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Can Dems Win Back Gen Z Voters? Yes— But Not If They Keep Nominating Corporate-Friendly Candidates
I think most Democrats— and anyone who fancies themselves sympathetic to the resistance— would agree with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: “I...
Howie Klein
Mar 1511 min read
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What Do You Wish On People Who Voted For Trump And His Congressional Accomplices? All The Worst?
Schadenfreude Doesn't Do Anyone Any Good Carlos lives in Mesa, Arizona. His parents are undocumented but he was born in Tucson and is a...
Howie Klein
Nov 24, 202410 min read
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Will Joni Mitchell Fans— And People Culturally Like Them— Decide The 2024 Elections?
Joni Mitchell played 2 nights at the Hollywood Bowl this past weekend. She reached back for one of her rarely-performed political songs,...
Howie Klein
Oct 22, 20247 min read
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Is Trump's Disgraceful Approach To Climate Policy Enough To Throw The Election To Kamala?
Voters Under 30 Say They Are Taking This Very Seriously Harvard’s Youth Poll shows that voters between 19 and 29 prefer Kamala over...
Howie Klein
Oct 18, 20245 min read
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Who's Going To Save Us From An Undead Confederacy Risen From The Grave— In Service To Billionaires?
Writing for The Atlantic  yesterday, Renée DiResta noted that Twitter’s flood of conspiracy theories now define reality for the far right...
Howie Klein
Oct 12, 20246 min read
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Trump Hopes To Make Inroads With Young Voters… By Tricking Them
Good Campaign Advise For Dems From Charlamagne tha God According to untrustworthy polls and less trustworthy pundits, Trump is making...
Howie Klein
Jun 14, 20246 min read
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Will 2024 Be The TikTok Election— With Señor Trumpanzee Pretending To Be TikTok's Protector?
Yesterday, YouGov’s latest horserace polling showed Biden had taken a slight lead over Trump (46-44%), despite most people (58-37%)...
Howie Klein
Jun 10, 20246 min read
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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,...
Howie Klein
May 30, 20246 min read
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Some Young Folks Might Sit Out 2024 Because Of Gaza—Others Will Vote For Trump 'Cause They're Racist
Trump’s public reputation as a racist started early in his life. In the 1970s, Trump's company was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice...
Howie Klein
May 16, 20247 min read
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Young Folks Are Losing Faith In The Democratic Party As A Vehicle To Solve Their Legitimate Concerns
Biden Has To Choose Between AIPAC And Millions Of Angry Voters Yesterday, I attached a brilliant Jonathan Pie analysis video to a post...
Howie Klein
Apr 21, 20245 min read
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Would You Want To Live In A Country Where Most Voters Pick Trump? Don't Worry Too Much
It's Never Happened Before & Probably Won't Next Year Either Simon Rosenberg is optimistic about the presidential election— and he’s...
Howie Klein
Dec 8, 20236 min read
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Republican Officials Are Petrified Of Young Voters— Especially The Educated Ones
Competition can be a very good thing. In business it can keep down prices and in politics, it can— in theory— encourage politicians to...
Howie Klein
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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You Probably Know What P01135809 Is. Do You Know What 74,223,976 Is? You Should
Young Voters Are Too Smart To Be Sold On Biden New Hampshire Republican David Scanlan was elected to the state legislature in 1984 and...
Howie Klein
Aug 30, 20237 min read
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Project 2025— The GOP Plan To Destroy Mankind… Yep, It’s Literally Us Or Them
Ever see The Day After Tomorrow, the 2004 film based on the 1999 book, The Coming Global Superstorm, by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber? It...
Howie Klein
Aug 5, 20235 min read
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Are Young Voters Finally Coming For The Republican Politicians Who Are Threatening Them?
New Data Is Very Bad News For The GOP The Harvard Youth Poll, which doesn't just poll Harvard students, shared some new data with Greg...
Howie Klein
Jul 27, 20237 min read
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Anger, Rage, Hatred... Is It Ever OK To Stir Those Emotions Up?
Blue America isn’t raking in much money for our candidates this cycle. I know why. We tend to ask for contributions based on policies,...
Howie Klein
Jul 10, 202311 min read
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Are Gen Z Voters Going To Save America From The Hideous Grip Of Fascism?
Young, voting age Americans are unimpressed with Joe Biden— and with conservative Democrats like him— but they are well aware of the...
Howie Klein
Jun 9, 20236 min read
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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...
Howie Klein
Oct 24, 20224 min read
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The Kids Can Save The Democratic Party From Its Doddering Leadership... But Will They?
Running for the open Long Island congressional seat (NY-03), progressive Melanie D'Arrigo told me this morning that she has "seen a...
Howie Klein
Jul 14, 20226 min read
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$10,000 Isn't Enough-- It's An Insult
I graduated from college in 1969 and Biden graduated a few years earlier. $10,000 in 1969 was a lot of money. In fact $10,000 in 1969 is...
Howie Klein
May 16, 20227 min read
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