As you may recall, about a month and a half ago I predicted that the awful Democratic candidate, Christy Smith, would narrowly beat the awful Republican candidate, Mike Garcia. The election is this coming Tuesday, although, many (most ?) voters have sent in their ballots already.
West Virginia was Bernie territory in the 2016 primary. Most people know that he beat Hillary in every single county, but fewer people know he also garnered more votes than Trump did in many counties. West Virginia voters are a lot more progressive than people think. WV-02, the district Cathy Kunkel is running to represent, has 17 counties, though most of the population lives in just four.
This was a dumb Beltway talking point in February and this headline made me laugh: Republicans sense momentum after impeachment win. Moron talk: "House Republicans believe they are gaining momentum after a terrible week for Democrats and a strong one for President Trump.
Among political operatives Doug Sosnik is a respected name. He was once President Clinton's political director and in his "big think" piece on the state of the 2020 election for Axios Tuesday he came to some sweeping conclusions, like...
Georgia's whole coastline, from Savannah on the South Carolina border down to St. Mary's on St. Mary's River that separates Georgia and Florida, is part of the 1st congressional district, basically bright blue Chatham (Savannah) and 17 smaller mostly, rural counties-- all red except for Liberty County near Savannah. Last cycle progressive Democrat Lisa Ring challenged conservative Trumpist Earl "Buddy" Carter.
Sunday showed that the early pandemic states are starting to level off. But the states where social distancing hasn't been taken seriously by state and local governments and lunkhead citizens, like the imbeciles in Oklahoma City, and where governors are racing to open up fast... that's where the focus of the pandemic is moving now:
I was on the phone with Marianne Williamson this morning and she was talking to me about how we have to change our country's priorities and the need to go from an economic bottom line to a humanitarian bottom line. During her presidential campaign she said that "The first pillar of a season of moral repair has to do with economic justice-- has to do with recognizing that we have created a wealth inequality greater than anytime since 1929, we have decimated America's middle class, and we must take immediate action to fix this.
Fred Upton wants to be seen as a moderate rather than the Trump enabler he isRepublican senators are afraid to do it because they worry Trump will notice and tweet something horrible about them, but some House Republicans are quietly trying to edge away from Trump to save their own skins.
