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Wondering If The Democrats Can Take Back The House Despite Exceptionally Poor Candidate Quality?
The DCCC Is Getting What It Wants-- A Lesser Of 2 Evils Election Cycle At least in theory, the DCCC is targeting 33 districts, 3 that are...
Howie Klein
Oct 11, 20246 min read
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Scott Perry Might Be The Only GOP Nazi Who Can Be Defeated— But The DCCC Is Running A Republican
Stelson Switched Registration At The Same Time She Declared Her Candidacy Scott Perry behaves— on the floor and off— as though he were in...
Howie Klein
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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A Blue Dog Who Might Not Be Terrible? It Would Be Novel— First Will Rollins Has To Beat Ken Calvert
Democrats Are Always Better Than Republicans— Why Can't They Wipe The Floor With Them? After yearslong rabid Republican opposition, I was...
Howie Klein
Oct 4, 20247 min read
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Is Iowa On The Verge Of Flipping Blue— Or At Least Purple— Again?
The DCCC Thinks Dems Could Win Back 2 House Seats There In 2016 Iowa gave Trump a thumping 10 point win over Hillary. He won all but 6...
Howie Klein
Sep 21, 20243 min read
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I Expect A Blue Wave Election DESPITE Poor Congressional Candidate Quality
A few days ago, Jonathan Chait wrote that Kamala should cut Biden loose and go her own way. I think she’s playing it the way she has to...
Howie Klein
Sep 19, 20246 min read
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DCCC And Their Crap Candidates Better Hope Kamala Has Very Strong Coattails In NY And California
Worst Candidate Quality In Two Decades— By Far! The first poll I looked at yesterday was from Morning Consult . It showed Kamala’s margin...
Howie Klein
Sep 18, 20244 min read
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Will November Bring A Nice Blue Wave— Or Will Execrable Candidate Quality Keep The House Red?
About a week since Trump lost the debate, Kamala is— according to YouGov— 5 points ahead of him, 50% to 45%, up from 47% to 46% in late...
Howie Klein
Sep 17, 20248 min read
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SHAME! The DCCC Has Just One Progressive Candidate In Its 2024 Red To Blue Program— Just One!
Rahm Emanuel was elected to Congress in 2002, a decade after leading the Clinton efforts to twist enough Democratic arms to pass George...
Howie Klein
Sep 5, 20246 min read
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Klitgaard’s Formula: C = M + D - A (Corruption Equals Monopoly Plus Discretion Minus Accountability)
Looking At A Slice Of California Through That Lens Ralph Vartabedian could have just as easily written “How Texas Became a New Center of...
Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20247 min read
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Standing Between The DCCC & A Blue Wave: Grotesquely Bad Candidate Quality In New York & California
The DCCC Has One Thing Going For It: Republicans Are Worse In New York State, 2020 saw Biden beat Trump 60.9% to 37.7%— not as good as...
Howie Klein
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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Will Kamala Have Coattails? How Big?
Can The DCCC Really Be This Dysfunctional Cycle After Cycle? For those saying we’re in another 2008 moment, it’s worth remembering that...
Howie Klein
Aug 21, 20247 min read
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Can The Democrats Hold Onto The Senate— Even With A Kamala Win And A Flip Of The House?
It May Come Down To Missouri Right now, Kamala’s chances of beating Trump look better than even. She’s leading nationally and has all...
Howie Klein
Aug 18, 20244 min read
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Flipping The House Red To Blue— A Focus On California And Wisconsin. Is It Even Worth The Effort?
Blue Wave Headed This Way? Yesterday, James Rainey reported something that isn’t exactly earth shattering: Kamala and Tim are building a...
Howie Klein
Aug 15, 20245 min read
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Western Wisconsin Democrats Have A Good Option For Congress: Eric Wilson
There are 3 Democrats running for the nomination in western Wisconsin’s 3rd district to take on freshman Republican— and violent...
Howie Klein
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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Flipping The House From Red To Blue Means Ignoring The Incompetent DCCC
Whether Kamala beats Trump or not— and right now it looks pretty good that she will— it is absolutely essential that the Democrats (for...
Howie Klein
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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The DCCC— Still As Horrible As It's Been Since Rahm Emanuel Re-Made It In His Corrupt Image
The DCCC is raising tens of millions of dollars to reelect Democratic Party incumbents in the House. In theory, the committee doesn’t...
Howie Klein
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Campaign E-Mails Are Pissing Off Donors Like Never Before, Making It Harder To Communicate
I’ve been hearing this for years but now it’s a tidal wave. Donors don’t want to contribute to candidates because they say they’re...
Howie Klein
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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When Will AIPAC And DMFI Be The Kiss Of Death For Democrats? Not Soon Enough
If the NRA endorses a Democrat, would that make you less likely to vote for that Democrat in a primary? How about the Susan B Anthony...
Howie Klein
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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Are We Doomed By 2 Careerist Mainstream Parties To Always Choose The Lesser Evil In Our Elections?
Earlier today, we saw how horrible parties and horrible candidates drive voters crazy, in Britain crazy enough too vote for fascists...
Howie Klein
Jun 16, 20243 min read
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Trump Got More Votes From California Than From Any Other State
Rudy Salas & Adam Gray Were The Worst Dems In Sacramento— They Want To Be The Worst In DC California may not be all that progressive, but...
Howie Klein
Jun 3, 20246 min read
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