know tell us: if you're an incumbent, you might as well resign.
by Standard Deviant
26 comments
on Wed May 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM PDT
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I am stunned at how poorly so many of our Democratic Senators have behaved in the health care debate.
Do we really have to take this shit? I don't think so.
Right now, it seems our elected leaders ...
by catchaz
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on Thu Feb 25, 2010 at 07:46 PM PST
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New numbers from a CBS News-New York Times poll indicate ...
by Cenk Uygur
206 comments
on Fri Feb 12, 2010 at 09:39 AM PST
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