Endorsement Alert! Meet San Diego's Joaquín Vázquez
California's 51st congressional district-- now about to be CA-52-- is the very southwest corner of the continental U.S., in the San Diego...
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Howie Klein
Mar 21, 20227 min read
An Ideal Congressional Candidate: Meet Dave Segal From Providence
Like Kyrsten Sinema, David Segal first ran for office as a member of the Green Party. Unlike Kyrsten Sinema, he won as a Green... and...
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Howie Klein
Mar 6, 20224 min read
New Candidate Alert For Oregon's New District-- Meet Matt West
Our old friend, former congressional candidate Mark Gamba, introduced me to Matt West, the progressive candidate running in the new 6th...
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Howie Klein
Feb 20, 20225 min read
Today Best New Congressional Candidate-- Meet Ruth Luevanos
You know how we love all of our candidates equally, right? But it doesn't mean that we don't go crazy for the newest endorsees when we're...
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Howie Klein
Feb 13, 20224 min read
Disturbing The Peace Contest Ends Tomorrow
Battle Of The Bands? Uh... Not Really Super Bowl Weekend/Presidents Day Weekend... and normally we would end our contest on a Sunday--...
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Howie Klein
Feb 8, 20224 min read
What Cyndi Lauper, Prince & Pink Floyd Have In Common
We're in the middle of a Blue America contest that ends Monday at noon (Valentine's Day)-- and that's noon your time, wherever you live....
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Howie Klein
Feb 6, 20223 min read
The "Disturbing The Peace" Contest-- A Signed Book For You... A Grand For Your Favorite Candidate
We haven't had a contest in a while. This one's at the nexus of music and politics. It's easy to play but less easy to explain. Let me...
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Howie Klein
Feb 3, 20223 min read
Congressional Endorsement Alert In Georgia: Vincent Fort
Last month Meredith Lee, writing for Politico, tip-toed around the fact that Blue Dog reactionary David Scott is not just on the...
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Howie Klein
Jan 30, 20228 min read
Blue America Endorsed Kylie Taitano For Congress Today (San Diego)
Inafa’maolek It's our duty to find excellent candidates like Kylie Taitano but it's especially wonderful when we get a really good...
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Howie Klein
Jan 26, 20225 min read
With Katko Retiring, There Are 7 Conservatives Running Against Progressive Steven Holden
I'm reluctant to spend too much time writing about the New York State congressional races because the state legislature is still working...
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Howie Klein
Jan 23, 20227 min read
Denver Endorsement Alert: Neal Walia For Congress
Colorado's first congressional district-- basically Denver-- is the most progressive in the state-- D+24. The voters there were smart...
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Howie Klein
Jan 16, 20227 min read
Endorsement Alert: Cristina Garcia-- A Proven Progressive Takes On An Establishment-Backed DINO
With both Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) retiring from safe Blue districts-- Trump lost CA-40 with just 20.6%...
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Howie Klein
Dec 30, 20217 min read
What It Means To Be A Progressive Candidate For Congress-- Guest Post By Summer Lee (D-PA)
When I first began to organize around electoral politics, and then ultimately run myself-- I never consciously decided to do it all as a...
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Howie Klein
Dec 27, 20213 min read
Blue America Leaving 2021 On An Up-Note, Endorsing Long Island Progressive Melanie D'Arrigo
I grew up in Nassau County and went to college in Suffolk County. The two make up the bulk of NY-03, the North Shore congressional...
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Howie Klein
Dec 5, 20214 min read
You Want A Great Candidate To Support? We Have A Great Candidate For You-- Meet Greg Casar
When Texas' legislature gerrymandered the state this year, they packed Austin Democrats into two super-blue districts, TX-35 and TX-37....
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Howie Klein
Nov 28, 20215 min read
Daniel Wayne Lee For Congress
I try to get to know the candidates Blue America considers endorsing as well as I can. It's not always easy. Some are quite resistant but...
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Howie Klein
Nov 14, 20215 min read
Congressional Endorsement Alert In Oregon-- Meet Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba introduced me-- and DWT readers-- to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the candidate running for a congressional seat that...
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Howie Klein
Nov 11, 20215 min read
There Are A Lot Of PACs Run By Scammers-- Blue America Isn't One Of Them
Unless you have a solid reason to trust the people running a PAC, always assume they will steal or waste a significant portion of any...
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Howie Klein
Nov 4, 20216 min read
Tom Winter-- Fighting For Justice In Montana
Yesterday we took a quick look at the parameters of redistricting in Montana, which is going from one at-large seat to two seats, one,...
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Howie Klein
Oct 30, 20213 min read
Tom Nelson (D-WI) For U.S. Senate
No one knows better than Russ Feingold, who is staying neutral in the Democratic primary, how hard it will be to beat Trumpist Senator...
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