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Howie Klein
Mar 28, 20235 min read
There Must Be Worse Democrats In Congress Than Hakeem Jeffries... I Just Can't Think Of Any Offhand
Yesterday, author and historian Harvey J Kaye tweeted that he doesn’t think people realize what the Republican appeal is driven by... “45...
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Howie Klein
Feb 15, 20234 min read
Not Allowed: Saying Anything Inconveniently Truthful About Israel, AIPAC or Hakeem Jeffries
Also-- We All Know How Slimy Senators Are, But It's Not Allowed To Say So Aloud It’s not a secret in DC or New York that Hakeem Jeffries...
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Howie Klein
Feb 13, 20236 min read
If You're Ever Asked To Name The 5 Most Fascist Members Of Congress, Don’t Forget Scott Perry (R-PA)
Corrupt Party Hack Hakeem Jeffries Backs Perry, Not America or Democracy I hope you’re not one of the people Salon referred to yesterday...
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Howie Klein
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Why Can't Congress Get Rid Of Dark Money From Politics? It Can-- But It Doesn't Want To
As you probably know by now, 13 neo-fascist members of Congress— Matt Rosendale (MT), Matt Gaetz (FL), Ralph Norman (SC), Bob Good (VA),...
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Howie Klein
Dec 12, 20224 min read
Hakeem Jeffries, Fully Co-opted Servant Of The Ruling Class
Almost the moment AOC defeated Democratic Caucus chair Joe Crowley, who was widely considered the presumptive next speaker, it became...
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Howie Klein
Dec 5, 20225 min read
Crapping On The Democratic Party Brand: Manchin, Jeffries, Pelosi, Biden, The DCCC...
Reporting for the New Republic last week, Pablo ManrÃquez wrote about the new dynamics involved with selecting a DCCC chair. One...
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Howie Klein
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Don't Look To Democratic House Leadership For Any... Leadership
It’s probably a bad sign that right after being proclaimed the new House Democratic leaders, Hakeem Jeffries, Kathleen Clark and coke...
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Howie Klein
Nov 30, 20224 min read
How Desperate Is McCarthy To Please The Freedom Caucus? Desperate Enough To Grow A Hitler Mustache?
Today, the anti-democratic House Democrats will sneak the most corrupt corporate leadership team into place, with no recorded vote. That...
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Howie Klein
Nov 28, 20224 min read
House Democrats Prepare To Doom Themselves With A Leader Every Bit As Wretched As Kevin McCarthy
NBC reported yesterday that “Democrats have coalesced around a trio of young leaders to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team,...
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Howie Klein
Nov 18, 20226 min read
Do You Know What Dreck Is? The House Democrats Are About To Elect A Pile Of It To Lead Them
When asked, progressive Democrats in Congress have complained that there is no democratic process for electing the party’s new leaders....
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Howie Klein
Nov 17, 20227 min read
House Republicans Are In No Shape To Lead
Last night CA-27, in the northern suburbs of L.A. County, a district with a D+4 PVI, was called for Republican incumbent Mike Garcia,...
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Howie Klein
Nov 9, 20222 min read
Not Hakeem Jeffries
I’ve been shouting it from the rafters— figuratively— all year: the House Democrats will be making gigantic mistake if they elect Hakeem...
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Howie Klein
Nov 5, 20227 min read
Who Will The Dems Pick To Be Their Next House Leader? Someone As Steeped In Corruption As McCarthy?
I was just sitting down to write about the Jim Clyburn as kingmaker Politico story in regard to Hakeem Jeffries’ ascent, when a friend of...
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Howie Klein
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Michelle Vallejo’s Race Is The Closest In The Country— And She’s Ahead of The MAGA Candidate
Conservatives At The DCCC Abandoned The Race Bernie was in Texas over the weekend trying to inspire his followers to get out and vote. He...
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Howie Klein
Oct 24, 20224 min read
Do You Back Politicians Based On Gender? Color? Religion? That's A Lazy Idea-- And Add Age To That
I’ve always believed in making room for younger people rising through the ranks. I’m 73 now and I still believe in that concept— and...
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Howie Klein
Oct 17, 20223 min read
AIPAC Is A Republican Organization Encouraged To Exercise Control Over The Democratic Party
Over the weekend, a member of Congress suggested his correspondents read the Ryan Grim post, Primary Occupation, in The Intercept. By way...
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Howie Klein
Sep 23, 20224 min read
Dislike Pelosi? If Hakeem Jeffries Gets The Leadership Post, You'll Wish She Was Back In Charge
Earlier in the week I had a disturbing phone call with a very old friend, a member of Congress who Blue America stepped in to help many...
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Howie Klein
Sep 18, 20226 min read
Both Parties Are Trying To Persuade Latino Voters That They Offer What They're Looking For
Latinos are the largest ethnic minority group in the country and around 20% of voters nationwide are Hispanics. In some states— New...
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Howie Klein
Sep 18, 20222 min read
There Are Always Excuses For Progressives To Behave Like Corrupt Conservatives
Climate Progress Is At Stake-- Let's See Who Gives A Damn When Blue America first started in 2006, we would ask candidates for the House...
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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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