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| Iowa's biggest newspaper endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic Primary #EWarren2020 The Des Moines Register’s Editorial Board endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren for the 2020 Democratic Iowa Caucuses The outstanding caliber of Democratic candidates makes it difficult to choose just one. But ultimately Iowa caucusgoers need to do that.... |
2thanks | 01/26/2020 | 4 |
| Cattle Call 2020: Bernie makes his Iowa (and national) move Taking a look at the national polling aggregate, Bernie Sanders is making a move:
My operating theory has been that Sanders can’t break past his core support in the high-teens. Polls aren’t ... |
kos | 01/26/2020 | 172 |
| GA-Sen: "How Riggs Amico (D) sacrificed her family business investment to save jobs & pensions" David Dayen has a piece out in the American Prospect that profiles businesswoman, former Lt. Governor candidate and current U.S. Senate candidate, Sarah Riggs Amico (D. GA). Riggs Amico’s campaign ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/26/2020 | 3 |
| Iowa's Biggest Newspaper, The Des Moines Register, Endorses Elizabeth Warren In The Dem Primary Some big news out of Iowa today courtesy of the Des Moines Register: The Des Moines Register editorial board endorses Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses as the best leader for these times. The senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/25/2020 | 186 |
| Unions face another year of eroding membership as the war on workers continues The share of U.S. workers represented by a union ticked down slightly from 2018 to 2019, dropping from 11.7% to 11.6%; the share of U.S. workers who are union members also dropped from 10.5% to 10.3% |
Laura Clawson | 01/25/2020 | 12 |
| MoveOn urges Bernie Sanders to apologize and stop elevating the endorsement of Joe Rogan Wow. MoveOn, which endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016, isn’t mincing words about Joe Rogan and the Sanders campaign elevating his endorsement. Calling Rogan and rightly so, “someone known for promoting transphobia, homophobia, Islamophobia, racism and... |
First Amendment | 01/25/2020 | 590 |
| Pompeo responds to reports of rage-filled tirade against reporter with lie-filled statement The non-impeachment bombshell of the week was NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly's interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the interview in which he blustered and lied to the unflappable Kelly; the interview that so enraged him that he followed up... |
Joan McCarter | 01/25/2020 | 366 |
| Trump's defense begins opening arguments in impeachment trial: Live coverage #3 Donald Trump’s defense team previewed a very Donald Trump strategy during Tuesday’s procedural debate in the impeachment trial: lie, attack, ignore the facts. Now it’s time for a concentrated blast of that as they begin their opening arguments.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/25/2020 | 202 |
| U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa endorses Joe Biden Solid endorsement here in Iowa for Joe Biden. Cindy Axne flipped a GOP held seat during the 2018 midterm elections. "On all the issues that we care most about — that I care about, that our constituents care about — he’s the one candidate who, I... |
First Amendment | 01/25/2020 | 7 |
| Trump's defense begins opening arguments in impeachment trial: Live coverage #2 Donald Trump’s defense team previewed a very Donald Trump strategy during Tuesday’s procedural debate in the impeachment trial: lie, attack, ignore the facts. Now it’s time for a concentrated blast of that as they begin their opening arguments.... |
Laura Clawson | 01/25/2020 | 225 |
| Trump's defense begins opening arguments in impeachment trial: Live coverage #1 Donald Trump’s defense team previewed a very Donald Trump strategy during Tuesday’s procedural debate in the impeachment trial: lie, attack, ignore the facts. Now it’s time for a concentrated blast of that as they begin their opening arguments. |
Laura Clawson | 01/25/2020 | 272 |
| The Nation Lists These 12 Senate Seats That Could Flip From The GOP To The Democrats The Nation has a great piece out right now in which Steve Phillips lists 12 states that he believes that Democrats have a great shot at flipping in this year’s election to give them a Senate Majority: The impeachment trial in the US Senate is clearly a... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/24/2020 | 26 |
| House managers wrap up their opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #5 It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 146 |
| ME-Sen; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) Helps Sara Gideon (D) Defeat Susan "Cover-up" Collins (R) Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Every senator swore an oath to be impartial at the start of the Senate impeachment trial. It’s one I take seriously, and I... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/24/2020 | 1 |
| House managers wrap up their opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #4 It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 148 |
| Is Moscow Mitch the messenger of the 'heads on pikes' threat from Trump to Republicans? Moscow Mitch McConnell has a team working overtime to work the refs, and getting the traditional press to spin out stories about his masterful control of the Senate. Like this one quoting people from his inner sphere, in which he is credited with... |
