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Howie Klein
Sep 5, 20246 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20247 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Aug 24, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Aug 21, 20247 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Aug 18, 20244 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Aug 15, 20245 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jun 16, 20243 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
Jun 3, 20246 min read
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...
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Howie Klein
May 14, 20244 min read
The DCCC Has A Reminder For Progressives: "We Hate You And Want Your Candidates To Lose"
Battleground: Oregon I enjoy reading Max Cohen’s morning political reports in PunchBowl when I wake up most days. But yesterday, he wrote...
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Howie Klein
Apr 17, 20247 min read
NOT ANY Blue Will Do— Episode 3,725... California + Buffalo, NY
I’m not really that familiar with Melanie Mason’s reporting. I’ve seen her stuff at Politico and I have no impression that she is...
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Howie Klein
Apr 8, 202410 min read
The House In A Total Mess— And Neither Craven Party Has What It Takes To Bring It Back To Health
The Lesser Evil Party Will Likely Win In November Blue America has an ActBlue page dedicated to flipping the House. There are no Blue...
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Howie Klein
Apr 1, 20245 min read
Look No Further Than The ACA To Understand Why Not "Any Blue Will Do" In Congressional Elections
The any-blue-will-do drumbeat has begun— from the DCCC and from the DCCC-minded. Most of the candidates in the DCCC’s Red to Blue program...
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Howie Klein
Mar 30, 20244 min read
The DCCC Is Preparing To Lose In WI-01 Again... It's Something They're Very Good At
Peter Barca Is A Turd; He's Not Going To Beat Bryan Steil The other day, the DCCC added 4 more candidates to their Red to Blue program— a...
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Howie Klein
Jan 30, 20245 min read
The DCCC Celebrates It's Inability Or Unwillingness To Distinguish Between Shit And Shinola
The New Red To Blue List Is Mostly Shit Late last week, the Washington Post ran a pointless puff piece on the latest DCCC chair, Suzan...
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Howie Klein
Nov 1, 20234 min read
The DCCC Could Be A Lot Less Ham-Handed And Mechanical In Their District Targeting For 2024
A DCCC-adjacent PAC, the Congressional Integrity Project, launched 18 pretty cool identical ads today that were poorly targeted—using the...
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