The Question Of Extremely Poor Candidate Quality Plagues Both Parties
It shouldn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that especially bad candidates are more likely to lose elections than especially good— or...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 6
- 4 min
As Democrats Sleepwalk Into A Biden Renomination, The Koch Network Announces It Will Help Stop Trump
Dan Balz and Emily Guskin wrote this morning that “Neither Biden nor Trump generates broad excitement within their own party, and most...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 14, 2022
- 7 min
Even Republicans Hate Republicans... And There's Every Reason In The World That They Should
The Monmouth poll released this morning gaged favorability for the top congressional leaders, among other things. McConnell is easily the...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 13, 2022
- 7 min
The 2 Parties Grapple With What To Do About Unelectable Candidates, From JR Majewski To Rudy Salas
A new USAToday poll by Suffolk University shows Trump’s presidential bid in 2024 has cratered among Republicans. “By 2-1, GOP and...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
Most Normal Americans-- If Not Most Republicans-- Still Hate Nazis
How Different Is Nick Fuentes From Newt Gingrich? On Wednesday, far right operative Newt Gingrich published a provocative blog post, Quit...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 24, 2022
- 6 min
Karl Rove v Josh Hawley-- And Rove Has Reality On His Side
This morning in his Wall Street Journal column, Karl Rove wrote that crackpot Missouri senator, Josh Hawley— who is up for...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Candidate Quality Mattered
The political parties and their operatives seem to believe— or act as though they believe— that elections are all about the parties and...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 5, 2022
- 6 min
Republicans Believe Their Own Paid For Hype-- We Don't Need To Buy In
These Are The 14 House Races That Are Too Close To Call What won’t know all the outcomes of all the races on Tuesday night. Too many will...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 4, 2022
- 5 min
Democrats Feel Entitled To Win Even When Offering Candidates Almost As Terrible As Republicans
Marjorie Traitor Greene’s northwest Georgia district is nuts country. She doesn’t have to worry about any unpleasant surprises there. In...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 28, 2022
- 6 min
Not Counting Arizona, Who's This Cycle's Worst Statewide Nominee?
Both wretched corporate parties have some horrible candidates this cycle, but only the Republicans have candidates that are completely...
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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 7, 2022
- 5 min
Does It Even Matter Which Crappy Party Wins In November? [Spoiler: This Cycle It Does]
Let’s face it, the Republicans have a lot of over-the-top crazies running this cycle— from gubernatorial hopefuls like Tudor Dixon (MI),...
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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
- 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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Howie Klein
- Sep 29, 2022
- 4 min
If Doug Mastriano And His MAGA Fans Really Fast For 40 Days, Many Will Die-- Bad News For QAnon
As I’ve mentioned over the years, I used to work at a macrobiotic restaurant in Amsterdam; it was part of De Kosmos, the meditation...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 22, 2022
- 6 min
Herschel Walker Touts His Own Ignorance, But He's Pretty Wily When It Comes To Scamming Charities
If Walker Drops Out Now, Does The GOP Get To Stick Another Candidate On The Ballot? I always thought Trump picked Herschel Walker to be...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 22, 2022
- 7 min
J.R. Majewski Says He Wasn't Inside The Capitol But Was In Afghanistan-- He's Got That Ass Backwards
Northern Ohio’s 9th district, which stretches form the suburbs west and south of Cleveland, along the coast of Lake Erie through Lorian...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
Republican Midterms Strategy In Tatters-- Red Wave Officially Dead And Buried
It’s too early to know exactly how much McConnell and his allies spent in their efforts to stop MAGA extremist Don Bolduc from winning...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
Trump Saddled The GOP With The Worst Candidates In Living Memory-- And Now Won't Help Finance Them
Trump’s a notorious skinflint and he sees the money he’s grifting from Republican donors as a basically one-way street. It’s his money,...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
On Top Of The GOP's Other Midterm Woes, Rick Scott Is Already Blaming McConnell For Likely Losses
When the history of the 2022 midterms is written, the way the GOP blew their early lock will be explained by pointing out how much more...
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