A shot across the bow.
In one of the few announced primary races on the Democratic side, Rep. Allen Boyd, a Florida Blue Dog who voted against the House health care bill, is already trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in a two-way race.
Lawson leads Boyd 35-31 in the poll, conducted by The Research Network, [...]
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Allen Boyd Voted Against Health Care Reform, Now He’s Losing His Primary
November 19th, 2009
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Brad Ellsworth, A Brave Blue Dog
November 9th, 2009
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While we’re rightfully slagging those blue dogs who ran with their tails between their legs from health care reform – the seminal issue of our time and the most important this congress will tackle – we should also give thanks to people like Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth is in a district that’s +8 Republican, and yet [...]
The 39 “Democrats” Who Voted Against America
November 8th, 2009
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These are the 39 “Democratic” members of congress who voted against health care reform. Unlike many bills in the House – even bills about war – this was a non-negotiable one. Not a single Democrat should have voted against this bill, not for it going too far to the left (Shuler, Herseth, etc.) or for [...]
Deeds Kept Voters Home, Wasn’t Progressive Enough
November 7th, 2009
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So says a new poll, and a warning for Dems in 2010.
Talk Loudly
November 2nd, 2009
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Alan Grayson’s campaign has already raised over the $400,000 they planned to raise today and are now within reach of $500,000… It pays to be tough in D.C.
Some Dems Pimp Themselves Out To AT&T In Exchange For Opposition To Net Neutrality
October 19th, 2009
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When you take a bribe, try and not make it so easy to trace guys.
All but two of the 72 Democratic lawmakers who cautioned last Friday against open-Internet rules have received campaign donations this year from Internet service providers, the companies most likely to be impacted by new regulations.
For their most recent election campaigns, the [...]
Connecticut Dems: Lame
October 16th, 2009
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Attacking Linda McMahon for silly WWE storylines is a lame move for the Connecticut Democratic party. We already have an entire party of moral scolds, we don’t need that sort of behavior to be bipartisan.
Meanwhile, From Sane America…
September 13th, 2009
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President Obama was on his game today.
And the President speaks in front of crowds that look like America.
A Good Price To Pay
August 18th, 2009
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I’m more than willing to sacrifice 20 Democratic seats – especially of people who don’t vote with Dems often enough – in order for serious, real, public-option enabled medical reform.
Maryland Third Bluest
August 3rd, 2009
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Fear the crab.
Maryland is the nation’s third-bluest state, behind Massachusetts and Hawaii, according to the survey, which tracks how residents identify their own political leanings.
By Gallup’s analysis, 58 percent of Marylanders identify themselves as Democrats or leaning Democratic; 31 percent are Republican or leaning Republican.
Lets get those numbers up to 60, Maryland. Slackers.
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Obama Born In Hawaii: Time For GOPers To Put It On The Record
July 27th, 2009
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Its like a test where the sane people know the answer already.
The measure Abercrombie will introduce commemorates the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s statehood. But here’s the rub, his spokesman tells me: It describes Hawaii as Barack Obama’s birthplace.
‘In the language of the resolution, there is a statement that Hawaii is the birthplace of the 44th [...]
Signs Of Life For Florida Dems?
July 19th, 2009
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One of the surprises (to me, at least) was the performance of Obama in Florida this past November. Based on the results of 2000 and 2004, in addition to poor performance in the gubernatorial races there, I figured Florida was moving to at least be a moderate GOP state. Now comes more evidence that the [...]
Blue Dog Dems vs. Barack Obama & America
July 19th, 2009
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Aren’t many of these the same blue dog types who were voting for the war in Iraq when that crazy secret muslim Barack Hussein Obama was against it? Now, who’s judgement should we trust?
Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Cluestick Hitting Harry Reid In Health Care Fight?
July 7th, 2009
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I sure hope so.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday ordered Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill.
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According to Democratic sources, Reid told Baucus that taxing health benefits and failing to include a strong government-run insurance [...]
Senate Dems In Bold Experiment To Replace Brainpower With Poop
July 6th, 2009
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The Senate Dems should be showered in poop for even considering the idea that they should deny health care coverage for abortions in order to curry favor with the wingnut Republican fashion. News alert: you have sixty votes. That means there is no plausible reason for seriously engaging the knuckle draggers, let alone with this [...]
Americans Would Like Some Health Care Reform
June 21st, 2009
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If only the scaredy pants Democrats in congress would let them have it.
Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
The poll found [...]
The Republican Strategy To Alienate Minorities And Non-Southerners Continues To Pay Dividends
June 14th, 2009
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2008 Election Map, Proportional To Electoral Votes (via)
Keep it up guys.
McCain won the South in November, but Obama swept the rest of the country by an even bigger margin. The same pattern holds now for House and Senate seats. Republicans may continue to win governorships in Democratic-leaning states, but in congressional and presidential elections the [...]
