2020 presidential nomination

Kirsten Gillibrand by Nancy OhanianPaul Waldman welcomed Kirsten Gillibrand to the fray by citing psychologist Barry Schwartz's 2004 book, The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, pointing out that "there's a point at which having more choices-- say for 75 different kinds of shampoo-- not only can become paralyzing, it makes us less happy with whatever option we eventually settle on." He's worried that the media, let alone the voters in Iowa, won't be ab

by Bob Lynch,@lynchpinLDemocratic political strategistKamala Harris had another great afternoon proving to be one of the brightest stars on an otherwise fairly underwhelming Senate Judiciary Committee.Today’s agenda?

Too much winning? The coal industry is back? Nope: "Coal mines are closing faster than ever... A bleak outline tonight on the coal industry. A brand new report from CNN suggests more more coal plants have closed during the first two years of the Trump administration than the first four years of the Obama administration. It's not because of regulations but because of competition with cleaner, cheaper forms of energy. Another 20 plants are expected to close this year."Tangent/reminder: In 2016 Trump slaughtered Clinton-- 68.7% to 26.5%; he beat her in every single county.

Rolling Stone's politics guy, Matt Taibbi welcomed the new version of the Weekly Standard (RIP), The Bulwark by noting that "Neoconservatives, the architects of the War on Terror, are the political version of Jason in Friday the 13th: You can never bank on them being completely dead. They just hide under a log until the next funder appears."

Luke Savage has a very good question for Jacobin readers this week: Who Will Be the American Justin Trudeau? "With a restless Democratic base leaning left," he wrote, "party centrists are looking for their Justin Trudeau-- a candidate who will seem progressive while preserving the status quo." I offered 4 pretty obvious possibilities in a twitter poll yesterda

What's more important to Democratic primary voters-- candidates' visions for a post-Trump America or who is most likely to beat Trump in the election? In a NY Times piece yesterday--Democrats Want to Run on Issues in 2020.

Short answer: absolutely. If you've visited the DWT ActBlue page this year, you've probably noticed that we're still raising money for Bernie-- as well as for a small handful of other non-presidential 2020 candidates. I know a lot of people in Bernie-world. When I talk with them I ask if he's running.

-by Tim RussoLet me tell you about one of my favorite hangovers.As one of the landed gentry of the Ohio blogosphere’s glory days, my weakness (and finest work) was always internal Ohio Democratic Party coverage, especially the selection of state chair. I made something of a career covering the Ohio Democratic Party’s two most recent elections of a state chair; in 2005, and 2014, plus all the mind blowing corrupt buffoonery in between.

Change Research-- Polling for the People-- is a polling firm that began work in 2017 and claims to have "the vision of democratizing access to public opinion research to create a more humane and scientific society.

Kamala Harris... Climbing by Nancy OhanianTarini Parti had a cute report at BuzzFeed yesterday: Here’s Trump Allies’ Plan To Meddle In The 2020 Democratic Primary.