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Contributing editor at Daily Kos and Daily Kos Elections, member of three-time NN pub quiz champion Sea Org.
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Arjun Jaikumar's Profile
Slowly transitioning from hipster to yuppie. I suppose "yupster" is the proper terminology.
DOB: 05/26/1983
Location: Boston, MA
Groups: Daily Kos Elections, NetrootsNation
Hobbies: food, cocktails, baseball, soccer, books, theatre, and a good bohemian lifestyle
Twitter: arjunjaikumar
Diaries published: 924 (2639 days since last diary on Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM PST)
Comments posted: 10209 (594 days since last comment on Tue Sep 25, 2018 at 09:45 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 1879
Total Comment Ratings: 38362
Most Recommended Diary: GBCW - Goodbye Cool World, 351 comments, 870 recommends
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So freshman Sen. Mike Johanns didn't even need a full term ...
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Mon Feb 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM PST
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One common Democratic response to multiple reports that Sen. John Kerry will be President Barack Obama's choice for Secretary of State is sure to be "No, please, no, not another special election ...
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Sat Dec 15, 2012 at 11:56 AM PST
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I wrote recently about the scheduled execution of Warren Hill, a mentally retarded Georgia man. Mr. Hill's execution is now slated for Monday, July 23, one week after the previously scheduled date.
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Sun Jul 22, 2012 at 10:44 PM PDT
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Ten years ago, in Atkins v. Virginia , the United States Supreme Court ruled that execution of prisoners suffering from mental retardation violated the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. However, ...
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Thu Jul 12, 2012 at 03:10 PM PDT
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Elizabeth Warren (D)
The Massachusetts Senate race is, and will continue to be, the most closely watched Senate race in the country, pitting a Republican hero against a rising Democratic star. It ...
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Sun Jul 01, 2012 at 02:59 PM PDT
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Wisconsin state Sen. Dale Schultz
Remember ...
by Arjun Jaikumar
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on Wed Aug 10, 2011 at 07:30 AM PDT
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- Below is our chart of presidential election results for the 2016, 2012, and 2008 elections according to the congressional district lines to be used in the 2020 elections. These results are also visualized in the map at the top of this post (click here...119 comments 86 Recs
- Yehuda Nir died at the age of 84 on Saturday, peacefully and at home. He lived a remarkable life, which you can read about in this New York Times obituary. He was a Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to healing the hearts of others as a...150 comments 466 Recs
- The other day in DKE, Jacoby Jonze [http://www.dailykos.com/comment/1111947/46879640#c317 said] that Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia "runs as a Dem, but acts like a Repub" and asked "what part ...53 comments 40 Recs
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- I know I don’t need to tell you that in recent weeks, the union movement has been in the news a lot more than usual. (To understate the case somewhat.) Even before last night, Wisconsin Gov. ...16 comments 47 Recs
- Community Spotlight is a development of the original ‘Diary Rescue’ feature on the front page of DK3. Promoting good writing by emerging diarists was and remains the ultimate goal. However, ...160 comments 70 Recs
- Mark Putnam is a Democratic media consultant and founder of Putnam Partners, LLC . He is known for creating some of this decade’s most ...20 comments 35 Recs
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