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All The Republicans Elected In Districts Biden Won Are Relatively Mainstream-- Except Beth Van Duyne

Howie Klein

Apr 17, 20216 min read

All The Republicans Elected In Districts Biden Won Are Relatively Mainstream-- Except Beth Van Duyne

Most of the districts that Biden won but where Republicans also won congressional seats, elected pretty mainstream Republicans-- no one...

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Campaign Cash Is Flooding Into 2022 House Races, But... Not Much For Challengers To The Status Quo

Howie Klein

Apr 17, 20218 min read

Campaign Cash Is Flooding Into 2022 House Races, But... Not Much For Challengers To The Status Quo

On Thursday, Marianne Williamson hosted a candidate summit for the 16 candidates she has endorsed for the 2021 and 2022 cycles. $5,355...

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Meet Jessica Mason-- She's What Congress Should Be Like Going Into The 21st Century

Howie Klein

Apr 16, 20215 min read

Meet Jessica Mason-- She's What Congress Should Be Like Going Into The 21st Century

If you missed Marianne Williamson's Candidate Summit Wednesday night, the video above is a 4 minute clip of one of the most impressive...

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Howie Klein

Apr 15, 20213 min read

Statistics Porn-- New PVIs Day

Cook's PVIs tend to be a lagging indicator of partisan lean-- except on the day they come out. And that day is today. The report isn't...

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New Endorsement Alert: Charles Thompson, TX-18

Howie Klein

Apr 15, 20215 min read

New Endorsement Alert: Charles Thompson, TX-18

Sheila Jackson Lee is not just a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she's one of the 5 vice chairs of the CPC-- although the...

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Howie Klein

Apr 13, 20215 min read

Trump's Not Moving Out Of The Spotlight

Michelle Goldberg began her NY Times column this morning by noting that "It was amazing how quickly it happened. For almost five years--...

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Howie Klein

Apr 11, 20215 min read

QAnon: "How Do You Believe This Stuff?"

I asked several clinical psychologists I know a simple question, based on IQ. I wanted to understand if someone with average...

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Florida's Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Looks More Closely At Vaccination Passports

Howie Klein

Apr 10, 20215 min read

Florida's Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Looks More Closely At Vaccination Passports

When longtime south Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings died on Tuesday, it wasn't exactly a surprise. He had been on hospice care for a...

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2022 Midterms Lookin' Good For Dems... Unless You're Lookin' Closely

Howie Klein

Apr 7, 202111 min read

2022 Midterms Lookin' Good For Dems... Unless You're Lookin' Closely

There were quite a few special elections around the country yesterday but just one was competitive, a statewide race for Wisconsin...

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DCCC-- Weaker And Less Confident Than Ever... Progressives Will Need To Win Without Them

Howie Klein

Apr 7, 20213 min read

DCCC-- Weaker And Less Confident Than Ever... Progressives Will Need To Win Without Them

An enfeebled, pathetic DCCC with no self-confidence and zero esprit de corps, named 21 Republican-held House seats they claim to be...

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Florida Endorsement Alert: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Howie Klein

Apr 6, 20217 min read

Florida Endorsement Alert: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Debbie Wasserman Schultz lost today, not just a political ally but a vote. With the passing of Alcee Hastings, who has been in hospice...

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The End Of The Line For Nashville Blue Dog Jim Cooper?

Howie Klein

Apr 5, 20214 min read

The End Of The Line For Nashville Blue Dog Jim Cooper?

Tennessee has turned into a red hellhole in recent years. Statewide, no Democrat has had a win there since Phil Bredesen, a DINO, won in...

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I Hope AOC Learned The Right Lesson: Contribute To Progressives, Not DINOs

Howie Klein

Apr 3, 20215 min read

I Hope AOC Learned The Right Lesson: Contribute To Progressives, Not DINOs

AOC isn't very well liked by corporate donors or the billionaire class but she is beloved by grassroots donors-- and she rakes in huge...

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Trump Screwed Up The Census For District Map-Makers-- It Isn't Good News

Howie Klein

Mar 28, 20214 min read

Trump Screwed Up The Census For District Map-Makers-- It Isn't Good News

About a week ago, I realized that the Trump regime had so screwed up the census-- which was due tome delivered by the end of March-- that...

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The Double-Edged Sword Of A Trump Endorsement Could Prove Fatal For Some Republicans

Howie Klein

Mar 21, 20217 min read

The Double-Edged Sword Of A Trump Endorsement Could Prove Fatal For Some Republicans

"More than two months after the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill, Trump’s blessing remains the chief form of currency in Republican...

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Most Americans Don't Know Who Kevin McCarthy Is-- What A Shame!

Howie Klein

Mar 20, 20215 min read

Most Americans Don't Know Who Kevin McCarthy Is-- What A Shame!

Kevin McCarthy, Leader Cat in Hat (R-Bakersfield) is well-known on K Street and inside the Beltway in general... but most Americans still...

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Will Colorado Voters Punish Traitor Lauren Boebert? And What About Tomorrow's Election In Louisiana?

Howie Klein

Mar 19, 20217 min read

Will Colorado Voters Punish Traitor Lauren Boebert? And What About Tomorrow's Election In Louisiana?

Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's Twitter feed reads like a non-stop insanely vitriolic anti-American propaganda site-- which it...

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Howie Klein

Mar 18, 20212 min read

Jonathan Tasini Meets Shervin Aazami

Jonathan does a great job on his podcast, Working Life. This week, his guest was progressive congressional candidate Shervin Aazami,...

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Will Conservatives Be Able To Successfully Obstruct Biden's Aggressive Infrastructure Plans?

Howie Klein

Mar 15, 20212 min read

Will Conservatives Be Able To Successfully Obstruct Biden's Aggressive Infrastructure Plans?

According to the Punchbowl crew, Republicans see Biden as "a weak president and most House Democrats as socialists trying to use tax...

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Howie Klein

Mar 14, 20215 min read

Ready For More Georgia Mishegas? 2022

Earlier today I started writing about what I thought was going to be about the 2022 Georgia election cycle, which includes a race for...

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