Joan McCarter | 01/24/2020 | 98 |
| MAGA Congressman schedules first Town Hall ever, instantly recalls why he prefers "safe spaces" As recently as late November 2019, Congressman John Rutherford told a reporter, “I don’t do town halls because they’re so dysfunctional.” And because his district is gerrymandered in his favor, he could get away with that. There were grumblings on... |
pollamb | 01/24/2020 | 11 |
| House managers wrap up their opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #3 It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 81 |
| Pentagon: 34 suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran airstrike. Trump: They're 'headaches' The Pentagon has disclosed that 34 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries due to the Iranian missile strike on U.S. forces in Iraq in early January. That's more than triple the number acknowledged earlier this week. On... |
Joan McCarter | 01/24/2020 | 106 |
| House managers wrap up their opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #2 It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 133 |
| Texas Republicans are running scared. Let's help Eliz Markowitz keep them that way Texas Republicans are eyeing 2020 with no small amount of panic. They are in such a panic that they are plotting even now how to change the rules when Democrats gain seats in the legislature. The Dallas Morning News reports on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's... |
Joan McCarter | 01/24/2020 | 13 |
| House managers wrap up their opening argument for impeachment: Live coverage #1 It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 72 |
| Mr. 'Grab 'em by the pussy' spouts off about 'the majesty of God's creation' at anti-abortion rally Donald Trump’s speechwriters really pulled out all the rhetorical flourishes for his remarks at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Mr. “Grab ‘em by the pussy” was spouting line after line about “the majesty of God’s creation” and “the... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 241 |
| Trump's 'best people' in HHS forgot to renew public health emergency declaration on opioids For the past two years, the nation's opioid crisis has been deemed a national public health emergency. That ended last week, temporarily, because no one in Health and Human Services bothered to renew it when it lapsed. They're calling it a "clerical... |
Joan McCarter | 01/24/2020 | 32 |
| Trump administration takes aim at California abortion-coverage requirement Pandering to anti-abortion zealots with a side of California bashing? For Donald Trump and his lackeys, the answer is an eager “Yes, please!” Trump’s Health and Human Services Department is planning to go after California’s requirement for health... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 13 |
| Virginia Democrats' legislative moves on reproductive rights prove elections have consequences After more than 25 years of forced-birthers in the Republican-controlled Virginia state legislature passing law after law restricting abortions and limiting other reproductive rights, the new Democratic majority elected in November showed its clout... |
Meteor Blades | 01/24/2020 | 46 |
| Republican senators sure are selective in what they find offensive in Trump's impeachment trial The third day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial once again featured Republican senators competing with each other to see who could show the most disdain for the idea of their constitutional duty and the oath they took to provide impartial justice.... |
Joan McCarter | 01/24/2020 | 49 |
| Senate Republicans' latest cover-up excuse: Trump will obstruct witnesses, so why bother? Senate Republicans are using Donald Trump’s obstruction of Congress as an excuse for letting him get away with obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. Trump would assert executive privilege to prevent former national security adviser John Bolton... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 70 |
| Today in impeachment: Obstruction of Congress to take center stage as House Democrats wrap up After a powerful closing Thursday night, Rep. Adam Schiff and the rest of the House impeachment managers return Friday for their final day of opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The question remains whether any Republican... |
Laura Clawson | 01/24/2020 | 35 |
| House managers continue to build devastating impeachment case against Trump: Live coverage #6 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—and in case there was any doubt he’s guilty, he’s bragging about obstruction. But that’s not enough for Senate Republicans determined to protect him at all cost. On day one... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 164 |
| House managers continue to build devastating impeachment case against Trump: Live coverage #5 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—and in case there was any doubt he’s guilty, he’s bragging about obstruction. But that’s not enough for Senate Republicans determined to protect him at all cost. On day one... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 109 |
