Breaking down our political breakdown
I’ve heard several people talk about the Democratic National Committee endorsing or putting forward Presidential candidates for 2020. After controversies in 2016 over Clinton’s broad support among Democratic Party leaders, distrust in Democratic Party institutions is understandable. However, this particular fear is misplaced. The DNC does not endorse in Presidential primaries. It is a neutral
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
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
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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