The megachurch pastor in the Kansas Senate race is the Democrat, and he’s been a hard target for the Republicans to hit. And Roger Marshall got heartily booed at their debate at the state fair. Continue reading There’s No Place Like Kansas
Trump just wants to help…himself. If that destroys the GOP’s chances in the midterms, so be it. Continue reading Trump Just Wants To Help
The DOJ is an entirely predictable 0-17 in voter rolls cases, but for Todd Blanche, it’s too late to stop now. Continue reading Blanche: Losing For A Living
Paying taxes (or not), buying influence, escaping justice … these bills look identical, but their destinies are disturbingly different. Continue reading A Tale Of Three Dollars
The lesson for Democrats to be found in Keir Starmer’s failures. Continue reading Being Right-Lite Is Not How To Fight
The subtext lying under some of the defense of Graham Platner is not good. Continue reading Rural Women Don’t Deserve Beatings
The GOP is lying about the California election because they want to disenfranchise all non-Republican voters. Continue reading Call It Disenfranchising Voters, Not Fraud
The old America is gone. The Democrats’ job is not to try to fix it, but to create a new one. Continue reading The Fallacy Of Mending Broken Eggs
Fourteenth Amendment protection for corporations was (very) intentionally not part of this 1886 SCOTUS decision. So how did one Chief Justice and a court employee let things get so off the rails? Continue reading Corporate Personhood: The Ruling That Wasn’t
The latest strategy against corporate influence has gotten up on its board with a new law in the 50th state. Continue reading Campaign Finance Sanity Lands An Hawaiian Punch
The inter-party fighting has turned explicitly violent. Continue reading The WV GOP and Political Violence
The GOP redistricting dance is not meant to confuse you. It’s meant to overtly profess white supremacism. Continue reading You’re Not Doing It White
Nobody’s calling this fiasco the Don & Eric Phone. Also: updates on Virginia’s redistricting and the effort to pack immigration flights with South African whites. Continue reading The Trump Phone and Other Callbacks
Chaos in Louisiana as The Clownfish cancels Congressional primaries in search of partisan advantage. Continue reading Gret Stet Of Confusion
Democrats fought back, and it’s like Christmas in April. Continue reading Yes Virginia, There Are New Districts
It’s a pivotal moment in Trump’s redistricting gambit to stay unimpeached. State Senator L. Louise Lucas is only too pleased to be one face of FAFO. Continue reading Pushback Day In Virginia
Democrats are not immune from horrible men in our midst, but we deal with them much better than Republicans do. Continue reading Proposal: Better Men In Our Politics
The Failed Vice President’s run of bad fortune is sinking his presidential ambitions. Continue reading A Fake Hillbilly’s Elegy: JD Vance’s Terrible Weekend
Democrats can reclaim populism and win big in 2026. Continue reading Make Populism Great Again
With cameos from Peter Gabriel, John Donne, and A Fish Called Wanda. Continue reading Bovino and Bondi Overplay Their Hand
The new mayor of New York City has a message that resonates beyond The Big Apple. Continue reading The American Mayor, Zohran Mamdani
On seeing what others refused to see: Trump is a fascist. Continue reading The Plight Of The Cassandras
A straight-up election heist, and they got away with almost getting away with it. Featuring Randy Newman and Supertramp. Continue reading Pardon Me, Is This Election Taken?
The Democrats had a great election night and didn’t even have to throw anyone under the bus. Continue reading Happy(ish) Days Are Here Again
A death, a string of victories, and a sandwich. Continue reading A Triple Moment of Zen
Centrist is a terrible catch-all term for two distinct political groups. One of which sucks. Continue reading Which Centrism Is The Worst?
Far-right propaganda is driving some moderate Democratic thinking, even if they don’t realize it. Continue reading Report Tells Democrats To Stop Doing Things They Aren’t Doing
Why is this woman pursuing right-on-right crime in Arkansas? And what’s the GOP’s cling-to-power quadfecta? Read on. Continue reading Smile If You Like Disenfranchisement
May you live in interesting times, so goes the old curse. Continue reading A Drink From The Fire Hose
Catelin Drey’s big win in Iowa’s special election should hearten Democrats. Now let’s protect the midterms. Continue reading Get This, Some Actual Good News