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
- Jul 13
- 6 min
Gottheimer Mobilizing The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Against Fair Taxes For The Rich
The title of Jonathan Chait’s column in New York Magazine today sounds like a DWT post: Josh Gottheimer Is on a Mission to Destroy Joe...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 5
- 7 min
It's Fine That The Conservative Dems Are Vanishing-- But They're Wrecking the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party Is Self-Destructing At The Worst Possible Time Yesterday, if you got past my reminiscences about my early...
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Howie Klein
- May 25
- 5 min
The Morning After In South Texas: TX-28 Still Too Close To Call
Before dawn this morning, with around 95% of the votes in TX-28, yesterday's primary runoff is still too close to call, about 175 votes...
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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 12
- 6 min
It’s Fear That Cripples The Democratic Party-- Fear Of Our Policies, Fear Of Who We Are...
"Somehow, in my lifetime, the Democrats have gone from being the party of the factory floor to the party of the faculty lounge." -Paul...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Democratic Establishment's Anti-Progressive Jihad Goes Into High Gear In Oregon
Jamie McLeod-Skinner is beating corrupt Blue Dog Kurt Schrader. Schrader is so freaked out that he persuaded slimy lobbyist Jeff...
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Howie Klein
- Mar 20
- 9 min
RINOs, DINOs, MAGAs
This morning someone, presumably someone who had just read this post about Doug Schoen sent me a message that my "journalism" would be...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Letter From A Defeated Blue Dog
I received an e-mail yesterday, ostensibly from Ben McAdams, subject line, "I'm personally asking." And it began, "Hi Howie, My name is...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 26
- 3 min
What's Up With "The Left?" Is There A Left Left When It Comes To Winning Seats In Congress?
Corrupt conservative Henry Cuellar (Blue Dog-TX) sent out a video on Twitter yesterday claiming, Nixon-style, that he's not a crook. Like...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 17
- 6 min
Any Blue Will Do? No... Especially Not During Primary Season
A case can be made that there are worse Democrats in the House than corrupt Oregon reactionary Kurt Schrader, a prominent Blue Dog. But...
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Howie Klein
- Jan 9
- 4 min
Democratic Party Of Hawai'i Issues Warning To Blue Dog Ed Case
State Democratic Parties tend to be cheerleading squads for the parties' elected officials. And that's even more true in Hawai'i than in...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 17, 2021
- 7 min
The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Is Destroying The Party Brand
The other day a regular Blue America financial contributor, who gives around $100 a month to our candidates, called me to complain. He...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
Drug Prices Will Never Come Down While Corporate Whores Are Integral To The Democratic Party
Does this sound complicated? Democrats can do the right thing-- the popular thing that people elected them to do-- say, lower the cost of...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 4, 2021
- 13 min
The Rush To Stop A Progressive Agenda Is Not Just About Republicans-- Not At All
Virginia Blue Dog Abigail Spanberger-- recruited in 2018 by the DCCC and EMILY's List for her CIA experience-- has been one of the most...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
Two Predictions-- Both Dire... Both Avoidable
The first prediction comes from Caitlin Owens at Axios: Democrats' Attempt To Lower Private Drug Prices Is Likely To Fail. The second...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
What's Wrong With Ed Case?
Last week, Blue America endorsed Sergio Alcubilla for the Honolulu-based congressional seat that is currently held by Blue Dog Ed Case....
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Howie Klein
- Oct 12, 2021
- 9 min
Conservative Republicans Make Their Bid To Take Over The Democratic Party
While the congressional Democrats continue to hopelessly spin their wheels on the package of campaign promises that handed them the...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 6, 2021
- 4 min
If The Democrats Don't Clean Up Their Own House With Primaries, The GOP Will Do It For Them
In 2019, the House passed the Raise the Wage Act. Only 6 Democrats voted with the Republicans to kill it-- 6 Blue Dog scumbags... worst...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Many People Have Noticed That Josh Gottheimer's Modus Operandi Is As Slimy & Dishonest As Trump's
Pelosi staffers aren't supposed to talk to me, not even off the record. That doesn't stop all of them and a couple of weeks ago one...
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