The word "moderate" is one of the most favorable in the political lexicon. The Democratic consulting class and the corporate media use the word to describe conservatives. I've been kvetching about it for a decade. Recently I saw that the idea of calling corrupt conservatives Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and Josh Gottheimer "moderates," got both Rachel Maddow and Paul Krugman to scratch their heads and figure out that something was wrong. The idea that corrupt conservatives are

-by Jason Call congressional candidate (WA-02) On May 27, the Congressional Progressive Caucus released its Focus Group Findings on 2020 & 2022 Elections for Congress. The memo contained a slew of revealing information about what voters want from the Democratic Party, and the short story is that the direction #ActuallyProgressive candidates and activists are going is where much of the Democratic base wants to go, and that, as we’ve been saying, the corporate political establi

Shahid Buttar, a recent congressional candidate in San Francisco exploring another run, wasn't in the mood to mince any words when he read about White House plans to cut back on many of Biden's already very modest budget proposals. "Biden’s decision to abandon his campaign promises to lower prescription drug costs, or allow a public option for health insurance," he told me today, "are sadly both predictable and entirely on brand. He’s been characterized by many confused pundi

This morning began with both Sabato's Crystal Ball and Politico (ok, ok... just National Review editor Rich Lowry at Politico), predicting Republican Party victory in the midterms. They sound like they've been absorbing all the NRCC propaganda that flows out every morning. Lowry: "All indications are that GOP voters are united and energized and the party is doing what’s necessary to make Kevin McCarthy speaker in January 2023, which would instantly squash the never-very-plaus

On Wednesday evening, Marianne Williamson will host a free public virtual candidate summit that includes 15 progressive candidates, mostly for House seats. 11 of the 15 are running for blue seats currently held by Democratic incumbents: TX-30- Jessica Mason vs Eddie Bernice Johnson (C) TX-18- Charles Thompson vs Sheila Jackson Lee (C) WA-02- Jason Call vs Rick Larsen (F) CA-30- Shervin Aazami vs Brad Sherman (D) CA-39- Angelica Duenas vs Tony Cardenas (F) CA-28- Maebe A Girl