Next debate question for candidates: Can you pledge to run for re-election in...
A lot was made of Castro’s clumsy calling out of Biden’s mental gaffes. I am not worried Biden will be ineffective as President or unable to execute the duties of office. He will be 10x more...
View ArticleIs this July 1974? What if Trump is out?
Nixon seemed to the disbelief of most on the left, to be indestructible. Even with solid Dem majorities in the House and Senate, his removal from office was not a foregone conclusion. Until the...
View ArticleThe Path to 67 in the Senate
As things shape up, I think there are 2-3 assumptions:1) The House will send Impeachment to the Senate some time around the new year;2) Roberts will preside, and will most likely do it by the book. We...
View ArticleYou know how this ends don't you?
You know how this ends. The Oligarchs installed one of their own as President, complete with a built-in distraction machine, while they further loot, pillage and erode norms and civil liberties.Even...
View ArticleThe Democratic Field Should Suspend Campaigning During Impeachment Trial
Seems like Mitch thinks he’s setting a trap for Dems… the Democratic field (namely Biden). If Biden came out and said “Due to the solemn nature of the impeachment proceedings, I am suspending my ground...
View ArticleImpeachment Helps Trump Dispel a Key Myth: He's Illegitimate
I have long believed that the key message Democrats fail to heed over and over is that people just want to be led. Now, you and I out here on the left don’t want to be. But a lot of people do. And...
View ArticleThe only non-Biden nominee scenario I can see is a Bernie/Buttigieg ticket
Looking at state by state primary polling I have been gaming out scenarios. The easy answer is that Biden squeaks by, gets the nomination, etc.But if his support remains at a soft 30-35%, there is...
View ArticleKos... is making a Republican argument in favor of "right to work" laws
It is disturbing to read so much push back on a sight supposed to elect “more and better Democrats” pushing back on California’s new ABC test for freelance work.The argument seems to come down to...
View ArticleReminder: John Bolton is not our friend
John Bolton is the architect (or at least one of them) of our endless Middle East wars, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands, and has never met a war he wasn’t for. He is a stark...
View ArticleHow can the Dem party be this bad at Tech?
The Iowa Caucus fiasco is an embarrassment. Also note that Iowa could be a swing state and it’s sure making us look bad there, let alone nationally. How is it possible that the Democratic party, who...
View Article"Establishment" plot to foil Bernie revealed
Step one. Pass a “new deal” for the American people during the Great Depression, bringing new constituencies into the Democratic Party, including African Americans.Step two. Pass landmark Voting...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren for Chief of Staff
What is the most powerful job in Washington besides the President? It can be Chief of Staff.The Chief of Staff essentially oversees the operations of the cabinet and cabinet agencies. If the President...
View ArticleCastro actively collaborated to place nuclear missiles 90 miles from the...
Started out as a comment but worth a diary. The problem many of us who agree with his policies have with Bernie boils down to the Castro comments as a good illustration. Despite how poor a political...
View ArticleBall game: Biden leads by 6 in FLORIDA
I have stopped relying on FL in Presidential races. They are dead to me after 2000.And I would never rely on FL in mapping out my strategy.But…Joe Biden holds a 6-point lead over President Trump in...
View ArticleBankrupting States is a Plot To End Democracy
Why is Mitch McConnell hoping the states go bankrupt?See Michigan. In Michigan, seven cities and school districts have emergency managers, and another three are under consent agreements.What this means...
View ArticleIf Warren is Veep - the unique opportunity in MA Senate
I keep hearing a fear that if Warren is veep, Gov Baker (R) will appoint her successor.The MA legislature can, with veto proof margins, adjust the law to ensure a special election is held in November....
View ArticleDem Senate Should Re-Convict and Attempt To Remove Trump
It is looking increasingly likely the Dems will control the Senate beginning January 3rd. They will have plenty to do, teeing up all sorts of bills for Biden to sign on Day One. But there is another...
View ArticleOur Presidential Primary schedule is too early
It is clear with the emerging events of Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter — our Presidential Primary is skewed to start way to early, and it is not just annoying (extra long political season), but...
View ArticleNew DailyKos mobile format is unusable
A note that the new mobile format for Daily Kos is unusable. User ID#1200, been with the site from the beginning. But the new format for the primary way I consume Daily Kos is not practical. What do...
View ArticleDemocrats should preemptively release legal defenses for each...
In gaming out how this election will go, we are all concerned that Trump will not go quietly.We all have a number of legal theories, but I wonder if it’s time for the Democrats to pull together the...
View ArticleTime To Abandon New Vote My Mail
We know we SHOULD be able to vote by mail. We know the sabotage of the post office is a crime, probably impeachable, etc. We also know the post office is indispensable to social security recipients,...
View ArticleDon't Believe The Defeatists Who Worry About Expanding the Court
Democrats, as one of their first acts with the trifecta under Biden, should expand the SCOTUS and the federal appeals courts to 13 members. Given the backlog of cases and increased population, an...
View ArticleShould We Be Focusing Now on Getting a Kennedy Instead of a Bork?
Biden famously as chairman of the judiciary committee got us Anthony Kennedy instead of Robert Bork. We likely don’t have gay marriage without that selection, as disappointing as Kennedy’s corrupt...
View ArticleWho Are the Geniuses Who Thought Everyone Should Vote By Mail/Absentee?
The National Conference of State Legislators posted these guidelines for when mail-in votes are counted by state.What they make clear is that a lot of very important states, including Minnesota,...
View ArticleThree Ways the Commission on Presidential Debates FAILED
The Commission on Presidential Debates failed the American people last night. Trump failed them even more, but he should not have had a platform with rules he could so easily flaunt. Ways the...
