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Want To See Democrats Turn The Midterm Map Blue? Passing The Soft Infrastructure Bill Will Do It
Hours after shutting down the GOP filibuster (68-29) on the conservative "hard" infrastructure bill that the media insists on calling...

Howie Klein
Aug 9, 20217 min read


GOP Senate Candidates Take Their Cues From Trump, Not From Republican Voters
Ohio GOP Candidates Are So Extreme That They'd Rather See Cincinnati's Brent Spence Bridge Collapse Than Back Anything Bipartisan As we...

Howie Klein
Aug 7, 20216 min read


Erica Smith Just Passed The Halfway Point In Her 100 Counties In 100 Days Tour Of North Carolina
North Carolina is going to have one of the hottest Senate races in the country next year. With Richard Burr's retirement, it's an open...

Howie Klein
Aug 5, 20213 min read


Who's A Worse Threat To America-- Sinema Or Ricchetti?
Trump is against the conservative infrastructure bill and flipping out about the 17 Republican senators who ignored his threats and voted...

Howie Klein
Jul 29, 20219 min read


That Damned Filibuster! Are You Supporting Primary Candidates Who Want To Abolish It?
Biden hasn't been as bad a president as I expected-- and still expect. Sure, nothing's been accomplished other than... well, not-Trump....

Howie Klein
Jul 23, 20217 min read


Anyone Alive After The Bio-Terrorists Are Done, Will Have To Work Hard To Find Safe Drinking Water
Gov Ned Lamont (D-CT) signed a bill Monday phasing out the use of PFAS-- "forever chemicals" like firefighting foam and food packaging...

Howie Klein
Jul 22, 20214 min read


Cheaper Prescription Drugs By September?
Post-cancer, my doctor prescribed a lot of life-saving drugs. Most of them are covered by Medicare... but not all of them. Out of pocket...

Howie Klein
Jul 9, 20213 min read


Erica Smith-- Walking The Walk
The first time I was arrested, I'm proud to say, it was for "making good trouble," although we didn't have that phrase at the time. I was...

Howie Klein
Jul 4, 20214 min read


Charles Booker-- From The ’Hood To The Holler... To The Senate
This morning, Charles Booker officially announced his candidacy for the Kentucky Senate seat held by crackpot Rand Paul. Travis Waldron...

Howie Klein
Jul 1, 20218 min read


Cheri Beasley Is The Wrong Candidate In The North Carolina Primary
Ask yourself-- do you want a Senate filled with Kyrsten Sinemas and Joe Manchins? That's easy to accomplish-- just vote for DSCC...

Howie Klein
Jun 23, 20215 min read


Tomorrow Is Do Or Die For Big Tech Accountability
Tomorrow is a big day for people interested in the serious antitrust measures Congress has been considering for nearly a year and a half....

Howie Klein
Jun 22, 20214 min read


The Filibuster Litmus Test
Because of conservative ("bipartisan") opposition to voting rights, the $15 minimum wage, the infrastructure bill, fair taxation, etc....

Howie Klein
Jun 17, 20213 min read


Knee-Jerk Bipartisanship Is NOT What Voters Chose-- They Want Accomplishments, Not Excuses
All that DC yammering about "bipartisanship" is just an excuse for not doing anything. When voters go to the polls, they-- or many of...

Howie Klein
Jun 12, 20214 min read


Who's Going To Pay? Conservatives Don't Care-- As Long As It Isn't Their Rich Donors
This isn't new for regular DWT readers: there really is just one "insurmountable" block to passing an infrastructure bill. It isn't the...

Howie Klein
Jun 9, 20214 min read


2 Very Different Visions For North Carolina Today: Erica Smith vs Donald Trump
Today was Day 2 of Erica Smith's 100 counties in 100 days tour of North Carolina. This morning, she and Gary Chambers met voters at the...

Howie Klein
Jun 5, 20213 min read


Erica Smith Launching 100 Counties In 100 Days North Carolina Tour Tomorrow-- With Gary Chambers
U.S. Senate candidate Erica Smith has just announced her statewide tour of North Carolina, where she’ll be visiting all 100 counties in...

Howie Klein
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Rural Voters: The DCCC Needs REAL New Leadership--Not Just Musical Chairs... And IMMEDIATELY
This morning began with both Sabato's Crystal Ball and Politico (ok, ok... just National Review editor Rich Lowry at Politico),...

Howie Klein
May 20, 20215 min read


Pat McCrory, The Failed Bathroom Bill Kook From North Carolina, Is Running For The Senate
Today, Talkers Magazine, the talk radio show trade journal, reported that former North Carolina Governor and morning drive talk show host...

Howie Klein
Apr 14, 20214 min read


Will Republicans' Blanket Obstructionism Bite Them In The Ass On Election Day?
This morning-- just a day and a half after Trump called McConnell a "dumb son of a bitch" and a "stone cold loser"-- and then criticized...

Howie Klein
Apr 12, 20218 min read


Erica Smith Explains To North Carolina Voters Why The Filibuster Must Go
-by Erica Smith (D-NC), candidate, U.S. Senate Black people in America, and working people of all colors and creeds, particularly in the...

Howie Klein
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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