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There’s Still Time To Replace One Of Congress’ Worst Members With A Top Notch Progressive
I was very worried that Wall Street shill, former New Dem chairman and Queens County Democratic machine boss Joe Crowley would follow...
Howie Klein
Oct 2, 20224 min read
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Los Angeles May Be A Blue Bastion, But It Elected A Runaway Fascist Sheriff
A few days ago I mentioned that the L.A. County sheriff’s department is the biggest sheriff’s department in America and the 4th largest...
Howie Klein
Sep 24, 20225 min read
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Can Police Be Trusted With More Funding? Congress Thinks So
Wednesday night I listened to the debate between the two candidates running for L.A. County sheriff— current Sheriff Alex Villanueva and...
Howie Klein
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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The More Votes That Get Counted, The Better L.A. Results Are Getting
Last weekend the L.A. Times published a column by Steve Lopez, Another anemic election turnout. Why most people don’t vote, and what to...
Howie Klein
Jun 19, 20224 min read
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The Tampon Lady? Cristina Prefers "Period Princess"
Blue America has a page called California-- Not Blue Enough, which includes 13 congressional candidates, 3 incumbents and 10 challengers....
Howie Klein
May 15, 20224 min read
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Are You Trying To Figure Out Who To Vote For In Down-Ballot Races? This Is For Angelenos
OK, local elections in L.A. County. These are the candidates I voted for, not including federal races: Mayor- Kevin De Leon (worst...
Howie Klein
May 14, 20221 min read
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Smearing Fellow Progressives Is Always A Bad Idea-- Don't Do It, Jimmy Gomez
California Democrat Jimmy Gomez has been in Congress since 2018 and, according to ProgressivePunch, there are only 13 members of the...
Howie Klein
May 11, 20224 min read
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You Want The Best Candidate To Become Mayor Of L.A.?
Polling shows that no one will win the crowded L.A. mayor's race on the first ballot and that there will be a runoff between Karen Bass,...
Howie Klein
May 8, 20224 min read
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Are Elections For Sale To The Billionaires Who Spend The Most Perpetrating Fear & Lies?
Last night we saw how rotgut Trumpists and billionaires are trying to recall top notch San Francisco D.A., Chesa Boudin, by twisting...
Howie Klein
Apr 3, 20225 min read
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How the Establishment Demonizes-- And Cancels-- The Working Class
Peter Calloway is a Deputy Public Defender at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office and I just happened to run across an important...
Howie Klein
Apr 2, 20226 min read
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An Open Letter To The Sierra Club: Not In Our Name
-by Susie Shannon and Dorothy Reik Sierra Club members The Sierra Club has a secret endorsement process, and it does NOT include...
Howie Klein
Mar 24, 20224 min read
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Houselessness Is Plaguing The American Landscape-- Why Is That?
This cycle, candidates are telling me that housing in the biggest single issue they're being asked about by voters, even more so than...
Howie Klein
Feb 25, 20229 min read
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We'll Wait 'Til Cristina Garcia Declares She's Running Before We Endorse Her, But...
Early this morning we looked at some changes in Congress and in the California congressional districts-- one of which was CA-40, one of...
Howie Klein
Dec 21, 20216 min read
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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...
Howie Klein
Nov 28, 20215 min read
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Joe Buscaino-- L.A.'s NIMBY Candidate For Mayor
Yesterday, around this time, when I read the Hillel Aron article in Los Angeles Magazine, Can a Blustery Former Cop Become L.A.’s Next...
Howie Klein
Sep 18, 20214 min read
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How Housing Policies Reinforce Systemic Racism-- John Oliver & Shervin Aazami
Many of the Blue America-endorsed candidates are prioritizing housing as part of their campaigns. When I saw the John Oliver clip above,...
Howie Klein
Jul 27, 20213 min read
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Who Will Be The Next Mayor Of L.A.?
Goodwin Simon Strategic Research did some L.A. polling, for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation this week, primarily on homelessness. Towards...
Howie Klein
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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A New Beginning-- Progressive Leadership In The San Fernando Valley
This morning San Fernando Valley's progressive congressional candidate, Shervin Aazami, released a new announcement video (above),...
Howie Klein
Jan 24, 20213 min read
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The San Fernando Valley Has Evolved And Deserves Evolved Political Leaders-- Meet Shervin Aazami
Shervin Aazami, Blue America's newest 2022 congressional endorsee, is a young Iranian-American public health professional who was born in...
Howie Klein
Jan 8, 202111 min read
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Shite Is Still Shite, Whether In London Or L.A.
The Guardian asked it's readers to describe 2020 in one word. In actuality, "shit" was an even bigger winner than it looks like on the...
Howie Klein
Dec 21, 20206 min read
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