NY May Be Blue, But That's Not The Same As Progressive. Needed: More Like Sarahana Shrestha
In June’s New York primary, Hudson Valley progressive champion Sarahana Shrestha defeated long-time incumbent Kevin Cahill, a garden...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 28
- 7 min
Missouri Senate Primary: Contrasting Lucas Kunce And The Self-Funding Beer Heiress
Blue America starting running for 4 ads Missouri. All 4 are running statewide, targeting likely Democratic primary voters on Facebook and...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Blue America Ad Campaign For Lucas Kunce Starts Today
For the last few days, Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce has been campaigning against West Virginia conservative Joe Manchin. “During...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Great Music, Great Candidates... And You
You may already be familiar with Jim Lough’s music. That’s because his band, Old Town Crier, used one of their songs, “You,” as a Blue...
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Howie Klein
- May 29
- 5 min
Another Red California Seat On The Line-- One That No One Expects To Flip Blue?
Let's Talk With Derek Marshall In The Victor Valley On Saturday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that big cities lost more...
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Howie Klein
- May 22
- 3 min
Feel Like We Need A New Generation Of Progressive Congressional Leadership?
The House was back in session last week. There were 3 bills that were debated and voted on in particular that I want to mention this...
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Howie Klein
- May 20
- 3 min
The GOP Is All In On Obstructionism-- How Blue America Is Fighting Back
If you think the COVID pandemic is over-- about a third of Americans do-- you're delusional. Yesterday, the U.S. reported 88,149 new...
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Howie Klein
- May 15
- 4 min
The Blue Dogs Are Trying To Sell Some Especially Heinous Candidates This Cycle-- Aided By The DCCC
On Friday the Wall Street Journal covered the Oregon congressional primary pitting conservative Blue Dog incumbent Kurt Schrader against...
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Howie Klein
- May 15
- 4 min
The Tampon Lady? Cristina Prefers "Period Princess"
Blue America has a page called California-- Not Blue Enough, which includes 13 congressional candidates, 3 incumbents and 10 challengers....
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Howie Klein
- May 14
- 5 min
Republican Money Is Gushing Into Democratic Primaries To Nominate Conservative Dems
I Guess Rich Republicans Laugh About Centrists' "Electability" Bullshit Yesterday, Cook published an Amy Walter essay on the so-called...
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Howie Klein
- May 6
- 3 min
We Are The Cavalry-- Guest Post By Erica Smith
On Wednesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus voted to endorse Erica Smith. She's running in an open seat and her opponent is a...
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Howie Klein
- May 4
- 3 min
NC-01: Pro-Choice Progressive Erica Smith vs Anti-Choice Reactionary Don Davis (May 17)
Late Breaking News: The Congressional Progressive Caucus Endorsed Erica Smith This Evening Earlier today we saw Jessica Cisneros ask...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 3
- 5 min
Endorsement Alert! Meet San Diego's Joaquín Vázquez
California's 51st congressional district-- now about to be CA-52-- is the very southwest corner of the continental U.S., in the San Diego...
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Howie Klein
- Mar 21
- 7 min
An Ideal Congressional Candidate: Meet Dave Segal From Providence
Like Kyrsten Sinema, David Segal first ran for office as a member of the Green Party. Unlike Kyrsten Sinema, he won as a Green... and...
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Howie Klein
- Mar 6
- 4 min
New Candidate Alert For Oregon's New District-- Meet Matt West
Our old friend, former congressional candidate Mark Gamba, introduced me to Matt West, the progressive candidate running in the new 6th...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 20
- 5 min
Today Best New Congressional Candidate-- Meet Ruth Luevanos
You know how we love all of our candidates equally, right? But it doesn't mean that we don't go crazy for the newest endorsees when we're...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Disturbing The Peace Contest Ends Tomorrow
Battle Of The Bands? Uh... Not Really Super Bowl Weekend/Presidents Day Weekend... and normally we would end our contest on a Sunday--...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 8
- 4 min
What Cyndi Lauper, Prince & Pink Floyd Have In Common
We're in the middle of a Blue America contest that ends Monday at noon (Valentine's Day)-- and that's noon your time, wherever you live....
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Howie Klein
- Feb 6
- 3 min
The "Disturbing The Peace" Contest-- A Signed Book For You... A Grand For Your Favorite Candidate
We haven't had a contest in a while. This one's at the nexus of music and politics. It's easy to play but less easy to explain. Let me...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Congressional Endorsement Alert In Georgia: Vincent Fort
Last month Meredith Lee, writing for Politico, tip-toed around the fact that Blue Dog reactionary David Scott is not just on the...
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