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Howie Klein
- Feb 13, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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Howie Klein
- Jan 30, 2022
- 8 min
Blue America Endorsed Kylie Taitano For Congress Today (San Diego)
Inafa’maolek It's our duty to find excellent candidates like Kylie Taitano but it's especially wonderful when we get a really good...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 26, 2022
- 5 min
With Katko Retiring, There Are 7 Conservatives Running Against Progressive Steven Holden
I'm reluctant to spend too much time writing about the New York State congressional races because the state legislature is still working...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 23, 2022
- 7 min
Denver Endorsement Alert: Neal Walia For Congress
Colorado's first congressional district-- basically Denver-- is the most progressive in the state-- D+24. The voters there were smart...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 16, 2022
- 7 min
Endorsement Alert: Cristina Garcia-- A Proven Progressive Takes On An Establishment-Backed DINO
With both Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) retiring from safe Blue districts-- Trump lost CA-40 with just 20.6%...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 30, 2021
- 7 min
What It Means To Be A Progressive Candidate For Congress-- Guest Post By Summer Lee (D-PA)
When I first began to organize around electoral politics, and then ultimately run myself-- I never consciously decided to do it all as a...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
Blue America Leaving 2021 On An Up-Note, Endorsing Long Island Progressive Melanie D'Arrigo
I grew up in Nassau County and went to college in Suffolk County. The two make up the bulk of NY-03, the North Shore congressional...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
You Want A Great Candidate To Support? We Have A Great Candidate For You-- Meet Greg Casar
When Texas' legislature gerrymandered the state this year, they packed Austin Democrats into two super-blue districts, TX-35 and TX-37....
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Howie Klein
- Nov 28, 2021
- 5 min
Daniel Wayne Lee For Congress
I try to get to know the candidates Blue America considers endorsing as well as I can. It's not always easy. Some are quite resistant but...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 14, 2021
- 5 min
Congressional Endorsement Alert In Oregon-- Meet Jamie McLeod-Skinner
Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba introduced me-- and DWT readers-- to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the candidate running for a congressional seat that...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
There Are A Lot Of PACs Run By Scammers-- Blue America Isn't One Of Them
Unless you have a solid reason to trust the people running a PAC, always assume they will steal or waste a significant portion of any...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 4, 2021
- 6 min
Tom Winter-- Fighting For Justice In Montana
Yesterday we took a quick look at the parameters of redistricting in Montana, which is going from one at-large seat to two seats, one,...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
Tom Nelson (D-WI) For U.S. Senate
No one knows better than Russ Feingold, who is staying neutral in the Democratic primary, how hard it will be to beat Trumpist Senator...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 24, 2021
- 5 min
Endorsement Alert In South Texas: Jessica Cisneros For Congress
Texas Blue Dog Henry Cuellar was a part of the nine conservative Democrats who worked with No Labels to oppose the $3.5T Build Back...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 10, 2021
- 8 min
Endorsement Alert: Sergio Alcubilla Over Blue Dog Ed Case
Sergio Alcubilla is running for Congress to represent Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, currently held by reactionary Blue Dog Ed...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Mayor Bryan Osorio vs The Conservative "Approach" To The Climate Crisis
Delano Mayor Bryan Osorio is the only progressive in a crowded race for the Republican-held congressional seat in the Central Valley...
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