Can deaniac83 and Cenk Uygur please kiss and make up?
Dear Deaniac83 and Cenk Uygur: You both make good points --- often! --- but you've been feuding all cycle. Isn't it high time you both meet for coffee, talk about something that's not politics, and...
View ArticleObama's a [INSERT LABEL HERE]: A time to unite and a time to divide.
I completely agree with the diarists who've said calling Obama a (some species of Democrat or DINO) is nonesense --- especially as this president eschews labels and cares more about "relentless...
View ArticleStay sane. Ignore the President.
After two years of trying to figure out what’s with President Obama (Is he too aloof? Too arrogant? Too much in a bubble? Too naïve? Too sociamalistic? Too centertastic? A closet Blue Dog?), I’ve...
View ArticleConfusing Progressive w/ Purist & Pragmatic w/ Effective
It’s not my intention to get into a war of semantics, but the growing internecine feud between “Progressives” versus “Pragmatists” is itself destructive to our cause and uses carelessly drawn labels...
View ArticleAnd we're stuck with Tim Kaine at DNC because?
Question: In what world do you oversee a so-called electoral "shellacking" and get to keep your job? Answer: In Barack Obama's postpartisan world wherein parties matter least of all notwithstanding...
View ArticleShould we donate to DSCC Grassroots Victory Project?
Like most of you (I'm sure), I'm getting bombarded with e-mails from Barack Obama and the DSCC's "Grassroots Victory Project." It all sounds like a good idea --- we need boots on the ground to drive...
View ArticleThe Oracle Hath Spoken: Nate Silver’s Data Journalism and Self-Fulfilling...
Am I the only one who feels that the Nate Silver, data-driven, poll aggregating, atomic-clock-like election forecasting model is a mixed blessing? Sure, it’s just a prophecy based on snapshot in time....
View ArticleKY-Sen: This Jersey Boy is Moving to Kentucky! (w/ FAQ!)
… well, for a week at least. Then back to New Jersey. That’s right, from October 26 through October 31, I’ll be campaigning in Lexington, Kentucky for Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes in her...
View Article#TURNOUTFORWHAT: Lil Jon Rocks the Vote!
With 26 days until November 4th, it's great to see Rock the Vote still out there rallying up the kids in this midterm election, and it's not even a Presidential election year! And I'll add this is...
View ArticleKY-Sen: "Leaving Everything on the Road" for Grimes (Day 1)
My absolute favorite diary on DailyKos was Markos's "Leave Everything on the Road" piece and the piece that spawned it from the 2008 cycle. And since then, I've pushed myself to go above and beyond...
View ArticleREMOBILIZE: Time to Get the Old (Resistance) Gang Back Together Again
While we pound our fists and cycle through the various stages of grief at the obstinate fecklessness of Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership letting Donald Trump get away with trashing...
View ArticleUPDATED: Call your Rep: USMCA is not inevitable---if we say it's not!
I haven’t seen too many (or any) posts about the impending USMCA “hand shake” between the White House and Dems on the Hill. Is it inevitable? Is our party really going to just hand Trump an...
View ArticleSupporting Biden means supporting his digital campaign.
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...
View ArticleBREAKING: Joe Biden online "rally" tonight (4/25 at 7pm EST) to mark campaign...
Hey friends -— In the nick of time, I came across this announcement that Joe Biden is holding an online #SOULSaturday “rally” to support the one-year anniversary of his campaign. You can tune in live...
View ArticleUPDATED: More Tests and PPE? Warren, Baldwin, Murphy (and more) have plans...
Our Kelly Eleveld posted yesterday that Senate Democrats (led by Tammy Baldwin, Chris Murphy, and Chuck Schumer w/ 46 co-sponsors) introduced the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, which...
View ArticleUPDATE: Donate your OSSOFF--Big 500k fundraising goal today!
The All-Star Fundraising team of Senators Chris Murphy, Brian Schatz, and Cory Booker (not to mention assists from Senator Bob Casey and Should-Be-Senator Jason Kander) is trying to raise 500k TODAY...
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