| Lucy Flores (D. NV), "I was with Bernie, now I’m with Elizabeth" Received this e-mail today from former Nevada Assemblywoman and 2016 Bernie Sanders surrogate, Lucy Flores (D. NV), on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, in support of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) presidential campaign: In... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 157 |
| Susan Collins finds a principle to stand behind: Tattling on 'both sides' in the name of civility Just when you thought Maine Sen. Susan Collins couldn't get any worse, you find out she's a tattle-tale. Yes, the one thing that woke Chief Justice John Roberts out of his stupor during the ongoing impeachment trial was a note from Collins tattling on... |
Joan McCarter | 01/23/2020 | 70 |
| House managers continue to build devastating impeachment case against Trump: Live coverage #4 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—and in case there was any doubt he’s guilty, he’s bragging about obstruction. But that’s not enough for Senate Republicans determined to protect him at all cost. On day one... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 127 |
| McConnell's second impeachment cover-up is hiding how Republicans are blowing off their jobs As you watch the impeachment trial, with its unrelenting single camera angle, remember that this is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s other cover-up. McConnell has most famously rigged the rules of the trial so that it’s extremely unlikely to... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 57 |
| IA-Sen: Greenfield (D) Goes After Ernst (R) For Signing Letter Asking SCOTUS To Overturn Roe V. Wade Apologies, yesterday was a very busy day for me so I am playing catch up here. Received this e-mail from Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: Forty-seven years ago, the historic ruling Roe v. Wade affirmed the right of all people to make... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| House managers continue to build devastating impeachment case against Trump: Live coverage #3 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—and in case there was any doubt he’s guilty, he’s bragging about obstruction. But that’s not enough for Senate Republicans determined to protect him at all cost. On day one... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 137 |
| PA Dems Waste No Time Flipping Outgoing GOP House Speaker's Seat & These Special Elections Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: x YouTube Video Speaker Mike Turzai, the ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 6 |
| House managers continue to build devastating impeachment case against Trump: Live coverage #2 Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress—and in case there was any doubt he’s guilty, he’s bragging about obstruction. But that’s not enough for Senate Republicans determined to protect him at all cost. On day one... |
Laura Clawson | 01/23/2020 | 128 |
| Trump is abusing his power and obstructing Congress right now while impeachment trial continues In the middle of an impeachment trial in which Donald Trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the Trump administration is brazenly abusing its power, flouting a court order, and ignoring Congress. Just this week, the... |
Joan McCarter | 01/23/2020 | 37 |
| GA-Sen A: Jason Carter (D) Endorses Teresa Tomlinson (D) In The Democratic Primary Received this e-mail today from former State Senator, Gubernatorial candidate and grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter (D. GA), in support of former Columbus Mayor, Teresa ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Endorses Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) To Flip The Texas State House Blue Something big happened in Texas yesterday: Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Eliz Markowitz in the nationally targeted race for Texas House District 28. "I'm joining Democrats across Texas and the country who... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/23/2020 | 2 |
| Are Dems about to fumble their single best chance to pick up a Senate seat? Buying a $4 million ticket to nowhere is a luxury few of us can afford...except, it seems, Cal Cunningham’s backers in the NC-Sen Democratic primary to choose an opponent against Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Tillis, with a scant 34% approval rating in... |
DocDawg | 01/22/2020 | 75 |
| NC-Sen: End Citizens United Poll Has Cal Cunningham (D) Beating Thom Tillis (R) 44-42 Some big news today out of North Carolina: Here’s some more info: Click here for the full results. By the way, Cunningham has a new ad from VoteVets that’s currently hitting the airwaves: In his first campaign television ad, Democratic U.S. Senate... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/22/2020 | 10 |
| MT-Gov: Sen. Jon Tester (D) Helps Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney (D) Defeat GOPer Who Assaulted A Journalist Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Lt. Governor Mike Cooney’s (D. MT) gubernatorial campaign: I’m thrilled to announce I’m endorsing Mike Cooney to be the next Democratic Governor of Montana! Will you join me... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 3 |
| Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) Helps Kick Off Early Voting Efforts To Flip The Texas State House Received this e-mail from Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) campaign: Election Day is exactly ONE WEEK from today. Here’s what you need to know: Election Day isn't until January 28th, but early voting is ALREADY here! If you’d like to avoid long lines... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 5 |
