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2000-2020 Archive

How Much Will The GOP Ending Roe v Wade Impact The Midterms?

Howie Klein

May 5, 20228 min read

How Much Will The GOP Ending Roe v Wade Impact The Midterms?

If the Supreme Court actually goes ahead and shitcans Roe v Wade, how will that play out in the midterms? A poll already showed the the...

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Howie Klein

Apr 11, 20225 min read

Can Democrats Win Back Rural Voters?

No one ever thought a Democrat would be a front-runner in a Missouri Senate election, but Lucas Kunce is nothing like the GOP-light...

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The Democrats' Messaging Problem Is Just A Symptom For What Ails The Party

Howie Klein

Apr 11, 20224 min read

The Democrats' Messaging Problem Is Just A Symptom For What Ails The Party

When a party controls the White House, Senate and House, there is only one pair of messages voters want to hear: this is what we did for...

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The Democratic Party-- What Is It Good For, Part II

Howie Klein

Mar 28, 202211 min read

The Democratic Party-- What Is It Good For, Part II

Yesterday, Democracy published an important essay about the Democratic Party by Sarah Miller and Faiz Shakir, The Democrats' Progress....

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Campaign Surrogates-- Who Helps, Who Hurts

Howie Klein

Mar 8, 20226 min read

Campaign Surrogates-- Who Helps, Who Hurts

I asked some of the candidates endorsed by Blue America which political leader they would like most to come to their district to campaign...

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The Democratic Party Ignored Rural Voters-- Now Rural Voters Are Ignoring Democrats

Howie Klein

Feb 23, 202210 min read

The Democratic Party Ignored Rural Voters-- Now Rural Voters Are Ignoring Democrats

Hank Linderman is the head of the Kentucky Democratic Party's rural caucus and he's running for Congress in a very rural-- and very red--...

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"The Issue Is Not Just Mr. Manchin." What Does The Democratic Party 2022 Stand For?

Howie Klein

Jan 2, 20228 min read

"The Issue Is Not Just Mr. Manchin." What Does The Democratic Party 2022 Stand For?

This morning, Morning Consult released a new national tracking poll for Politico. Some of these favorable/unfavorables are interesting to...

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Is 2022 The Year The Central Valley Goes All In For Progressives? Bernie Won Every District

Howie Klein

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Is 2022 The Year The Central Valley Goes All In For Progressives? Bernie Won Every District

The California redistricting commission scrambled the Central Valley congressional map a bit. Not counting the new CA-27 (former CA-25,...

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Howie Klein

Dec 26, 20217 min read

The Enemy: Conservatives

Mostly under the Build Back Better rubric, Bernie and other progressives came up with a relatively strong package of programs to address...

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Will This Be The Year Of The Fat Cats-- More Than Other Years Of The Fat Cats?

Howie Klein

Dec 23, 20216 min read

Will This Be The Year Of The Fat Cats-- More Than Other Years Of The Fat Cats?

Professional politicians are bad enough. What about imperious Wall Street banksters and spoiled celebrities instead? Yesterday, writing...

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"Annus Horribilis" Does Not Refer To A Butt... Other Than Perhaps Joe Manchin

Howie Klein

Dec 17, 202111 min read

"Annus Horribilis" Does Not Refer To A Butt... Other Than Perhaps Joe Manchin

It's been years since I spoke with Robert, one of my oldest friends from college, someone who was an upperclassman-- and a legend-- when...

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Why Have Many-- Too Many-- Hispanic Voters Migrated To The GOP?

Howie Klein

Dec 17, 202112 min read

Why Have Many-- Too Many-- Hispanic Voters Migrated To The GOP?

The Democratic Party coalition may be based on a big tent-- a too big tent-- but it isn't a healthy robust coalition. And it can't afford...

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Should Members Of Congress Be Allowed To Trade Stocks? Pelosi Thinks So

Howie Klein

Dec 16, 20217 min read

Should Members Of Congress Be Allowed To Trade Stocks? Pelosi Thinks So

A few days ago, Business Insider ran a piece that listed the 25 richest members of Congress. With a net worth of over $46 million, Pelosi...

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Pelosi Should Retire & Make Way For Pramila As Speaker, Shahid Buttar As The Rep For San Francisco

Howie Klein

Dec 13, 202117 min read

Pelosi Should Retire & Make Way For Pramila As Speaker, Shahid Buttar As The Rep For San Francisco

I get the feeling that some of these politicians think they are so indispensable that they want to die in their jobs. Last time she was...

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Goodbye & Good Riddance, Devin Nunes-- Hello & Welcome, Lourin Hubbard!

Howie Klein

Dec 12, 20214 min read

Goodbye & Good Riddance, Devin Nunes-- Hello & Welcome, Lourin Hubbard!

Devin Nunes' Central Valley district went from R+6 to D+7 and Nunes ran for his life, landing a make-believe job with Trump's...

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We'll Still Have Devin Nunes To Kick Around-- Only Not In Congress

Howie Klein

Dec 6, 20213 min read

We'll Still Have Devin Nunes To Kick Around-- Only Not In Congress

Devin Nunes' Central Valley district (CA-22)-- stretching from Clovis and the suburbs north and east of Fresno through Dibuba and Visalia...

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