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The next stop in our 50-state tour to calculate the results of the 2020 presidential election by congressional district is Kansas, which saw Donald Trump turn in the weakest performance by a Republican since 1992. While his 56% share of the vote was...
by David Nir
on Fri Jan 08, 2021 at 01:57 PM PST
with 43 Recommends
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Tuesday has come and gone, the second post-Trump test of how our Republic would respond to the authoritarian threat that's been looming over it like a spectre. We all know how the first test went- because it was right here in Virginia that we stood up...
by SquireForYou
on Sun Nov 11, 2018 at 06:21 AM PST
with 20 Recommends
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Thu Aug 09, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 51 Recommends
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
Leading...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Tue Aug 07, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 48 Recommends
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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by Daily Kos Elections
on Wed Jun 06, 2018 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 44 Recommends
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By Laura Lombard
When I was in middle and high school, my generation of students experienced the Jonesboro and Columbine shootings. At the time, we were worried about copycat shooters and members of the “Trenchcoat Mafia” emerging at our schools....
by lauralombardforkansas
on Fri Mar 30, 2018 at 09:32 AM PDT
with 2 Recommends
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In the United States, the death bell is tolling. The political discourse in America is out of control, filled with vitriol, venom and malevolence. However, the problem lies not with our politicians as we so oft proclaim with self-righteous indignation....
by jamesthompsonks
on Mon Feb 12, 2018 at 06:04 PM PST
with 8 Recommends
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There is undeniable energy among the Democratic base for the 2018 elections. Much of that energy is on the left, with grassroots activists advocating for unabashedly progressive policies. Candidates, including record-braking numbers of women, are...
by subir
on Wed Jan 24, 2018 at 07:17 PM PST
with 293 Recommends
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In today’s political environment, to be considered a progressive, you need to check certain policy boxes: being pro-choice; empowering civil, women’s, and LGBT rights; and advocating for universal healthcare, a livable wage, affordable higher...
by lauralombardforkansas
on Fri Jan 26, 2018 at 06:57 AM PST
with 2 Recommends
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May the election of Trump bring forth the fiercest, smartest, toughest generation of kick-ass women this country could possibly manage. -- Jeffery Wright, November 2016
Women across the country, including myself, felt a hard slap in the face in...
by lauralombardforkansas
on Fri Dec 15, 2017 at 09:25 AM PST
with 9 Recommends
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After co-hosting the Women of KS-04 Town Hall and Panel Discussion with the amazing Kansas State Representative Gail Finney, I thought I would take a moment of quiet reflection to hash through what ...
by jamesthompsonks
on Tue Nov 21, 2017 at 10:01 AM PST
with 8 Recommends
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WICHITA, Kan. – Democrat James Thompson today announced the endorsement of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) in his bid for Kansas’ 4th congressional district Democratic nomination. ...
by jamesthompsonks
on Tue Nov 21, 2017 at 07:01 AM PST
with 7 Recommends
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In Kansas’ 4th District, Tyson Food would like to build a $320 million chicken processing plant just outside of Wichita. The company also tried to set up shop in another part of Kansas earlier this year, but the citizens successfully fought to keep...
by lauralombardforkansas
on Mon Nov 20, 2017 at 09:30 AM PST
with 6 Recommends
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My name is Laura Lombard, and I am running as a Democrat to represent Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District in the United State House of Representatives.
The night of the 2016 presidential election my heart and the hearts of millions across the...
by lauralombardforkansas
on Sun Nov 19, 2017 at 10:04 AM PST
with 27 Recommends
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THOMPSON ARMY: I am excited to announce my joining the 2018 JUSTICE DEMOCRATS team of candidates. The organization announced its endorsement of me today and I released the following statement:
"I’m honored to join the Justice Democrats team. My...
by jamesthompsonks
on Tue Nov 14, 2017 at 05:42 PM PST
with 31 Recommends
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DISCLOSURE: I am a full-time employee of the James Thompson for Kansas campaign; where possible I have provided links to neutral websites for the numbers used in this analysis.
Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, there have been five special...
by Clint Raulsten
on Tue Oct 31, 2017 at 04:04 PM PDT
with 12 Recommends
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Thu Aug 24, 2017 at 05:01 AM PDT
with 35 Recommends
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ...
by Daily Kos Elections
on Tue Jun 27, 2017 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 31 Recommends
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We’ve had four House special elections this year. Democrats have lost all four. All four were tough races to replace Republicans from very safe districts who were appointed to posts within the Trump administration. In 2016, the Republicans were all...
by subir
on Thu Jun 22, 2017 at 08:19 AM PDT
with 16 Recommends
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Here we are again! Another major competitive House special election that never should have been on the table. This should have been another ho-hum, dull, unremarked-upon election that quietly slots in the next in a line of Republicans into a...
by Daniel Donner
on Tue Jun 20, 2017 at 12:07 PM PDT
with 45 Recommends
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