| In North Carolina, the people's candidate wins a game changing endorsement: the people's Endorsements are the life blood of political campaigns — particularly in primary elections. For every one voter who invests serious time and effort in carefully studying the opposing candidates’ positions, backgrounds, and records, ten or more really... |
DocDawg | 01/21/2020 | 41 |
| CO-Sen: Colorado Democrats Go After Cory Gardner (R) Demanding A Fair Impeachment Trial Received two e-mails today from the top Colorado Democrats running for Senate. The first one is from former Governor John Hickenlooper (D. CO): Folks -- An impeachment trial without witnesses or evidence presented is not a trial at all, it’s a sham.... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 7 |
| Indivisible Mounts Pressure On The Senate To Reject Moscow Mitch's Sham Trial Rules Received this e-mail today from the progressive group, Indivisible: It’s a historic day -- Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins this afternoon -- but the rules proposed by Mitch McConnell are anything but fair. Over the weekend, McConnell sent over... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/21/2020 | 2 |
| Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy been Gentrified? On MLK day, I urge you to remember the entirety of the push for change that Dr. Martin Luther King was fighting for. We all know about the “Dream”. We all Know that he went to the mountain top. And we have seen the pictures of the non-violent marches.... |
MichaelOwens | 01/20/2020 | 11 |
| Ashley Judd Teams Up With PCCC To Help Get Out The Vote For Elizabeth Warren Received this e-mail today from actress and activist, Ashley Judd, on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, in support of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) presidential campaign: This weekend, women marched. One year from now, I... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/20/2020 | 6 |
| AZ, KY, TX & NC-Sen: VoteVets Keeps Up The Momentum To Help These Veterans Flip The Senate Blue Received this e-mail today from VoteVets: It’s critical you read this entire email and then take action to support VoteVets today. The House officially sent articles of impeachment to the Senate this week. Now it’s up to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/19/2020 | 4 |
| PA-AG: Gov. Tom Wolf (D) Endorses Attorney General Josh Shapiro's (D) Re-Election Bid Received this e-mail from Governor Tom Wolf (D. PA) in support of Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s (D. PA) re-election campaign: I've called Josh a friend for over a decade. He is a good and honorable man of impeccable integrity. That’s why I’m proud to... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/19/2020 | 2 |
| It's Time to Move the 'For the People Act' Forward Voting is power! Every citizen has the fundamental right to have her voice heard and counted, but David Perdue and Mitch McConnell have refused to move forward the For the People Act, a bill passed by the U.S. House to expand voting rights and limit... |
TeresaTomlinson | 01/19/2020 | 4 |
| Washed up: How a candidate who swore off corporate PAC money still rakes it in In 2020, a Democratic primary candidate promising not to accept corporate PAC money is the new normal. Some live up to their word. Others, not so much. North Carolina’s Democratic US Senate primary is shaping up to be a classic case study, illustrating... |
DocDawg | 01/19/2020 | 10 |
| "Who's "REAL"... anyway?" Who’s “REAL”… anyway? I remember watching a clip of a political rally in 2008 in which Sarah Palin (ugh… the first sign of the apocalypse) said she was so glad to be with “real ... |
PamKeithFL | 01/18/2020 | 65 |
| Julián Castro (D. TX) Kicks Off Huge GOTV Event Tomorrow To Help Dr. Eliz Markowitz (D. TX) Win Received this e-mail from Julián Castro (D. TX) in support of Dr. Eliz Markowitz’s (D. TX-HD28) campaign in the upcoming special election to flip the Texas State House: When I ended my campaign for president, I told you that I wasn’t done fighting. To... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |
| AZ-Sen: Indivisible Launches Website To Expose Trump Hack Martha McSally's (R) Record Received this e-mail today from the progressive group, Indivisible: If you've been on Twitter in the last few days, you've probably seen it: a video of Arizona Republican Senator Martha McSally lashing out at a CNN reporter, calling him a "liberal... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 6 |
| ME-Sen: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) Helps Sara Gideon (D) Defeat Cadet Bonespur's Favorite Loyalist Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: Rudy Giuliani’s associate ... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |
| TX, IA & KY-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These 3 Amazing Women Flip The Senate Blue Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of MJ Hegar (D. TX), Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) and Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaigns: Iowa. Kentucky. Texas. Dick Durbin is supporting exceptional... |
poopdogcomedy | 01/17/2020 | 2 |