In Some Places Primaries Are More Important Than General Elections. Like The One 2 Days Ago
There was a special election primary for a state House seat in Norfolk on Tuesday. The Democratic Establishment candidate, Alicia Smith,...
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Howie Klein
Nov 9, 20214 min read
A Refreshing Mea Culpa From A New Jersey Newspaper
And Good Riddance Steve Sweeney! Yesterday, Trump went after former friend/crony and New Jersey governor Chris Christie with one of his...
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Howie Klein
Nov 5, 20214 min read
When Democrats Don't Take Out The Garbage In Primaries, Republicans Do It In The General
Almost every incumbent in the New Jersey state Senate won Tuesday-- although two races are undecided. "Ex" Republican Dawn Marie Addiego...
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Howie Klein
Nov 3, 20214 min read
Voters Punished Democrats For Manchin-Sinema-Blue Dog Dysfunction, Build Back Worse
I attracted the ire of several friends in the last few months because I couldn't hide my antipathy towards Terry McAuliffe, a corrupt...
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Howie Klein
Oct 24, 20216 min read
Warning: Not All The Scammers & Grifters Are Republicans
I'm betting the Democrats will prevail in Virginia on November 2, not because McAuliffe is worth a bucket of spit, but because Youngkin--...
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Howie Klein
Sep 16, 20214 min read
People Have The Power
As you can probably tell from this guest post by Emily Scott, there isn't a more qualified candidate running for office anywhere than she...
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Howie Klein
Aug 22, 20213 min read
What Should Dems Learn From Their Loss In Connecticut Tuesday?
Last Tuesday, the Republicans flipped an open "blue" seat red. That's the headline. But it distorts reality. Connecticut's 36th Senate...
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Howie Klein
Aug 6, 20215 min read
California Has A Special Election In 3 Weeks With The Same Dynamics As The Nina Turner Race
The special election for California's 18th Assembly district is a race much like the Nina Turner contest-- a super-blue area contested by...
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Howie Klein
Jul 5, 20215 min read
New Candidate Endorsement Alert: Virginia
Last year, Blue Virginia ranked the flippability of all all 100 House of Delegates districts-- based on no boundary changes-- for 2021....
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Howie Klein
Jun 19, 20217 min read
Virginia’s June 8th Primaries: An Autopsy And Guide On How To Proceed
-by Kyle Dalsimer, campaign manager for Ally Dalsimer On June 8th of this year, Virginia held statewide elections for Governor,...
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Howie Klein
Jun 11, 20215 min read
East Bay Endorsement Alert: Janani Ramachandran
Assemblyman Rob Bonta wasn't a bad member of the state legislator, a garden variety member of the California liberal establishment. He...
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Howie Klein
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Next Month's Special Elections-- California & Pennsylvania
The May 18th primary for the open L.A. Assembly seat (district 54, which includes Culver City, Palms, Madera Heights, Baldwin Hills...
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Howie Klein
Apr 3, 20218 min read
An Important Guest Post By Matt Rogers (D-VA): Let The People Vote!
Hi, I'm Matt Rogers. I'm a grassroots activist who started my career working on my college campus registering voters and have been around...
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Howie Klein
Mar 27, 20215 min read
There Are 5 Special Elections A Week From Tuesday
April 6 will be election day in parts of California, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. It's primary day in California's 79th Assembly...
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Howie Klein
Mar 12, 20214 min read
The Last 3 State Legislative Special Elections In March: Louisiana, Virginia And Massachusetts
The special election in Maine this week went great (Details are here but this very swingy district went 62.6% to 37.4% for a black gay...
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Howie Klein
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Big Special Election In Maine Tuesday... And Alaska Will Be Special Too
I've never met Craig Hickman but he seems like a remarkable guy. He's a Harvard graduate, an organic farmer and an author in Winthrop,...
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Howie Klein
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Why Do Virginia Beach Democrats Get Suckered by Republicans Pretending To Be Democrats?
I'm sure you know by now that Virginia is an off-cycle state for legislative and gubernatorial races-- that means THIS year (2021), not...
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Howie Klein
Feb 18, 20217 min read
Karishma Mehta Says All Virginians Deserve Housing
Virginia's 49th House District-- parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties, suburbs just south of DC-- is deep blue. Republicans don't even...
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Howie Klein
Feb 16, 20214 min read
Meet Sarah Sams-- 2021 Virginia House Candidate
Sarah Sams is making a first-time run for political office. The 28 year old decidedly progressive Virginian is running for the House of...
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Howie Klein
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Iowa Special Election This Tuesday
Republican state Senator Marianette Miller-Meeks won the open congressional seat (IA-02) previously held by Democrat Dave Loebsack. It...
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