Wondering How Awful The New Speaker Is? DCCC: “Mike Johnson Is Jim Jordan In A Sports Coat”
Johnson Represents A Strain Of An Anti-Democracy Virus That Has Infected The GOP As soon as the votes were counted— 100% unanimity from...
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Howie Klein
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Which GOP Candidates Are MAGAty (And Transactional) Enough To Earn The Trump Seal Of Approval?
I had a chat with the progressive Democrat running for a central Oregon congressional seat, Jamie McLeod-Skinner. We were wondering if...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 11
- 6 min
4 New Democratic Candidates Launched Campaigns For Congress In Texas, Michigan, Oregon & Wisconsin
Quite a few candidates from both parties officially launched their campaigns over the weekend. There were 2 House announcements and 2...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 23, 2022
- 4 min
Until Now We Never Voted On Whether We Wanted A Democracy Or Not
This morning, NY Times writer Jonathan Wesiman reported that 71% of all voters believe that democracy is at risk "but only 7 percent...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Candidate Quality Really Does Matter
Yesterday, Gail Collins’ column in the NY Times, Whoops! Behold the Republican Trove of Truly Terrible Candidates, pointed out the...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Conservatives In Congress Want To Take Things Away From People-- Will Voters Take Away Their Jobs?
Oregon Blue Dog Kurt Schrader was the last Democrat in the House to vote against raising the minimum wage and one of the last to oppose...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 20, 2022
- 6 min
There's Never Been Anyone Like Trump In U.S. Politics Before-- Hopefully There'll Never Be Another
This morning, Brett Samuels reported that “Republicans are growing more concerned that Trump could be a drag— and not a help— in tight...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
The GOP Wanted To Abolish Choice-- Now Voters Want To Abolish Them
That’s Congresswoman-elect Mary Peltola’s first ad for a fill term representing Alaska. She frames the abortion debate perfectly,...
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Howie Klein
- Jul 5, 2022
- 5 min
2 Red Hot Must-Win House Races
This morning, The Hill ran a piece by Julia Manchester and Caroline Vakil that attracted my attention: Seven close races that could...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 17, 2022
- 6 min
Putting A Few Foot Soldiers In Jail For A Few Months Won't Put A Dent In American Fascism
They Crave Faux Martyrdom-- Trump Coup Plotters Need To Face Biblical Justice Claudia Tenney is one of the most far right members of...
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Howie Klein
- Jun 13, 2022
- 3 min
Bitter & Ugly In Defeat, Blue Dog Kurt Schrader Hasn't Joined The GOP... Yet
Defeated Oregon Blue Dog Kurt Schrader is delusional. He was one of only two Democrats to join the Republicans last week to vote against...
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Howie Klein
- May 27, 2022
- 5 min
Biden Continues Fumbling-- Everything: Student Loan Forgiveness Debacle, Schrader Endorsement
Biden is incredibly unpopular. Obama (and puppet Jim Clyburn) made a dreadful error when they bailed out his floundering primary...
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Howie Klein
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
The GOP Is All In On Obstructionism-- How Blue America Is Fighting Back
If you think the COVID pandemic is over-- about a third of Americans do-- you're delusional. Yesterday, the U.S. reported 88,149 new...
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Howie Klein
- May 16, 2022
- 6 min
For Progressives-- Tomorrow's Most Important Races
There will be plenty of entertaining primaries to watch tomorrow-- the 3-way shit show among Republicans vying to go up against John...
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Howie Klein
- May 15, 2022
- 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
- Apr 29, 2022
- 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
- Apr 25, 2022
- 4 min
Biden Unmasked
Why do so many Democrats dislike Biden so much... even as Trump and outright fascism stalk the country? Polling shows that even among...
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Howie Klein
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Shows Progressives How To Take On A Deceitful Corporate Dem
The Democratic primary elections in Oregon are in 3 weeks-- May 17. There are several races that will help determine whether Congress...
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Howie Klein
- Feb 16, 2022
- 5 min
Corrupt Blue Dog Kurt Schrader (OR) Belongs In Prison, Not In Congress
I got so excited yesterday morning when Kathleen Rice's e-mail to her constituents went out explaining that she would not be running for...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
Progressive Candidates Put Heavy Pressure On Blue Dog Incumbents To Back BBB
This morning, after the vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act, several people noticed that just one of the corrupt conservative Blue...
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