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What Do Voters Want? Ketanji On The Bench... & Candidates Seeking To End Choice To Lose
It shouldn't be a stretch for any senator to vote to confirm Ketanji. The public watched the hearings and got a feel for who she is...

Howie Klein
Mar 30, 20224 min read
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Will Trump Drive Georgia Into The Democratic Column Again?
Bonus: Next Door In Alabama, Trump Destroys "Woke" Insurrectionist Mo Brooks In Trump's eyes, Brian Kemp, a complete conservative...

Howie Klein
Mar 23, 20225 min read
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One-Party States Can Be Pretty Dull, But There's A Sign of Life In South Carolina This Year
November will see several top statewide races in South Carolina. Senator Tim Scott is up for reelection. He hs no plausible primary...

Howie Klein
Mar 21, 20227 min read
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Doug Schoen, Still Pretending To Be A Democrat
If there was a dictionary definition of "conservative treacherous scumbag lobbyist," the photo would be of Doug Schoen. Usually referred...

Howie Klein
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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Transpartisan Political Dysfunction Is Dangerous For America-- Vote The Bums Out!
This morning, just as the Democratic retreat in Philly is about to start, the Punchbowl crew had a sad observation to share about why...

Howie Klein
Mar 9, 20224 min read
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The Racism Party Is NOT Winning The Debate
I hope you had a chance to read the post from last night laying out the Republicans' plans for America if they win the midterms. It's...

Howie Klein
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Donald J Trump-- Bad For The GOP, Bad For America, Bad For Missouri... Just Plain Bad
This morning, Public Citizen and a gaggle of the good government groups sent out an open letter to Americans, making the point that Trump...

Howie Klein
Feb 17, 20226 min read
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Even Against Biden, The GOP Insists On Being Seen As The Greater Evil
On Friday, when Pence pushed back against Trump's whining that he should have thrown out the election results, Pence implied that Trump...

Howie Klein
Feb 5, 20223 min read
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A Feature Of The Midterms Will Be The Trump Kiss Of Death For GOP Candidates
Trump spent a lot of time there but he lost New Hampshire both times he ran. In 2022, Hillary beat him narrowly but after 4 years of...

Howie Klein
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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Why Would Anyone Vote For A Careerist Or A Narcissist? But Most Of Our Elected Officials Are
I was talking with Melanie D'Arrigo yesterday. Because her Long Island district has been seriously redrawn to include silvers of the...

Howie Klein
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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Can Campaigning On Good Policy Stop A Red Wave Midterm?
Most Americans-- though not most Republicans-- back women's Choice. Biden's SCOTUS nominee will certainly be a full-throated defender as...

Howie Klein
Jan 28, 20225 min read
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Bernie, On Behalf Of The American People vs The GOP (+Manchin And Sinema)
Neither Republicans nor Democrats-- and Democrats are usually even worse on this than the Republicans-- want the voters to take what...

Howie Klein
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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Ever Wonder How Trump Decides Who To Endorse?
Trump's top priority in handing out endorsements is personal. Who's for him and who will help him against his enemies? (Also, who will...

Howie Klein
Jan 22, 20228 min read
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Dems Seem Determined To Fight The Midterms On Which Party Is The Lesser Evil
Biden's gotten some things done this past year-- but none of the transformational stuff people-- although God knows why-- were hoping...

Howie Klein
Jan 15, 20227 min read
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Funny How The Media Never Mentions That The Republican Party Is In Disarray
Central New York's 24th congressional district, centered around Syracuse, is a swing district-- but not swingy enough to embrace Trump's...

Howie Klein
Jan 15, 20227 min read
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Stop The Steal-- Defeat All GOP Candidates Running For Secretary Of State
There is really only one issue in the midterm Secretary of State races around the country: Democrats trying to prevent widespread...

Howie Klein
Jan 13, 20225 min read
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If Dems Want To Lose Less Seats, They Should Cancel Student Debt, Which Will Boost The Economy
A good look would have been for Biden to have announced on inauguration day that he would cancel student debt. But he didn't; instead he...

Howie Klein
Jan 12, 20228 min read
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2 Strategies For Winning The Midterms-- Democrats Need BOTH, Not One Or The Others
In his NY Times column today, Ezra Klein used Tufts political scientist Eitan Hersh to define "real political work"-- as opposed to...

Howie Klein
Jan 10, 20226 min read
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Trump & The Dems Have The Same Strategy For The Midterms: Make Them All About Trump
The fact that Trump lost to Biden by an immense number-- 81.2 million votes to 74.2 million votes-- and that Biden picked up red states...

Howie Klein
Jan 2, 20226 min read
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Happy New Year! 2022 Won't Be a Day On The Beach... Well, Maybe Morrissey's Beach
The NY Times editors began 2022 by warning that Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now. "One year after from the smoke and broken glass, the mock...

Howie Klein
Jan 2, 20226 min read
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