Are House Republicans Unable To Raise Money Because Of How Badly They've Performed For Past 2 Years?
Why Would Anyone Pay For More Chaos & Dysfunction? House Republicans barely avoided a government shutdown Monday— and only by making a...
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Howie Klein
Aug 217 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 165 min read
Panic Sets In As House Republicans See Trump-Vance Campaign Collapsing, Blue Wave Forming
Another day ending in “y” means another poll showing Kamala’s momentum continuing to build. The new Emerson poll has her up nationally...
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Howie Klein
Jun 115 min read
Whether Biden Wins Or Not, Flipping Congress Is Absolutely Essential To Keep MAGA In Check
There are 12 different versions of this ad and Spencer, the Blue America digital director— who made them— is testing them on Facebook and...
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Howie Klein
Jun 510 min read
What Does Their Willingness To Support Trump Say About Republicans In Congress?
Not To Mention Voters Who Go Down That Dark Path! This cycle my worry isn’t so much about Trump as it is about his congressional...
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Howie Klein
May 316 min read
Guilty On All 34 Charges— Sentencing July 11… And Now He’s A Convicted Felon Running For President
It took the jury just 10 hours to decide that he was guilty of all counts— not a single holdout on a single count. Trump looked glum and...
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Howie Klein
May 306 min read
2024's Young Voters— Even Smarter Than They Look
Trouble For Democrats Who Count On Them Congressional Republicans don’t see a blue wave sweeping them out of power in the House. Instead,...
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Howie Klein
May 189 min read
FDR's Second Bill Of Rights Is What Electoral Politics Should Be About, Not Who The Greater Evil Is
Yesterday I mentioned I had had dinner with Stephanie Kelton the evening before. I forgot to mention a couple of things we talked about....
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Howie Klein
Mar 277 min read
Turning Out The Voters Is The Only Way To Win Elections— Dems Used To Be Good At That... Long Ago
We frequently talk about how important it is to run a candidate in every district, even when winning the seat is a long shot. It’s not...
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Howie Klein
Mar 234 min read
MAGA Mike's Chaotic, Dysfunctional, Nihilistic House Of Representatives... A Mess
At Least They Don't Have The Strength To Gut Social Security Now More than two dozen vulnerable Republican incumbents are members of the...
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Howie Klein
Feb 274 min read
One Week From Today: The End Of Primary Season In The Biggest State In America
It's Not Too Late To Make Sure The Results Read "Progressive" Around this time next week, we'll be waiting for the voting in the state...
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Howie Klein
Dec 24, 20234 min read
Many Republicans Celebrate A Do-Nothing Congress, Chaos And Dysfunction
“Censure. Expulsion. Impeachment. Resignation. These are the only things MAGA Republicans seem to care about, anything but delivering on...
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Howie Klein
Nov 15, 20233 min read
The MAGA Mike Government Shut Down Is Postponed 'Til Next Year-- Democrats Save Him From Extremists
Yesterday, the House voted 336-95 for MAGA Mike’s bifurcated CR, so postponing a shutdown to January or February. 93 Republicans and 2...
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Howie Klein
Oct 25, 20223 min read
It's Not Too Late To Make A Real Difference-- And There's A Lot On The Line
Look at the list of potential 2024 Democratic candidates that the media keeps repeating— nothings and failures with no organic national...
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Howie Klein
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Until Now We Never Voted On Whether We Wanted A Democracy Or Not
This morning, NY Times writer Jonathan Wesiman reported that 71% of all voters believe that democracy is at risk "but only 7 percent...
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Howie Klein
Oct 10, 20225 min read
Can A Pro-Choice Proposition On The Ballot In California Help Struggling Democratic Candidates?
Largely because of redistricting, California has 11 congressional districts in serious contention between Democrats and Republicans, more...
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Howie Klein
Sep 14, 20223 min read
Big Money Still Flooding Into Political Campaigns
On Monday I was on a Zoom call with a dozen progressive candidates, some of whom had won their primaries and some of whom had lost. Three...
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Howie Klein
Sep 12, 20227 min read
Members Of Congress Have An Opportunity To Make The Climate Crisis Even Worse. Let's See Who Does
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been eager to see the names of the members of the House who have signed onto Raul Grijalva’s letter to...
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Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20229 min read
Californians Prefer Choice-- Congressional Republicans Are In Trouble
Post-primary, there are nearly a dozen California races in play that could make a very significant difference in Congress next year....
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Howie Klein
May 31, 20224 min read
Republicans Don’t Seem To Be Able To Distinguish Between Rights... And Wrongs
Does it suddenly seem to you that Republicans are all about curtailing peoples' freedom? They don't just want to leave it up to the state...
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