Yes, this does speak to voters in the MidwestThis morning we took a look at the economic uber-populism that dominates one lane of the Democratic primary-- and influences, for better or worse, another, more centrist lane occupied by careerists like Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, etc.
Yesterday, I tried to emphasize, when writing about that cheesy Martin/Ember analysis of the fight over the 2020 Democratic nomination, that the MSM speaks for the establishment and will always opt for the status quo or a status quo ante.
A tripwire question for Democrats and Republicans alikeby Gaius PubliusA brief conjunction of statements from 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is (a) rumored to want to run again, and (b) representative of what most "centrist" Democrats think, even if she doesn't re-eme
If Russian agents hacked into voting machines in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina and Florida to hand Trump the 2016 election-- as I'm certain they did-- the proof won't be released for 75 years-- if ever. Chances are good, most of us won't be around to see it (which is the idea) so instead, we have to focus on how the Kremlin worked with the Trump campaign to influence voters.
A South Boston anti-busing protest in the 1970s (source)by Gaius PubliusAs a new Democratic insurgency has risen over the last year, unions have clung tightly to the old guard.— Aida Chávez & Ryan Grim, The InterceptThe modern progr
It's hard to tell if Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass is a Democrat or a Republican. It's easy to tell he's a status quo hack. And long-time servant of the establishment. Wednesday he wasted a column worrying about how no one understands the Trump supporters. Did you watch them screaming at CNN's Jim Acosta in Tampa a couple of days ago?
No Puppet by Chip ProserWe have elections coming up in less than three months and change-- and then another presidential cycle in 2020. It's not so much that we need to know about how the Russians stole the election for Trump-- like in a gossip kind of way-- but that we have the information so we can prevent it from happening again. The House Republicans have already turned down financing underwriting any fixes to make sure it doesn't happen.
Legal scholar, activist, and Berniecrat Zephyr Teachout shocked the NY and the country when she came close to defeating Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for governor of New York. Now she's running for Attorney General. And she plans to sue Donald Trump over his conflict of interest as a business man.
A neighbor's son-- a Trump fanatic-- got rid of his insurance because he's positive Trump is about to offer cheaper healthcare... in a week or a month. He'll hold off on buying healthcare 'til Trump makes healthcare less expensive and better. Poor guy! Yesterday, Robert Pear reported at the New York Times that Trumpanzee has dropped his campaign promise to let Medicare negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices.
