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[This pieces is running as an op/ed in newspapers in the very red congressional district (VA-06) in which I was the Democratic nominee for Congress in 2012.) ****************************** There was so much good news the week of April 14 that it almost...
by AndySchmookler
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on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 07:18 AM PDT
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I’ve always viewed bipartisanship as sort of a gentleman’s agreement between the two major parties. One which has remained unwritten but occupied a very real place in American politics. It basically said that both parties are committed to a democratic...
by psychusa
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 02:23 PM PST
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A few weeks ago, Congress took a historic step in its support for the people of Myanmar. This is from the Campaign for a New Myanmar website. Campaign for a New Myanmar applauds U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R, MI-4) and Betty McCollum (D, MN-4) for their...
by Alyson Chadwick 1789
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on Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 09:32 AM PST
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This piece is running as an op/ed in newspapers in the very red congressional district in which I ran for Congress (the 2012 version of VA-06). ***************************** The nation has paid a price for the way one side of the American electorate...
by AndySchmookler
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on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 07:58 AM PST
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This piece will run shortly in newspapers in my very red congressional district (VA-06). ************************** If we’re going to have a reasonably functional House of Representatives, something has got to give. The elements that generate the...
by AndySchmookler
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on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 08:22 AM PDT
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The US finds itself in a rare situation where neither party can muster a governing majority. In this context, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries proposes that a bipartisan coalition is the way forward for the House. Other countries often have ‘national...
by AChris
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on Fri Oct 06, 2023 at 12:20 PM PDT
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Many qualities, beliefs, and actions differentiate President Joe Biden from his disgraced predecessor. One of them spends a great deal of time encouraging his supporters to hate their fellow ...
by Ian Reifowitz
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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In early 2009, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell laid down a marker for his depleted GOP caucus after it took a thumping in 2008, ultimately losing eight seats in total. “It’s important to keep an eye on regaining the majority," McConnell...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Feb 15, 2023 at 01:21 PM PST
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Heaven help us: It’s “bipartisanship” time with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who appeared at the No Labels conference over the weekend to reaffirm their determination to work together and get things done despite the...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 08:42 AM PST
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The Speaker of the House is supposed to be the Speaker for the whole House, not just for one party. Traditionally the Speaker is chosen by the majority party and obviously favors the majority party, but as I understand it, is not supposed to represent...
by Daver71
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on Mon Jan 02, 2023 at 11:35 AM PST
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I just returned home from attending the Slotkin-Cheney event at East Lansing High School. There were about 500 hundred or so of us packed into the school gym. The focus of the evening was on democracy and bipartisanship; about putting country before...
by calang
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on Tue Nov 01, 2022 at 04:53 PM PDT
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Not just reality, but morality and ethics. Something is ethical or it’s not. Compromise would be something that’s partly ethical or partly unethical, which makes no sense.
by Hilmbrown
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on Thu Jul 28, 2022 at 03:56 PM PDT
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It’s not an easy question. The reviews are very favorable from both partisan Democrats, most “independents,” and most pundits. The Committee has delivered a strong, coherent, story to the public based on the evidence it has gathered. The Committee...
by Elwood Dowd
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on Sat Jul 23, 2022 at 09:38 AM PDT
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..."I wanted to do something, but I had no political experience or really any experience in activism," said Amanda Mazur, who lives in rural northwestern Michigan . "But I thought, 'Maybe I can ...
by mettle fatigue
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on Wed Jul 20, 2022 at 11:06 AM PDT
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— Pres. Biden Should Forcefully Support Ending The Filibuster & Expanding SCOTUS - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Wow. That was a really good history lesson. Some things are just worth fighting for, especially when one branch of government, exercises such an out...
by jamess
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on Wed Jun 29, 2022 at 06:47 PM PDT
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Question: what’s worse, the mindless cruelty of The Fascist Mango, or the malicious cruelty of Ron DeSantis? And practically, does it matter? I’m scared out of my fuckin’ gourd that Trump will run and win the next Presidential election. The only thing...
by nigelTheBold
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on Tue Jun 21, 2022 at 09:12 PM PDT
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The United States is going through a horrid gun policy crisis. From supermarkets to elementary schools, all across our country, the grief from lives we have lost to gun violence is immense. It’s also preventable. I am a progressive Democrat running to...
by victoria4va
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on Mon Jun 20, 2022 at 03:43 AM PDT
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Joe Manchin seems to be a big believer in Conor Lamb and it seems to be based upon his belief that Conor Lamb won't vote to get rid of the filibuster. His only criticism of Lt Governor Fetterman, the only guy who has won a statewide election...
by Dem
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on Mon Apr 25, 2022 at 11:01 AM PDT
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Trumpism may have popular support but it does not have majority support. However, the struggle to preserve democratic government can no longer be preserved strictly via Constitutional means. Our archaic Constitutional system was a great improvement...
by psychusa
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on Mon Jan 31, 2022 at 07:34 AM PST
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Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) was a guest on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday. Show host Chuck Todd queried the Republican, who had voted for impeaching the former -guy-who-will-remain-unnamed here. ”Todd: You know, here's the thing with that, and this is...
by Seymour Butz
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on Mon Jan 17, 2022 at 11:52 AM PST
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