2020 elections

Why Did The DCCC Fail So Spectacularly On Tuesday? Let's Ask 3 Really Smart Philosophic Types: AOC, Eric Zuesse And Anand Giridharadas

  Today's most-talked about NY Times piece, at least in my universe, is Astead Herndon's post-election interview with AOC. Short version-- AOC: "People really want the Democratic Party to fight for them." If only Pelosi and Hoyer would tattoo that on their foreheads so they saw it whenever they checked the mirror!

DCCC And DSCC Forced Their Candidates To Sit On The Phone Raising Millions Of Dollars All Day-- And They Lost Anyway

  I'm always complaining that the DCCC and DSCC are predisposed to oppose progressives. They recruit conservative Democrats from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party and when a progressive manages to win a primary, the two committees rarely offer them any support. But there's another context besides ideology at work here.

How Incompetent Do You Have To Be To Keep Losing To Florida Republicans? Let's Take A Look

 How does the FDP keep losing to this batch of dogshit? On Friday, Florida reported 5,245 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the already horrific state total to 832,625-- 38,767 cases per million Floridians. 52 more Floridians died from the infection on Friday-- so all told 17,016 Floridians who have been killed on the alter of Republican ideology. So far. It's probably going to get much, much worse. You may have noticed-- Florida is a mess.

Iowa-- A Bellwether Of The COVID Election?

COVID-Kim Obama won Iowa both times he ran (53.9% to 44.4% in 2008 and 52% to 46.2% in 2012) but 4 years later Trump slaughtered Hillary by almost 10 points there-- 800,983 (51.15%) to 653,669 (41.74%). On the right is the 2016 state map by county and on the left is the 2008 map. That's some turn-around! But don't be surprised if the 2020 map looks more like 2008 map than the 2016 map.

Any Blue Will Do? Screw That!

Thursday night during the debate Biden accidentally answered "yes" when asked if he favored closing down the oil industry. He had had a senior moment and he didn't mean that, explaining to journalists a short time later that "We’re not going to get rid of fossil fuels. We’re going to get rid of subsidies for fossil fuels." A step in the right direction.

"Bloodbath" Is Just A Scarier Way To Say "Wave" Or "Tsunami"-- And Whatever You Want To Call It, Trump Is Bringing One Down On The GOP

  Congressional Republicans deserve what's headed their way. What's the opposite of pity? That's what I feel for them now. Call me coldhearted but by enabling Trump since 2016, men and women like Cory Gardner, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Kelly Loeffler, Steve Daines, John Cornyn, Shelley Moore Capito, Ben Sasse, Miss McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Martha McSally, David Perdue...