A Reply To David Frum’s Question
On May 31st, conservative journalist David Frum wrote an essay in The Atlantic called “The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy”[1] in which he details the dangerous ways in which Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleLast night, Trevor Noah showed he's Izanuse...
Can you imagine having to speak after Michelle the other night? After Bill Clinton last night? After President Obama tonight? I don’t envy Hillary at all… but last night’s The Daily Show gives me...
View ArticleTim Kaine's Service Flag
This is the flag that Tim Kaine wore on his lapel last night in tribute to his son. The GOP declared it to be the Honduras flag. After nearly fifteen years of war, the party that is responsible for...
View ArticleHere come da bounce!: LA Times tracking poll showing movement toward Hillary.
The LA Times tracking poll is giving us a preview of the Hillary bounce. Yes, the topline number is awful, but one poll’s measurement of the race doesn’t mean very much. What is meaningful is that this...
View ArticleCalls begin to kick Grayson 'dumpster fire' out of Progressive Caucus
Things have been headed downhill fast for Congressman Grayson the past few days. DFA and PCCC abandoned him. He's experienced a second round of staff resignations. The Sanders Campaign's media vendor,...
View ArticleGallup: Trump's speech the worst ever tested
Doom. Me. Despair. Me. Terror. Me. Me. Me. And only me.That’s a pretty fair summary of Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention. It was one of the most depressing, least hopeful,...
View ArticleReflecting back on the Democratic convention
I have not slept much. My mind kept rerunning things I saw and heard over the previous four days.Now, on little sleep, having scanned columns and editorials, having listened both last night and this...
View ArticleReagan's speechwriter says Trump is 'unbalanced'—asks fellow Republicans to...
Doug Elmets, a staunch Republican who worked in the White House with former President Ronald Reagan, spoke to the Democratic National Convention audience on Thursday to share his thoughts about...
View ArticleConnect! Unite! Act! What to Do With All Those Tomatoes?
The Interactive MAP in FULL SCREEN The orange pinpoints are the location of each organized group of Daily Kos readers. If you'd like to join a group, click on a point and a box will pop up showing...
View ArticleHillary News & Views 7/29/16: Hillary, Our Nominee
***SUPPORT HILLARY CLINTON (NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!)***Donate Today!VolunteerFor more coverage of Hillary Clinton at Daily Kos, visit the Hillary Writers Circle.For breaking news, follow First...
View ArticleKhizr Khan asks Trump: "Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will...
BOOM!!!Khizr Khan schools Donald Trump on the Constitution. xKhizr Khan asks Trump: "Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy" #DNCinPHLhttps://t.co/jTGPxm3GCV— NBC News...
View ArticleInstant CNN poll on Hillary's speech - 71% very positive, overall 86% positive
Here the result of CNN’s instant poll on Hillary’s amazing speech:Assessment of the speech:71% VERY positive 15% somewhat positive12% Negative.The same numbers for Trump from last week’s speech:57%...
View ArticleWhy Wait? New York Daily News endorses Hillary Clinton!
Gotta love it when newspapers are convinced to endorse 100 plus days before an election! Tomorrow’s New York Daily News urges their readers to vote for Hillary.www.nydailynews.com/…Her stature secure...
View ArticleDesperate Trump campaign flings poo at Clinton speech, hoping some of it will...
Hillary Clinton’s speech Thursday night, coming at the end of a Democratic National Convention filled with amazing speeches, has left the Trump campaign seriously flailing in its search for a response....
View ArticleWhether you're a mom, dad, daughter, son... what this mom did during the DNC...
Thank you, Megan Fishmamn @mfishmann for this. xI let my daughter stay up late to watch @HillaryClinton prove that girls can and will run the world. #ImWithHerpic.twitter.com/uhwisLfXqy— Megan...
View ArticleAs a Staunch Bernie Democrat, my mind has changed.
I make no bones about it, I am a die-hard Bernie Sanders fan. I have been since he entered the race. Like many Bernie folks, I posted some harsh diaries here on Kos about HRC. HRC earned the...
View ArticleMoody's Downgrades GOP To Junk Bond Status
“There are lots of different ways immigration helps the economy. … I can’t think of a policy we could adopt that could lift the economy as quickly and significantly as immigration would....
View ArticleWhy I'm a Climate Cynic
I begin with a little story to illustrate my point, bear with me. I’ve been working at one of those McMansions for the past month, they spring up in edge suburban developments with regularity. Acre or...
View ArticleCongratulations, DocDawg! You Made A Difference.
Today, the news that a federal court has declared North Carolina’s voter suppression laws discriminatory will spread across the internet and mainstream media. One aspect of the story that you probably...
View ArticleDan Rather - "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left...
Khizr Kahn speech at the Democratic Convention last night has resonated throughout our country. There are few times we are privileged enough to hear such poignant words spoken by an ordinary person...
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