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In the fourth quarter of 2023, Lucas Kunce raised $1.54 million, bringing his 2023 total to a whopping $5.4 million raised for his campaign to defeat Josh Hawley, the most unpopular Republican incumbent running for reelection in 2024. It’s the largest...
by howardpark
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on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 06:22 PM PST
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Netroots Nostalgia Yesterday we attended a special wine sale at a local winery. We had a discount card from our neighbor, who works there. I asked about a bottle from a woman at a table, who sort of stared at me and said “I know you, don’t I?” Then I...
by side pocket
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on Sun Nov 05, 2023 at 05:30 PM PST
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I can’t help but keep thinking about how much different my life was a year ago as one of the only named storms of this hurricane season begins to form in the Atlantic right now. Exactly a year to the day ago, I was sweating my ass off making sandwiches...
by April Siese
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on Mon Sep 05, 2022 at 03:00 PM PDT
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At Netroots Nation tonight in Pittsburgh Markos Moulitsas did a fantastic job of framing the 2022 election — the next 70 or so days — and a strategy for success. “We are the Freedom Party.” The Republican ethos of reversing hard won freedoms is THE...
by howardpark
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on Sat Aug 20, 2022 at 04:47 PM PDT
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In four of the last five years, my California county has experienced at least one major disaster related to climate change. Butte County is the poster child for drought and wildfire, yet some people are still in denial even though they notice the...
by Besame
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on Sat Aug 21, 2021 at 03:00 PM PDT
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In a post submitted about a month ago, I included the full text of the famous Rudyard Kipling poem, “If—. Today I’d like to use the first two stanzas in isolation as a means of introducing my case. If you can keep your head when all about you...
by cabaretic
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on Mon Mar 01, 2021 at 02:16 PM PST
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This week on The Brief: Trump's enduring influence, investing in the grassroots, looking toward 2022 On this week’s episode of The Brief, hosts Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld were joined by Joe Trippi, longtime Democratic strategist who worked as a media strategist and senior advisor on Doug ...
by Dorothy He
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on Wed Dec 09, 2020 at 05:01 AM PST
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Netroots�Reflections
W e have attended every Netroots convention except for Phoenix and we enjoy them immensely. We registered last December and were looking so forward to a summer vacation in ...
by side pocket
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on Sun Aug 16, 2020 at 05:30 PM PDT
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I’m not tryin’ to be cheerleader. I don’t own pom-poms. I was supporting Elizabeth Warren, got my goofy-looking selfie (I looked goofy, she looked great), and made dozens of small-dollar contributions to her (virtually every time I got a text asking me...
by Bassmastor
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on Thu Apr 16, 2020 at 02:52 PM PDT
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How the Democrats Can Regain the Technical High Ground Full disclosure: I am a web developer by trade. I tend to think that superior technology tends to determine the winners and losers of history. If you're not convinced, look up the Battle of...
by RoseC
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on Wed Feb 05, 2020 at 02:52 PM PST
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The Colorado State Open Thread will be published each Monday, about 7PM Mountain time, and sometimes there will be original content, sometimes just a placeholder as I step back in this end-of-year ...
by ColoTim
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on Mon Nov 11, 2019 at 06:00 PM PST
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Welcome to the weekly BERN (Bernie Election and Revolution News), a collaborative effort of the Daily Kos group,The Political Revolution. We are not affiliated with the campaign, except as volunteers. Numerous group members have contributed to this...
by subir
200 comments
on Sat Jul 27, 2019 at 11:18 AM PDT
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My Netroots
We attend the Netroots convention every year. This year’s was unusual in many ways. The train from the airport to the hotel was free for those over 65; progressive. The first Kossack ...
by side pocket
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 05:30 PM PDT
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Just dropping this in here, not having an opinion of the article yet. Politico article of "How the Democratic netroots died"
by ProjectsKid
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on Wed Jul 17, 2019 at 09:41 AM PDT
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Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state and 2020 presidential hopeful, is most known for his detailed plans to tackle our planet’s biggest threat: the climate crisis. But as he explained to Daily Kos backstage at Netroots Nation, he has ideas on...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 09:55 AM PDT
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York and 2020 hopeful, is running a staunch anti-Trump campaign. Since announcing her candidacy outside of Trump Tower in New York City, she’s gone on Fox News to slam its abortion coverage, talked about...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 07:42 AM PDT
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Democratic Representatives Deb Haaland (of New Mexico), Ilhan Omar (of Minnesota), Ayanna Pressley (of Massachusetts), and Rashida Tlaib (of Michigan) gathered at Netroots Nation this Saturday, July 13 to participate in the “Making Herstory: The Women...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Sat Jul 13, 2019 at 11:55 AM PDT
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So I look forward to seeing all my Netroots pals and Dan Otte! I will get to see Dan! He will be in Philly then!!!!!
I have traveled with Dan many times to Africa. He oversees a big collection of jumpy things, here. Academy of Natural Sciences
by TexMex
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on Sat Jul 06, 2019 at 07:06 AM PDT
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For a number of years I have written a diary similar to this one reminding folks to generously tip the housekeeping staff at your hotel. I will repeat the general thoughts, but with an additional thought brought about by recent experience. In addition,...
by side pocket
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on Fri Jul 05, 2019 at 02:27 PM PDT
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Who is traveling to Philadelphia for Netroots 2019 from Los Angeles, Orange County or someplace else in Southern California? Who knows a lot about Philadelphia and wants to get together as a team ...
by susans
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on Wed Jun 26, 2019 at 05:05 PM PDT
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