Would You Pass Out If The Democrats Keep Their House Majority? It Could Happen
When I told my friend John that I have a different theory of how the House election is going than the one we hear all over the news, he...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
Does Alaska Have Too Many Independent Voters For Trumpism To Thrive?
Yesterday, a reporter in Alaska ran into Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski after a speech and asked if if she is planning to vote for...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Democrats Won't Win On Abortion Alone
DCCC head Sean Patrick Maloney is defending himself against a crime-oriented Republican attack to defeat him in November. He noted that...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
AIPAC Is A Republican Organization Encouraged To Exercise Control Over The Democratic Party
Over the weekend, a member of Congress suggested his correspondents read the Ryan Grim post, Primary Occupation, in The Intercept. By way...
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Pramila Jayapal
- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
Is This Election Really More Important Than Other Ones? Pramila Jayapal Explains Why It Is
Pramila was one of Washington State's most accomplished state senators and when she decided to run for the open Seattle congressional...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 14, 2022
- 7 min
2022 Was Destined To Be A Bad Year For House Democrats But The DCCC Is Making It Much WOrse
To a national audience, what’s going on in CA-27 looks like just more of the DCCC’s grotesque malpractice. But one could almost defend...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
Once Again, The Star-Ledger Editorial Board Is Doing A Better Job Than The DCCC
New Jersey’s biggest newspaper and the DCCC are making the same point— GOP candidates in swing districts all threaten abortion rights—...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
If Republicans Win Control Of Congress…
According to Norm Ornstein, if the Republicans-- he doesn’t call them fascists in print— take over the House, “the country will face a...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 12, 2022
- 5 min
Can Democrats Keep Nominating Corrupt, Self-Serving Conservatives & Expect To Win in South Texas?
South Texas Congressman Vicente González, a shady Blue Dog, with a “D”-rated voting record, thought was making the smart decision to move...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
Can A Pro-Choice Proposition On The Ballot In California Help Struggling Democratic Candidates?
Largely because of redistricting, California has 11 congressional districts in serious contention between Democrats and Republicans, more...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Pivotal House Race For 2022-- Meet Annette Taddeo
Florida’s 27th congressional district (Miami) has a slight Democratic lean— D+1. An uninspiring garden variety Democrat lost the seat—...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 8, 2022
- 7 min
Will Trump's Short-Term Legacy Be A Congressional Insane Asylum?
I asked a few of my friends in the House who the craziest member is. Among the people who gave just one name, it was overwhelmingly...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Legitimate Hope Or Delusion? Could Lauren Boebert Actually Be Defeated For Reelection?
It looks next to impossible for QAnon's Lauren Boebert— or any other Republican, no matter how odious— to be defeated in Colorado’s...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
How Many House Seats Will The Republican Party's Reverse Coattails Cost Them?
Yesterday, Kevin McCarthy’s SuperPAC announced big spends amounting to $14 million in 15 target districts, including $2 million to defend...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 3, 2022
- 7 min
If Tom Malinowski Is Reelected, He'll Owe Far More To The Star-Ledger Than To The Democratic Party
If there’s one blue seat that the Democrats seem to have decided to let go this cycle, it was New Jersey’s 7th district— all of...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Dems Banking On Their Lesser Of Two Evils Strategy Again-- It's All "Trump, Trump, Trump, Abortion"
Yesterday, reporting for the Washington Post, Yasmeen Abutaleb wrote that “the Democrats’ newly dark [midterm] message is a gamble. Biden...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Did The Trump & Traitor Greene MAGA Rally In Michigan Make Things Even Worse For GOP Candidates?
Early Voting In Michigan Began Thursday Last night, Trump’s opening act for the 5,000 MAGAts at the Macomb County Community College...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
There’s Still Time To Replace One Of Congress’ Worst Members With A Top Notch Progressive
I was very worried that Wall Street shill, former New Dem chairman and Queens County Democratic machine boss Joe Crowley would follow...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
Can A Former Miss America Make North Dakota Less MAGA? A New Poll Says She Can!
A couple of days ago, I suggested that there are— at most— 70 vaguely competitive House seats… although only half of them are actually...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 29, 2022
- 12 min
The 70 Somewhat Competitive House Seats
There are 435 congressional districts. Most of them are safe seats for one party or the other. In fact I’m only seeing 70 districts where...
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