End Of The Road For Fred Upton?
Yesterday, there were 5 Republicans primarying long-time incumbent Fred Upton in his southwest Michigan swing district-- one term...
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Howie Klein
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Blue America's First Incumbent Endorsement For 2022: Marie Newman (IL)
This is the third cycle in a row we've endorsed Marie Newman-- and she's gotten better and better each time. She didn't quite manage to...
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Howie Klein
Sep 3, 20219 min read
Will Pro-Choice Voters Make Republicans Pay A Price For Banning Abortions In Texas?
Two local governments-- those of Texas and Oklahoma-- have now effectively banned abortion in their states. Idaho, Ohio, Missouri,...
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Howie Klein
Sep 3, 20214 min read
Can Kevin McCarthy Be Defeated In California Before He Becomes The Worst Speaker In History?
Last year Kevin McCarthy was reelected to an 8th term in Congress with 64.3% of the vote (better than Trump's 57.1% in the district)...
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Howie Klein
Sep 2, 20215 min read
There Are Few Anti-Choice Dems Left In Congress. The Worst One Is Running Against Jessica Cisneros
A recent poll by Hart Research for NBC News shows that most Americans (54%) believe abortion should be legal and accessible. Generally...
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Howie Klein
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Endorsement Alert: Mike Ortega In Orange County
Mike Ortega is an exceptional candidate-- both an engineer and a philosopher. In a STEM school he went to to study science, he also...
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Howie Klein
Aug 27, 202111 min read
What Does Criminal Justice Reform Actually Look Like? Let Shervin Aazami Explain
Loads of Democratic candidates-- especially non-incumbents-- are running on platforms that include a criminal justice reform plank. But...
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Howie Klein
Aug 22, 20214 min read
Endorsement Alert-- In Kentucky: Meet Chris Preece
Other than KY-03 (Louisville), KY-06-- which includes Fayette (Lexington) and Franklin (Frankfort) counties-- is the only congressional...
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Howie Klein
Aug 16, 20215 min read
Unless The Democrats Act, The GOP Will Steal The House Next Year
In his newsletter about redistricting this morning, Judd Legum points out what's at stake: "the future of democracy itself." It isn't...
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Howie Klein
Aug 15, 20214 min read
A Call For Extinction: Blue Dogs
With a handful of corrupt Democratic conservatives in the House-- led by Blue Dog scumbags Josh Gottheimer (NJ) and Kurt Schrader (OR)--...
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Howie Klein
Aug 14, 20214 min read
Why Won't The DCCC Help Defeat Kevin McCarthy?
It's a coincidence that the Republican Accountability Project released this McCarthyism video-- a must watch-- at the same time that DWT...
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Howie Klein
Aug 10, 20214 min read
Endorsement Alert In Brooklyn-- Meet Queen Johnson
Beltway journalist Edward-Isaac Dovere referred to power-crazed careerist and corporate shill Hakeem Jeffries as the next face of the...
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Howie Klein
Aug 5, 20214 min read
Guest Post By Shahid Buttar: Lies Punching Left Are A Pattern
Watching Nina Turner’s defeat at the hands of the Democratic establishment’s games felt eerily familiar. Many observers have noted the...
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Howie Klein
Aug 1, 20215 min read
Endorsement Alert: Syracuse, NY-- Steven Holden
This cycle, expect NY-24 to be one of the most avidly contested congressional races in the country. Won by Obama twice, by Clinton in...
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Howie Klein
Jul 31, 20218 min read
Can A Bernie Independent Win The Ventura County House Seat? Meet Daniel Wilson
It's very, very hard-- to dislodge an incumbent in a primary. But it's been done. Hilda Solis, Donna Edwards, Matt Cartwright, AOC,...
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Howie Klein
Jul 27, 20216 min read
Are The Democrats Offering Voters Anything Other Than Fear Of The GOP?
With Manchin and Sinema blocking all attempts by the Democrats to pass any legislation that the party's candidates could point to in the...
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Howie Klein
Jul 23, 20214 min read
Meet Claudia, Texas Game-Changer
Our old pal Mike Siegel introduced me to Claudia Zapata, who also lives in Austin, but in a different congressional district-- TX-35,...
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Howie Klein
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Sylvester Ani, Jr. Is Running For Congress In Los Angeles
I met Sylvester through another Los Angeles progressive running for Congress, Shervin Aazami. He told me Sylvester is a committed Sunrise...
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Howie Klein
Jul 17, 20215 min read
Political Violence And The GOP-- Will There Be A Price To Pay At The Polls?
Yesterday, the Washington Post published a fascinating report, The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol hurt the Republican Party by 3 University...
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Howie Klein
Jul 16, 20213 min read
Confirmed: Kevin McCarthy Is A National Security Threat
On Thursday, former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor was on MSNBC warning that his old party, the GOP, in now...
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