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Welcome to � Nuts & Bolts ,� a guide to Democratic campaigns. I’ve helped write this series for years�using information from campaign managers, finance directors, field directors, trainers, and ...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sun Jan 22, 2023 at 04:00 PM PST
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One would think that a party that openly campaigns against immigration would not find favor with people who have immigrated legally or illegally. I know that legal immigrants are not in favor of people gaming the system that they legally followed. The...
by aPauledInNJ
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on Wed Nov 09, 2022 at 12:58 PM PST
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by Mark Fiore
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on Fri Sep 30, 2022 at 05:00 AM PDT
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As you will recall, the GOP didn’t get around to developing a platform of policy positions for the 2020 election. Basically, their position was “anything that Trump wanted” was OK with them. Since being on the losing side of the 2020 election, Mitch...
by JenGran
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on Sun May 22, 2022 at 08:33 PM PDT
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Steve Schmidt didn’t convert soon enough. The only good democrats you can trust were democrats by the age of 18. Actually, their parents might have been republicans or at least said something that a republican might have said. So, that's not good...
by Dem
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on Tue May 10, 2022 at 04:03 PM PDT
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki continues her farewell slam dunk contest tour. On Tuesday, she spoke with reporters about the Biden administration’s plans to lower inflation and help the working families and seniors in our country that are most...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue May 10, 2022 at 05:13 PM PDT
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For all the fighting between the parties on Capitol Hill, it’s almost unheard of for Congress to force its’ colleagues to testify. (With the exception of the Ethics Committee, which exists solely to police fellow House lawmakers.) If the Select...
by cultureanimal
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on Sun Jan 16, 2022 at 01:31 PM PST
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A “disclaimer of sorts” before beginning: I won’t be issuing more than one blog most days...or maybe ever again, and there will be days when I don’t post any. However, this is a fairly recent one that was posted on another site, but I thought it was...
by leftwisdom
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on Sat May 29, 2021 at 02:05 PM PDT
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It must be said that I have NEVER supported the Republican Platform, being resolutely a Democrat both in party affiliation and in terms of moral conviction. However, at least at one time, the Republican Party actually had a platform, as wrong as I...
by leftwisdom
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on Fri May 28, 2021 at 01:28 PM PDT
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Activists rally for publisher to put money where its mouth is and cancel Josh Hawley's big book deal In light of Wednesday’s absolutely chilling armed insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, Democrats and progressives are calling for super right-wing Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri to resign. And if not, to be expelled from office. Why?...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Jan 07, 2021 at 11:35 AM PST
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According to David, the Rethugs really do have a platform, it’s just too ugly for them to show to actual human beings. IDEAS The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish What the Republican Party actually stands for, in 13 points epublicans have...
by Mrmuni12
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on Tue Aug 25, 2020 at 10:02 AM PDT
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"A fool always finds some greater fool to admire him." – Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux From TPM: RNC Abandons Adoption Of New Party Platform, Points At Support For Trump Instead By Cristina Cabrera | August 24, 2020 8:33 a.m. The Republican National...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Mon Aug 24, 2020 at 06:03 AM PDT
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New Progressive Platform National Progressive platform based on incentives instead of laws and subsidies. Land reform is a major issue in our country. Though incentives we can break up and sale large tracks of land Levy a special taxon second homes and...
by rodrylander
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on Mon Aug 10, 2020 at 07:28 AM PDT
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Today, the Muslim Delegates and Allies Coalition recommends delegates to the Democratic National Convention vote “no” on the party platform, because it fails to adequately address Israeli human rights violations in occupied Palestine as well as human...
by Muslim Delegates
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on Mon Aug 03, 2020 at 02:02 PM PDT
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The forming of the Democratic National Platform is something that helps define who, and what, Democratic candidates and voters stand for, in an election, and their reason for registration. State parties and other organizations also have their own...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Tue Jun 30, 2020 at 09:56 AM PDT
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It’s alright to be White It’s alright to be White, and proud to be born free, though a history of Racism and hate creates disparity, disunity, partiality. Don’t perpetuate the hate, don’t deny the lie, of discrimination, denigration, and segregation;...
by Brim4peace
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on Fri Jun 19, 2020 at 05:53 AM PDT
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Amazingly, from the NYT, not the Onion: WASHINGTON — When Republicans read the platform their party is using for the 2020 campaign, they may be surprised to see that it is full of condemnations of the sitting president. “The survival of the internet as...
by Hlinko
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on Fri Jun 12, 2020 at 07:18 AM PDT
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I have certainly suffered a degree of stigma for having worked in sexually-oriented businesses and having performed in adult oriented stage shows, but women in the industry face it to a much greater degree, and I think its important to listen to women,...
by ImpeccableLiberalCredentials
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on Mon Feb 24, 2020 at 07:18 AM PST
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This is just a starting point for a discussion: perhaps instead of using the primary process to pick a candidate, and then the convention to set the national platform, we instead use the primary process to pick the platform itself. In observing how the...
by pierre9045
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on Tue Dec 24, 2019 at 12:17 PM PST
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Here’s what I want to hear from all of the candidates. Warren came close last night, but could have gone further.
All of us on the stage tonight, and last night, have much in common. Each one of our Democratic candidates wants universal health...
by marking time
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on Wed Jul 31, 2019 at 04:28 PM PDT
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- This is a great post to start off with. “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” It isn’t graphic, but it was tagged private so I can’t embed it, but this is the Troll of the Year. Superb. *chef’s kiss* Edit: Found one that will embed: I...38 comments 190 Recs
- "He Wrote All of it Down" - Prosecution has Weisselberg's Handwritten Notes, Spelling Out the SchemeMichael Cohen’s testimony in the election interference trial of Donald Trump shall be corroborated by a simple bank statement, on which CFO Allan Weisselberg broke down the reimbursement scheme. The prosecution has that bank statement, as they told the...162 comments 475 Recs
- Multiple news outlets are reporting that infamous right-wing election conspiracy-slinging website, The Gateway Pundit, has declared bankruptcy in order to “consolidate” risk associated with multiple pending lawsuits. These defamation lawsuits are the...74 comments 424 Recs
- One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...114 comments 551 Recs
- I just want to say thank you from Ukraine to every US citizen and every friend of Ukraine all over the world who took action and made this critically needed military assistance package possible. Thank you for every call and email to your congressman,...195 comments 787 Recs
- MRFF demands Army bases immediately cease using Christian nationalist National Day of Prayer artworkIt’s that time of year again – time for the National Day of Prayer – that day set aside each year for the government to completely unconstitutionally tell everybody to pray. This national day of flipping-the-bird-at-the-Constitution takes place...30 comments 121 Recs
- The type of dyslexia that I have is referred to as visual dyslexia, I have tinted glasses, and use colored overlays. The reason that I am writing this short diary? I learned to read late, and as a result, I was mocked until it was both diagnosed and...147 comments 258 Recs
- -Prosecutors argued that Trump has violated the gag order four times since Tuesday’s hearing on potential contempt fines for violating the gag order. The judge has still not ruled on that contempt motion. He set a hearing for 2:15 next Wednesday on the...11 comments 32 Recs
- David Pecker blames Trump for the entire scheme but still considers him a friend. Was it the lie to Melania or was it the cover-up? He did have a much longer affair with Karen McDougal than with Stormy Daniels, and AMI spent more to keep her quiet than...7 comments 29 Recs
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