Breaking down our political breakdown
Though he probably won’t win, Bernie Sanders has probably already blown up the 2020 Democratic Primary. I’m not talking policy (though his 2016 campaign was instrumental in moving the party left). I’m talking fundraising. Bernie’s small-donor fundraising in 2016 absolutely shattered records. He raised $228 million in his Presidential bid. 58% of that (or $135
The day after the election, a friend of mine texted me to say that the Joe Manchins of the world had done great and Progressives had done horribly. That’s not quite right though. Yes, Joe Manchin (D-WV) himself, the most conservative Senate Democrat, won reelection in West Virginia, which Trump carried by 42 points. It’s
Before Election Day, I published a list of races to watch on Election Night to get a sense of how the evening was going to go. I think it largely proved to be a useful guide, albeit too ambitious for Democrats. Let’s review how those races went. The House Kentucky 6: Rated a toss-up. R
On Tuesday night, Democrats obliterated Republicans in the House of Representatives, picking up 30-40 seats (some races are still being counted) and taking the majority for the first time in eight years. Yet I’m still bitter. Don’t get me wrong, taking the House is an astonishing accomplishment. After Republicans gerrymandered Congressional districts half to death
Tomorrow is Election Day. But since it’s not a Presidential Election, it might be a little trickier to follow for people who aren’t political obsessives like me. So, I wrote up a short guide to which races you should watch tomorrow to get an indication of where the night is going to go. First, some
Yesterday, President Trump floated a proposal to end birthright citizenship via executive order, claiming that his lawyers had told him that such a policy was in his power. Either the President is lying, or he has some terrible lawyers – or, more likely, both. This change is not going to happen – at least not
Someone attempted to assassinate Presidents Obama and Clinton today. It wasn’t a spectacular plan. The would-be assassin mailed bombs to the homes of the Obamas and the Clintons. Both bombs were intercepted, examined, and deactivated by the Secret Service. Not exactly foolproof. But they still tried it. This follows the discovery of a similar bomb
The President may have conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Several of his associates have already been convicted of crimes related to Russian interference. Why are Democrats talking about anything else? A few reasons. First, most Democrats in competitive races this year are running in Republican leaning districts. So in order to win,
It’s technically already started! Yes, the 2020 election may feel ages away (753 days, actually), but the Democratic Presidential primary is well underway! You won’t see most of the campaigning that’s happening right now – this period is called the “Invisible Primary” for a reason. But it matters. the Invisible Primary is the period in
It’s not easy. This year, Democrats have 26 seats up for reelection. Republicans have only 9. In other words, Republicans have nearly three times as many opportunities to pick up states as Democrats do. On top of that, most of those 9 Republican seats are heavily Republican – Nevada is the only state in that
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