Tag: Democrats
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Can Democrats Trust Graham Platner?
Only a few months ago, Maine was meant to be a setting for competitive primary between the Governor of Maine Janet Mills and populist outsider Graham Platner. In reality, Platner had pulled away in polls on the back of a strong populist message. In return, Mills would drop out prematurely from the race before primary…
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Israel Comes to Michigan Senate Candidate “In Her Dreams”
Israel Comes to Michigan Senate Candidate “In Her Dreams” By: Sam Massey In a resurfaced clip of Michigan Senate candidate Haley Stevens, she is seen declaring “I will continue to fight for Israel’s existence. Israel comes to me in my dreams. I see Israel’s future. And I know that Israel will continue to exist for…
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Democrats Are Losing the Redistricting Battle, and It’s Really Bad
Democrats Are Losing the Redistricting Battle, and It’s Really Bad By: Sam Massey On April 22, House Democrats were riding high. They had just won a costly redistricting referendum in Virginia, Trump was tanking in the polls, and it looked like Democrats had fought Republicans to a draw in the map wars while remaining on…
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Stabenow Endorses Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate
Stabenow Endorses Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate By: Sam Massey Former US Senator for Michigan Debbie Stabenow endorsed Representative Haley Stevens on Wednesday in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters, lending the four-term incumbent’s institutional credibility to a candidate currently running a healthy third in the polls. Stabenow, who held a seat…
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Analilia Mejia Wins Big in NJ-11 Special Election
Analilia Mejia Wins Big in NJ-11 Special Election By: Sam Massey Analilia Mejia, a former labor organizer and one-time national political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, convincingly defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in Thursday’s special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District by a nearly 20-point margin. The Associated Press called the race…
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Swalwell, Gonzales Resign From Congress; Exit Respective Races
Swalwell, Gonzales Resign From Congress; Exit Respective Races By: Sam Massey Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, resigned from Congress on Tuesday, pre-empting a push by their House colleagues to expel them from office. Both lawmakers had been facing separate House Ethics investigations into alleged sexual misconduct with…
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Why Has Eric Swalwell Not Dropped Out Yet?
Why Has Eric Swalwell Not Dropped Out Yet? By: Sam Massey For the past week or so, there had been word floating around that a major story on Rep. Eric Swalwell would be coming out. We had no idea how bad it actually was going to be. On Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle published a…
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Guilty on Ethics Charges
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Guilty on Ethics Charges By: Sam Massey The House Ethics Committee’s adjudicatory subcommittee, composed of eight Republican and Democratic House members, held a rare public hearing this Friday to determine whether the alleged violations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick had been proven by clear and convincing evidence. The panel ultimately determined that all…
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Rep. Schneider Calls Out Senate Candidate For Rally With Twitch Streamer
Rep. Schneider Calls Out Senate Candidate For Rally With Twitch Streamer By: Sam Massey Illinois Congressman Brad Schneider took to social media Tuesday to attack popular socialist Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker, following the announcement that he would appear alongside Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan State University rally scheduled…
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Main Takeaways From 3/17 Primaries
Main Takeaways From 3/17 Primaries By: Sam Massey Inhabitants of Illinois voted on March 17th in primaries that were supposed to be sleepy mid-cycle affairs, with only an incumbent governor practically running unopposed, a Senate seat opening up, a handful of competitive House races in Chicago’s collar districts. What emerged instead was a diagnostic X-ray…