Democrats Lost Because They Weren't Progressive Enough
You know what the narrative is going to be. "Democrats need to moderate their policies. They were too liberal."But that's total bologna. The GOP won this election despite having approval ratings...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Citizens United
As we all know, the Supreme Court decided Citizens United in 2010, basically opening the floodgates for incredibly wealthy people to invest in politicians. It has turned out to be one of the most...
View ArticleA Progressive Critique of the Left-Wing Reaction to Michael Brown
I am not expecting this diary to make the rec list or to be particularly popular on here. I am sure it will generate a lot of controversy and animosity, but hopefully, through it all, it will be a...
View ArticleMaher: American middle-class was created though socialism
...plus a pretty good rip on Sarah Palin.http://www.politicususa.com/...the large thriving middle-class that America used to have didn’t just appear out of the blue. It was created using an economic...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Would Beat Trump by 10 points
PPP July 22 PollOn page 2 of the PDF above are the national matchups.He also, with still incomplete name recognition, trails Scott Walker by only 1 point. That's certainly within striking...
View ArticleSanders Drastically Out-Performs Clinton in 2 Key Swing States
This will be a short diary, because the numbers speak for themselves. In the latest NBC/WSJ/Marist poll of Iowa and New Hampshire, we get the following head-to-head matchups in November:Iowa: Trump...
View ArticleResponse to David Nir: Hillary's Failing Campaign
I have no problem with Hillary as President, and I think she has the experience and political connections necessary to potentially be an effective leader. But she is not a good campaigner. Her...
View ArticleBernie is making the tent larger
Bernie’s base is composed of disaffected voters who would either normally be reluctant to engage in politics, reluctant to support a run-of-the-mill Democrat, or are progressives dragged into voting...
View ArticleDemocratic Party More Divided in 2008, Polls Show
Please, let’s stop with “the sky is falling” rhetoric. The Washington Post, of all places, has a new article out showing this. (It’s behind a paywall, but you can easily read the article by loading...
View ArticleTrump: My GOP will be a 'worker's party'; Can Trump Out-Flank Hillary From...
Quite obviously, Trump’s rhetoric is entirely divorced from logic, reality, and any semblance of sanity. But that may not stop him from tapping into strong anti-establishment sentiments among...
View Article"BernieBros" more likely than anyone to support Paid Family Leave; Equal Pay...
I can understand the temptation to sling mud during the heat of the primaries. I truly can. However, if Bernie supposedly has 0 chance of winning at this point (something I really won’t dispute),...
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