Progressivism is not a political alignment. It just happens that progressives largely agree with liberal goals. That doesn’t mean they agree on process. You are radical leftists because you think process is more important than outcomes. Historical, mainline progressives believe that process is secondary. A progressive believes in moving society in the direction of providing…
Category: politics
Welcome to the Fun House
Washington, D.C. politics are like a fun house mirror. No one ends up looking handsome. That’s why people have to be careful about making accusations without evidence. About criticizing the players as well as the results. It’s tough to see what is happening in that warped reflection. That’s not to say we shouldn’t have high…
Trump raised more money from small donors than Clinton and Sanders combined. America has a problem.
The Campaign Finance Institute just released an analysis of FEC filings for the 2016 election. You may remember Bernie Sanders bragging about the money he was raking in from small donors at an average of $27 each. Well, Hillary Clinton beat him in small donations. And Trump beat them both – combined. Not only…
FLORIDA: Voting Begins This Monday. Here’s What You Need To Know
Florida ballot recommendations: U.S. Congress, Florida State Legislature, Florida State Supreme Court, 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Miami-Dade Questions Early voting for this November’s election begins in Florida this Monday October 24th. Besides the election of the President, there are 40 offices up for vote. The number of offices on your ballot will vary depending on…
A House of Representatives Sit-In? Whatever.
Today Dems are staging a sit in in the House. Regular readers can probably guess my position on the matter. I don’t want to denigrate other people’s actions for change, but since the story is being so widely reported and commented on, I feel like I would be remiss in not sharing an opinion. …
Hillary Clinton full CNN interview
Hillary Clinton discusses EgyptAir, the war on terror, and Donald Trump with CNN’s Chris Cuomo.
Las Vegas police investigating death threats to Nevada Democrats
The Las Vegas Police Department has opened an investigation into death threats directed at top officials of the Nevada State Democratic Party, a spokesman tells Newsweek. “We are investigating that at this time,” a department spokesman, Larry Hadfield said in a brief interview. He called the probe “an open investigation into some of the death…
How Senate Democrats are trying to deal with Sanders
The lawmakers met in a closed-door session days after Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was shouted down at the Nevada Democratic convention, an incident that shook Democrats and raised fears about a chaotic fight at the party’s upcoming national convention that might cost the party the White House. Democrats in the room decided the best course…
Once an organizational army, Team Sanders now skeleton crew
••• While the campaign had exhibited coherence through the first few states, flawed decisions and deep frustrations have marked the second half of the calendar. The most public sign of discontent and disagreement in the campaign came April 26. It was a key turning point. Sanders had just lost four of the five states that…
Sanders Issues Statement on Nevada: ‘Nonsense’ to Say Campaign Has ‘Penchant for Violence’
Sanders declares in the statement today that it’s “nonsense” to say such a thing. This is how he responded to calls to denounce the violence from his supporters: Our campaign has held giant rallies all across this country, including in high crime areas, and there have been zero reports of violence. Our campaign of course…
Democratic Primary Update – Thursday April 28
Tuesday April 26th were the Democratic primary elections in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Another great night for Hillary Clinton that read as much as a hammer blow to the Sanders campaign as it did an electoral victory. Clinton took 4 of the 5 states, winning by 52 pledged delegates and almost half a…
Democratic Primary Update – Wednesday April 20
Tuesday, April 19th was the Democratic primary in New York. The state is not yet fully reported, but we do have a good picture of what happened. Hillary Clinton walked away with a convincing win, taking 139 pledged delegates at the current count. Not only did Clinton win almost 58% of the popular vote,…
Dear Berners: There’s No Getting Around Process
One thing that has really been bothering me during the Democratic primary and about Bernie Sanders specifically is the severity of his ignorance and detachment from reality. Bear with me – I honestly believe that is an objective assessment, not an insult. At the root of it is a complete ignorance of process and…
Democratic Primary Update – Wednesday April 6th
Yesterday was the election in Wisconsin where Bernie took the win with 57% of the vote, gaining the majority of 86 pledged delegates. With 3 pledged delegates yet to be assigned, Bernie cuts into Clinton’s pledged delegate lead by 11 after last night’s win. Clinton remains far ahead in pledged and unpledged delegates, and…
The Crucifixion of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
There is no doubt that women in general face sexism daily. Hillary in particular is a glaring and unfortunate example of sexism faced by women as they strive for positions of power or authority. I suspect that most women view sexism like most Blacks view racism: it’s a lot like the weather. Sometimes you get…
The Horrible Flaw In Bernie’s Tax Plan That No One Is Talking About
I have been promising for a few weeks to go into detail about how nutty Bernie’s tax proposals are, specifically when it comes to paying for medicare-for-all. Well, I finally saw the annoying and unofficial chart below one too many times, and I finally had my fill of watching liberals defend Bernie’s awful anti-liberal proposal….
The Black Vote And Racist Incredulity
I got to tell you. We saw it in Seattle with BLM, and now that we are on the verge of voting in SC, I have to chuckle to myself. White Sanders supporters just do not get it. Honestly, I don’t think a lot of White Clinton supporters get it either, but they’ll take…
After Nevada, the Threats from the “Bernie or Bust” Crowd Grow Louder
There truly is a brand of young political idealist — and that’s the nice way of referring to it — which is wielding its vote, or lack thereof, as a weapon to hopefully get Bernie Sanders elected. These are the people who threaten to stay home on election day, so to speak, and who insist…
Good For Bernie. Great For Hillary.
Last night in New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders achieved a resounding and historic win. Bernie became the first Jew to win the state, and by the widest margin of any Democrat in the last 56 years. A great and impressive win, and although I am firmly behind Clinton to be our next president, you will not…
Bernie Meme Store Now Open!
Here are TRP’s fresh new demotivational Bernie posters. Yours to use. Get em while he’s still in the race!