View ArticleBest and Worst-Case Scenarios re Trump and Senate Covid
We may as well game this out.Best and worst-case scenarios for the Covid positives of Trump and the Senate.Worst:Trump dies in the next week, the RNC will be the ones choosing who replaces Trump on the...
View ArticleWill the Senate be tied Jan 3rd - Jan 5th?
A question —Mark Kelly will be seated Nov 30th.I assume the terms of Loeffler and Perdue expire Jan 2nd like all Senator’s.So with no Senators seated, is the Senate tied 48-48 on Jan 3rd?Does the Gov...
View ArticleElection-Thievery Fears... talk me down
I am beyond thrilled Biden won this election. Seeing the behavior and the Republicans, this really was our last ditch effort to save our democracy.I am going to list what I’m still worried about....
View ArticleWhat if Biden is a great President in the making?
We all know Biden is a great man. His longevity in politics, his role in the Obama administration, his progressive legislative achievements (Violence Against Women Act). He hasn’t been perfect in 40+...
View Article'Guardrails of Democracy' Constitutional Amendment needed
We usually initiate Constitutional Amendments when changes in society or technology prompt. Moving the inauguration from March, because it took that long for news and people to travel in the 18th...
View ArticleDaily Kos is almost useless due to formatting issues
Hello. User#1200 here, I have been here since almost the beginning. I am sorry, but the new look for Daily Kos is almost useless. Not only does it present a confusing look, it fails to emphasize...
View ArticleThe Fundamental Dishonesty of Afghanistan Evacuation Coverage
We should all be thankful that Biden had the experience and courage to put a stop to the war in Afghanistan. If you ask the Pentagon, of course we need to leave thousands of troops on the ground....
View ArticleMcConnell wants to end the Filibuster
What is the end game for McConnell? Obviously its blocking infrastructure/voting rights/having a functional government.But I think there is another one.He has likely calculated that the 2024 map is...
View ArticleBannon Indictment Means Nothing
Contempt of Congress is almost never prosecuted. Its likely to be dragged out for years.It is a symbolic victory.But the reality is while we slow walk our investigations about Jan 6, the motherfuckers...
View ArticleSinema Isn't Joining the Republican Party... ever
I don’t know how to spell this out. Sinema is not ever going to be welcome to the Republican Party. 1) She started out as a Green candidate. (Yes, we know the Greens have acted as GOP shills in the...
View ArticleGood News in Senate Polling
We of course can not be complacent. But some recent polls paint a slightly rosier picture for the Dems chances to hold the Senate in 2022.In Nevada, an Ohio Predictive Insights (grade B/C by 538) poll...
View ArticleWatch KS Legislative Committee Grill Republican SOS on Big Lie nonsense
Here is some genuine entertainment. Get the popcorn.Scott Schwab (R) is the Kansas SOS. As a legislator, he was on the far, far right, and was not on our side in just about anything. Note Schwab took...
View ArticleDo we really have to have ads with pictures of toe fungus?
Its pretty gross.That is all.
View ArticleSinema Could Be a Hero
Senator Sinema has a chance to reform her legacy and be a hero. There is one issue where she has consistently fought for, voted for and believed in: a woman’s right to choose.She gets a 100% score...
View ArticleCowards.
Who are the cowards? I’m sorry, but Schumer and Pelosi should have suspended recess and forced every Republican to go on the record on abortion.I’m sorry, but Obama should have shoved Merrick Garland...
View ArticleI'm looking at you CA and NY, for different reasons
You know what happens when you have an egomaniac narcissist in charge of your party? See: Andrew Cuomo.New York, because of Cuomo and his distractions, could not draw its districts correctly and Dems...
View ArticleBiden should appoint Sinema to... anything
I think there may be another reason for Sinema leaving the Democratic party. Yes, we know she likes attention. But… I believe polling will show that she has less than 15pct support if a real R vs a...
View ArticleNo more money for DNC until they answer about Santos
Wait a minute.. Santos is the Republicans problem. He is one of them, and they started all this by ignoring Trump and allowing him to run roughshod over their party. Now, it’s the media’s problem....
View ArticleSomeone's Gonna Have to Spin Off a Party To Destroy the MAGA Republicans
In the 1850s there was a Nativist party that believed wild conspiracy theories (about Catholics) called the Know-Nothings. MAGA Republicanism is probably most closely related to this party.SOMETHING...
View ArticleJoe Manchin as a Third Party for Prez HELPS Joe Biden
It appears the most likely “no labels” candidate is none other than our good friend Joe Manchin.Manchin notes he has had a 12-year relationship with No Labels, the centrist political group that is...
View ArticleIf Trump is OUT, who is the GOP nominee?
A relevant question —What if Trump decides he can’t run? Or what if he is so badly damaged by January they are forced to choose someone else?Who is the GOP nominee?Note that they are all evil fascists...
View ArticleSomeone explain this polling to me
The Harris Poll released an interesting set of polls of how VP Harris does vs a number of GOP challengers. In short, VP Harris is beating DeSantis by 7, Scott by 8, Haley by 1, is tied with Pence, and...
View ArticleIs Biden LBJ?
LBJ was an incredibly consequential President. Civil Rights, Medicaid, Medicare, the “great society”, our country is more progressive and a better place to live because of his Presidency. LBJ, like...
View ArticleSenate Dems Need To Introduce an IVF Bill
GIven the outrageous Alabama Supreme Court ruling and the massive amounts of support polling is showing that access to IVF has…Dems in the Senate need to introduce a basic right to IVF bill in the...
View ArticleAre Democrats Going To Snatch Defeat from Victory in the Senate
The latest polls in Montana, Arizona and Ohio all look good.It appears that Gallego, Tester and Brown just may pull it off. Tester has leads as of now, and Brown has always looked stronger. If...
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