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Is Iowa Ready To Send A Progressive To Congress Again? Meet Travis Terrell
Travis Terrell is a working class Iowan who grew up in Ottumwa. A full-on progressive , he’s taking on Trump-supporting Republican...
Howie Klein
7 hours ago4 min read
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What Does It Mean To Be The ‘Good Guys’ If You Shield The Crooks?
When the Rot Is Bipartisan, So Is the Blame New Jersey seems to grow 'em By any measure, Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is one of Congress’ most...
Howie Klein
2 days ago7 min read
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I Think David Hogg's Tenure As A DNC Vice Chair Is Likelier To Be Measured In Hours Than In Months
I spent much of this week looking into primaries that pit progressive activists against establishment candidates who have already run and...
Howie Klein
3 days ago5 min read
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Primary Time Is When We Pick The Best Candidate, Not The Lesser Evil— Meet Wisconsin’s Emily Berge
WI-03, a swing district in western and central Wisconsin, includes 19 counties. In 2016, when independent progressive Bernie Sanders...
Howie Klein
4 days ago6 min read
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Is Mike Sacks The Guy To End Mike Lawler's Political Career— Or Is He Too Handsome For Politics?
And Too Idealistic, Passionate And Intense? Republican Mike Lawler has been talking a lot about running for governor of New York instead...
Howie Klein
Apr 102 min read
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Will Drugs Do The Republicans In Next Year? Or Can They Finally Stop Trump On Something Existential?
On Tuesday evening, at an NRCC fundraising gala, Trump committed the GOP to political suicide . He said “We are going to be announcing...
Howie Klein
Apr 94 min read
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DCCC Announced Its Target List For 2026— They Should Put More Energy Into Recruiting Good Candidates
Today's List Is Conservative And Unimaginative But, For Them, OK They're gone... but the DCCC is determined to find plenty just like them...
Howie Klein
Apr 82 min read
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Trump Has Turned The Non-MAGA Electorate Against The Republican Party, Possibly For The Long Run
Trump is busy destroying himself. Unfortunately, he’s doing it by destroying the American economy. There is a bonus though; he’s also...
Howie Klein
Apr 74 min read
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Which House Seats Are The Republicans Most Likely To Give Up By Following Trump Into Hell?
Pundits Forecast Half A Dozen— They're Off By A Factor Of 5! Sooner or later every Republican up for reelection next year is going to...
Howie Klein
Apr 62 min read
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Blue America Endorsement Alert On Long Island— Meet Lukas Ventouras
This cycle Nick LaLota will have an opponent who’s not a Republican-lite corporate shill. Blue America has endorsed Lukas Ventouras and...
Howie Klein
Apr 66 min read
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Will There Ever Be A Serious Reckoning Besides A Few Seat Changes In Congress?
There were 300,000 Dutchmen who collaborated with the Nazis Congressional Republicans seemed concerned when voters started talking about...
Howie Klein
Apr 55 min read
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It Doesn't Matter How Close The Election Was & How Much Buyer's Remorse There Is Now— We're Fucked
The U.S. Had A Good Run On The Top Of The Heap "Wrath Of Liberty" by Greg Bart The Wall Street Journal estimated that $2.7 trillion...
Howie Klein
Apr 46 min read
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The Tariffs Are Coming For Us All— Except The Billionaires Who'll Just Get Richer And More Powerful
Mark Zandi Isn't Talking To Musk; He's Talking To You: “I’d Brace For Impact” Professional Republicans— in Congress, in the Trump regime,...
Howie Klein
Apr 27 min read
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Want To Help Elect Progressives To Congress Next Year? Ignore The EMILY's List Entreaties For Money
Seema Mehta started her essay about 4 targeted congressional districts in California with a misleading description, asserting that...
Howie Klein
Mar 303 min read
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Americans Can Only Be Pushed So Far By Trump Extremism Before They React— And That's Starting Now
Both Corrupt Party Establishments Are In Well-Deserved Jeopardy “Stefanik,” reported Hans Nichols yesterday, “was crushed and scrambled...
Howie Klein
Mar 299 min read
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Senate Republicans Passed Another Reverse Robin Hood Bill Yesterday For Their Bankster Buddies
Trump Lied: The Senate Just Killed The CFPB Overdraft Fee Cap Republicans voted to bring back the bad old days Exist polling for early...
Howie Klein
Mar 293 min read
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This Is What Happened In Pennsylvania's Special Elections Tuesday— And Why It's Important Nationally
There were two legislative special elections in Pennsylvania Tuesday. Democrats won both. The more important one would determine which...
Howie Klein
Mar 275 min read
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The DCCC And Chairwoman Suzan DelBene— Born To Lose
New Dems, and whatever they touch, born to lose House Democrats always assign corporate-friendly New Dems to run the DCCC and never learn...
Howie Klein
Mar 264 min read
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Another Young, Dynamic Left Wing Democrat Is Ready To Take On The Establishment, Beyond Just Trump
Meet Kat Abughazaleh Yesterday, Kat Abughazaleh launched her campaign for Illinois’ 9th congressional district which stretches from...
Howie Klein
Mar 253 min read
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You Don't Get Much Redder Than Platte Co., Nebraska But Mike Flood's Constituents Booed Him Non-Stop
Nebraska MAGAt Mike Flood represents a pretty red district (R+9) that avoids Omaha but includes Lincoln, the other blue bastion in the...
Howie Klein
Mar 204 min read
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