Primaries are the system in which political parties nominate a candidate for a given office.
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That is the truth and the messsage Indivisible has sent out to all of its supporters and any willing member that wants to join the fight to primary every Democrat who paved a way for trump to win this government shutdown standoff, double our healthcare...
by 40Grit
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on Mon Nov 10, 2025 at 03:13 PM PST
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Career Democrats are facing a problem. They may be good at raising cash—but they're not putting that money where their mouth is, according to congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti. He believes there are Democrats who are “doing stuff” and those...
by Alix Breeden
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on Sun Sep 28, 2025 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Here is the third in my reports on the Democratic primary contests that will help shape the Party for a generation. For the Maine Senatorial Primary, see www.dailykos.com/… For the Wisconsin Senatorial Primary, see www.dailykos.com/... In my first...
by apollani
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on Fri Sep 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM PDT
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Here is the second in my series of posts on critical House and Senate primaries. In my first post, on the primary campaign in Maine, I explained the purpose of this series: the ominous disconnect between the views--often passionately held--of Democrats...
by apollani
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on Sat Sep 06, 2025 at 11:52 AM PDT
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A Gallup poll last month showed only 8% of Democrats support Israel’s actions in Gaza. A more recent Quinnipiac poll showed that 75% of Democrats and 60% of Independents consider those actions to be genocide. Similar percentages support ending U.S. aid...
by apollani
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on Wed Sep 03, 2025 at 05:26 AM PDT
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What would Democrats do if the majority of our Democratic Congressional leaders supported banning abortion nationwide, funding Alligator Alcatraz, or supported Trump’s dismantling of the CDC? U.S. funding for genocide in Palestine is no less serious an...
by apollani
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on Fri Aug 29, 2025 at 04:39 PM PDT
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I used to follow the work of Werner Erhard- oh yes, very controversal and I disliked the cult-aspect. But nonetheless he made a brilliant observation about effective/sustainable organizations. To be an effective force, organizations need: not...
by KKwriter
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on Thu Jul 31, 2025 at 02:37 PM PDT
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Proposals to give independent and unaffiliated voters a greater voice are popular, but they face tough odds in the legislature.
By Carter Walker for Votebeat
More than 3 out of 4 voters in ...
by Votebeat
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on Wed Jul 09, 2025 at 06:00 AM PDT
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It is impossible overstate the urgency of the situation we face as a nation. Virtually every day the Trump Administration comes forward with some outrageous executive order or other action that will directly cause harm. Meanwhile the spineless...
by MKGregory
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on Wed May 14, 2025 at 05:56 AM PDT
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A large part of the Mango Mussolini’s hold over the Republicans comes from his control of the MAGA base, which is eager to primary any Congressperson who steps out of line (or is even thought to be thinking about rising from bended knee). (I’m not...
by Dan K
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on Sun Apr 20, 2025 at 09:14 AM PDT
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I have nothing against primaries, for that is when you should make your voices heard and select a candidate. I have nothing against new blood, they youth is after all the ones who will inherit the mess we’ve created. I am neither a fan nor a critic of...
by MurielVieux
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on Thu Apr 17, 2025 at 07:44 PM PDT
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All you’re doing by leaving the Democratic Party and registering as Independent is reducing the percentage of the party that is 1) leftist, and 2) angry. Perhaps you think it doesn’t matter, but when the party shifts just a percentage point or two away...
by Kelldicott
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on Mon Mar 17, 2025 at 01:37 PM PDT
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Rage has been justifiably focused on Chuck Schumer and the other nine Democratic senators who caved to allow legalization of the takeover of our democracy by an unelected billionaire nazi. But as Schumer himself claimed, more senators wanted to vote...
by Maxlongstreet
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on Sat Mar 15, 2025 at 06:05 PM PDT
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Sometimes when I launch into a topic I have no idea where the stream of consciousness is going to take me, but damned if this isn't a good one, y'all, if I do say so myself. Georgia Republicans want to make Georgia a "closed primary" state, and...
by The Ron Show
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on Thu Feb 06, 2025 at 05:25 AM PST
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DENVER�— A national campaign is backing ballot measures in six states to end partisan primaries, seeking to turn down the temperature in a polarized country by removing a process that gives the ...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Nov 05, 2024 at 02:43 PM PST
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I started out as a Biden should not drop out person. I was wrong. Swapping out Harris has been one of the more brilliant campaign decisions in modern politics. But this pushes another concern: NO ONE likes the Presidential race starting a year and a...
by jgkojak
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on Tue Jul 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM PDT
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There’s a diary currently up that argues the process for nominating a presidential candidate — the one that effectively nominated Biden, then resulted in him suddenly being replaced by Harris, is broken. I’d say it was more the current political...
by TheOrchid
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on Tue Jul 23, 2024 at 08:17 AM PDT
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Oregon, California, and Georgia all have elections this evening. Why no live blog? Somebody is slipping.
by MikePhoenix
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on Tue May 21, 2024 at 08:54 PM PDT
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by Progressive Democrats of America
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on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 08:17 AM PDT
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I know most on Daily Kos�are going to quibble with me that there are actually different factions in the House GOP, but there are two major factions:� MAGA and the cowards who bow to the MAGA.� And ...
by Merlin196360
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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