New Michigan Redistricting Has New Dem Haley Stevens Primarying Progressive Andy Levin
In 2017 I got a call from Haley Stevens, a young woman who was running to represent western and northern Detroit in Congress (MI-11), a...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 26, 2021
- 7 min
The Enemy: Conservatives
Mostly under the Build Back Better rubric, Bernie and other progressives came up with a relatively strong package of programs to address...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 24, 2021
- 6 min
It May Be Xmas, But Conservatives Are Still Working Tirelessly To Shrink Build Back Better
Around noon today, the Washington Post editorial board wrote that Manchin is wrong on inflation and Build Back Better. The editors point...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
Is There A Path Forward For Build Back Better-- Or Even Build Back Worse?
In the last couple of days, the GOP-- though not Trump-- has increased the drumbeat of love towards Joe Manchin and both McConnell and...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 22, 2021
- 6 min
Voters Should Like The Democrats. Why Don't They?
I received an incredibly dishonest and intentionally misleading e-mail from Nancy Pelosi yesterday that began with "I'm in utter...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
If Things Get Really Out Of Hand Here... You Might Consider Chile
After yesterday's nightmare of a day, let's start today with some good news. A few weeks ago we looked at the Chilean presidential...
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Howie Klein
- Dec 18, 2021
- 4 min
An Obvious Choice in NC-02
If you haven’t heard by now, Erica Smith has transitioned from the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina to an open U.S. House seat in...
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Howie Klein
- Nov 1, 2021
- 5 min
Mayor Mark Gamba Bows Out Of The Kurt Schrader Race-- But That's Only Half The Story
Blue America endorsed Mark Gamba's grassroots campaign for Congress in 2020, not just because he would make a great member of Congress--...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
Words Of Wisdom From Joe Manchin III
This afternoon, Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce told me that "Elites in Washington just spent the past twenty years...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 8, 2021
- 5 min
Fence Jumping-- Would You Like To See McConnell & A Pack Of Other Republicans Join The Dems?
Is Joy Hofmeister Pro-Choice Now? Does She Back Democratic Values? This morning Mike DeBonis and Felicia Sonmez reported that Trump is...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 7, 2021
- 7 min
Ruben Gallego vs Kyrsten Sinema?
Arizona Democrats, determined to kick Kyrsten Sinema out of the party and defeat her when her term expires in 2024, have been looking for...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 3, 2021
- 5 min
Most Americans Are Just Meeting Pramila Jayapal For The First Time-- And They Like What They See
This morning on State of the Union, when Dana Bash, having taken on the Joe Manchin persona for the segment, asked Pramila if she's open...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 2, 2021
- 5 min
Pramila Should Be The Next Speaker
A few hours ago the two NY Times Jonathans-- Martin and Weisman reported what has become more and more apparent since Biden's visit to...
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Howie Klein
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Blue Dog Ed Case Has Been Begging For A Primary-- He's Got One Now!
Former Hawai'i state Sen. Gary Hooser serves as president of the Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action and last week he gave a rousing...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 30, 2021
- 5 min
Manchin Lays His Cards On The Table-- There May Be A Way Forward. Today WE HOLD THE LINE
Manchin says his spending limit is $1.5 trillion on the reconciliation bill, not even half the compromise($3.5 trillion down from $6...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 30, 2021
- 6 min
Will Pelosi Be Forced To Pull The Conservative Infrastructure Bill Today?
What could Schumer have imagined would happened when he recruited the chair of the Blue Dogs-- also the member of the House with the...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
A Call For Candidate Solidarity In The Face Of Conservative Opposition To Biden's Program
Former North Carolina state Senator, Erica Smith, the one progressive in the open-seat election to replace Republican Richard Burr in the...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
No, PROGRESSIVES Are Not Being Torn Asunder-- Garden Variety Democrats Are
The first time I ran across it yesterday, it was at The Hill, so I naturally chalked it up to ignorance, a hallmark of that publication....
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Howie Klein
- Sep 27, 2021
- 6 min
Do You Think Biden Hates Being President?
Last night, at the same time that Pelosi roped in two Texas House conservatives-- two of No Labels' "Unbreakable 9-- who had opposed...
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Howie Klein
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
Midterms: If The Democrats Don't Give People A Reason To Vote For Them, They Won't
Every Single Conservative In Congress Exists On Bribery Republicans seem out of their minds and unimaginably impossible to support. In...
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