Biden May've Gone As Far As He Was Comfortable Going... But Progressives Must Keep Pushing Harder
It's hardly news that Biden's speech was praised by Democrats and panned by Republicans. That's what political parties do. Even...
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Howie Klein
Apr 19, 20216 min read
Progressive Policy Is Popular-- So Why Can't Unified Democratic Government Pass Any Of It?
Spoiler alert: the congressional Democrats need new and improved-- more dynamic and less sclerotic-- leadership. Alexandra Hunt in a...
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Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20218 min read
Why Are There Still Conservatives In The Congressional Progressive Caucus?
On Wednesday evening, Marianne Williamson will host a free public virtual candidate summit that includes 15 progressive candidates,...
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Howie Klein
Mar 21, 20214 min read
Will Elite Media Figures Ever Understand That Obama And Biden Can BOTH Suck-- It Isn't Either/Or
Last week, Kimberly Robinson, writing for Bloomberg Law, reported that the Biden administration is on pace to flip more DOJ positions at...
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Howie Klein
Mar 12, 20217 min read
Any Blue Will Do? Wake Up!
A few days ago we looked at how the Nevada Democratic Party establishment-- the Harry Reid machine-- decided to break the Democratic...
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Howie Klein
Mar 9, 202110 min read
Who Are The "Sore Losers" In The Democratic Party? Never The Progressives. Maybe They Should Try It
Everybody is positively kvelling over the de-Berniefied and watered down COVID-rescue package. The very effective White House propaganda...
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Howie Klein
Feb 22, 20215 min read
When Is A Political Tent Too Big? Who Pays The Price For A Failed Democratic Strategy?
Serving their personal careerist agendas, can the Democrats, Inc. be all things to all people? Not exactly. There is a line to be drawn....
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Howie Klein
Feb 1, 20216 min read
Republicans Are Switching Parties-- But Is That A Good Thing?
Former Bush officials, reported Reuters this morning, have been leaving the GOP, calling their old party a Trump Cult. They're right...
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Howie Klein
Feb 1, 20216 min read
It Takes More Than Throwing Out Some Key Phrases To Actually BE A Progressive-- Don't Be Fooled
Today, I want to take another look at the special election in the Albuquerque area to fill the seat of Deb Haaland who is headed towards...
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Howie Klein
Jan 24, 20213 min read
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),...
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Howie Klein
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Is The Democratic Party Now A Safe House For GOP Defectors & A Reflection Of Their Policy Priorities
The failed DCCC strategy for 2020, included spending tens of millions of dollars trying to win wealthy conservative leaning suburban...
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Howie Klein
Dec 31, 20204 min read
Will Pelosi Be Elected Speaker Again? Or Will Dems Fracture & Finally Dump Her? Watch The Freshmen
When Ileana Ros Lehtinen retired from her Miami-Dade congressional seat in 2018, the Republican Party ran Telemundo TV anchor María...
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Howie Klein
Dec 6, 20207 min read
Will The Democratic Party Re-Figure Out What Being A Vehicle For Working Families Looks Like?
This morning, CNN's poll-believer-in-chief Harry Enten asserted that his reading of a late November Gallup poll proves something that is...
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Howie Klein
Dec 1, 20205 min read
Some People Don't See Neera Tanden As A "Lesser" Evil At All. But Is She Really THAT Bad?
Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer started the day at Politico this morning by noting that though it's too early to declare Neera Tanden's...
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Howie Klein
Nov 29, 20207 min read
It Will Be A Colossal Error For Progressives To Think For A Moment That Biden Is On Their Side
Although there's still one quasi-uncalled race-- CA-25-- pitting a Republican incumbent, Mike Garcia, against a Democratic challenger,...
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Howie Klein
Nov 21, 20207 min read
Can The Progressive Caucus Save The Democratic Party From Itself?
Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin are the co-founders and co-executive directors of Indivisible. This morning they wrote an OpEd for Roll...
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Howie Klein
Nov 15, 202015 min read
Election Reflections-- Blue Dogs, Schumer, Texas, Florida... You Want To Know What Went Wrong?
Anthony Brindisi (NY) and Joe Cunningham (SC) were elected to the House in the 2018 anti-red wave-- just when Blue Dog chairwoman Kyrsten...
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Howie Klein
Nov 12, 20206 min read
Replacing Cheri Bustos At The DCCC With Someone Just Like Her-- Will Accomplish Nothing
House Democrats, under the guidance of Cheri Bustos-- who has already fallen on her sword-- and Pelosi-- who insists she is an...
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