The Looming Irrelevance of Sanders' Critics
As we move towards the Democratic Convention where, absent the apocalypse, Hillary Rodham Clinton will be nominated as our candidate, it’s become apparent that some Sanders critics simply can’t let go...
View ArticleA reminder about Democratic unity: there's a whole world out there beyond...
The bitter primary rancor at Daily Kos might, if you didn’t venture out into meatspace, make you think that Democrats are as divided now as they were in 2008. Facebook, at least my timeline, would...
View ArticleIn 24 Hours Bernie Sanders gets 6,700 people to sign up to run for office for...
In Thursday’s palindrome 6/16/16 address by Bernie Sanders to his supporters, he pledged to do all in his power to defeat Donald Trump and to make the Democratic Party more Progressive.But another,...
View ArticleI Voted for Bernie--and Now I Regret It.
I admit it, I felt the Bern. Now, at 54, I didn’t feel it like the starry-eyed youth that form the largest block of Sanders supporters. I never thought he was perfect (his weakness on gun control...
View ArticleLast month I went for a routine mammogram. Next month I begin the fight of my...
Personal news on social media and here on Daily Kos can't be cute puppy photos and vacation pics every day, so now I'm going to share some not-so-great news with my larger group of friends and family....
View ArticleTrump's Polling Numbers Are "Setting Modern Records For Personal Toxicity"
With only thirty days until the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump is not only swirling the bowl in the eyes of the American people, he’s now somewhere between half in and half out of the...
View Article#ImWithHer #GeneralElection #NeverTrump 06-18-16 - Live Blog Evening Edition.
Evening Live Blog — A Place for All to Come Together and Discuss the Day’s Events!Supporting the Democratic Nominee for PresidentHillary Clinton.#StrongerTogether
View ArticleTrump says he will "self-fund" if the GOP doesn't get behind him
Donald Trump in a Las Vegas rally/meeting/ass-kissing session on Saturday, said that he would self-fund his campaign if the GOP’s support of him wavers.As usual, he’s apparently not paying any...
View ArticleUPDATE #3: Fundraiser for gchaucer2, a Community of Support
In case you missed gchaucer2’s cry for help and the superb, sustained community response, at least six stories graced the Rec list this week. ericlewis0 contacted gchaucer2 that night and wrote...
View ArticleSunday Talk: (Not) A Moment Of Silence
There's an old adage—usually credited to Abraham Lincoln or Mark Twain—that goes a littlesomething like this: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all...
View ArticleThe BEST Kind of Breaking News: Chelsea Clinton Gives Birth to Baby Boy!
Tremendous, life-affirming news this morning.Welcome to the world, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky! xMarc and I are overwhelmed with gratitude and love as we celebrate the birth of our son, Aidan Clinton...
View ArticleTrump Campaign 'emergency' desperate for a measly $100k
Oh my fucking God:Washington (CNN)The Donald Trump campaign on Saturday released its first "emergency" fund-raising email, in response to an ad blitz from the Hillary Clinton campaign. "Right now we're...
View ArticleThe announcement Bernie Sanders made last Thursday that you didn't hear
Last Thursday, when folks who spend a lot of time following presidential campaign politics were speculating about the contents of Bernie Sanders’s upcoming livestream to his campaign supporters,...
View ArticleFlorida Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis Suspended For Offensive...
Florida Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Lewis was has been suspended for being an idiot. And a homophobe. And a misogynist. And a bigot. And not knowing anyone can read your idiot, homophobic,...
View ArticleHRC reviving Fifty State Strategy
As much as I love President Obama, One of his worst moves was to dismantle Howard Dean’s 50 State Strategy , (Thanks Rahm!). I believe the cost was immediately and huge for Obama , in 2010 down...
View ArticleIAN: Monday, June 20, 2016: That's A Big @ss Flying Machine!
In politics lately, the term “big” has acquired a special flavor. Well, I’m sick of politics. But I can feel a resonance with “big.” Particularly as a outlook to explore.As a species, we appear to...
View ArticleTRUMP LOSING IT! Fri: "GOP loves me." Sat: Whines GOP doesn't help. Bush at...
Fri: They love me Sat: They love me not On GOP Support Trump on Friday: “We have tremendous support- tremendous support. The party is actually liking me.” Trump on Saturday: “It would be...
View ArticleReal Voter Disenfranchisement
Lately I’ve seen the words “voter disenfranchisement” thrown around a little too casually on this site. Don’t get me wrong, it is absolutely a real and damning part of the American legacy, but we do...
View Article31 Nights of "Hillary Clinton's Platform is Amazing!" -- Night 9: Veterans...
Hillary Clinton has 31 policy groups on her campaign’s “Issues” page, which outline her policy goals as president.And, guess what, they’re great!She is better helped, as a candidate, by improving her...
View ArticleIvana: Trump Kept Hitler's Speeches at Bedside
It’s old news, but there’s so much in his past, it’s easy for things we should remember to get buried. Here’s something that shouldn’t be forgotten, an article from Vanity Fair.Ivana Trump told her...
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