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In a front page diary Kos called out the people voting for Republicans:
But the assholes who voted for the other team? They finally are getting what they voted for, unambiguously. Democrats no longer have the ability to bail them out. And now,...
by jgkojak
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on Thu Jan 05, 2017 at 01:02 PM PST
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It’s hard to find any silver linings in our current political situation. They exist! They’re just hard to find, and particularly hard to stomach at the moment. Whatever benefits will accrue won’t happen for several years, and we can genuinely wonder if...
by kos
 440 comments
on Thu Jan 05, 2017 at 10:02 AM PST
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We are behind the rest of the world in representation for women in government. I think we can all see how that gap in representation negatively impacts our legislative priorities and impedes the needed reforms to our institutions. These are lower house...
by mrules
127 comments
on Wed Jan 04, 2017 at 06:28 PM PST
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We are all familiar with the math: Hillary got 3 million more votes. Democratic Senators got 20 million more votes. If the Senate were proportioned mathematically, Dems would have 57 seats. Instead of winning the popular vote for President, the...
by jgkojak
38 comments
on Wed Jan 04, 2017 at 04:12 PM PST
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That special investigation of Russian interference in our election Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) were demanding? Not going to happen. They've already caved on that, agreeing with leader Mitch McConnell that the regular Senate...
by Joan McCarter
130 comments
on Wed Jan 04, 2017 at 07:17 AM PST
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On the one hand, U.S. intelligence agencies say Russia interfered in the American elections to benefit Donald Trump. On the other hand, sexual assault fugitive Julian Assange denies that Russia provided Wikileaks with hacked emails from the Democratic...
by Laura Clawson
526 comments
on Wed Jan 04, 2017 at 06:31 AM PST
with 105 Recommends
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Senator Fitzgerald says his caucus will revisit the issue of high capacity wells. Wisconsin Administrative Code defines a high capacity well system as one or more wells, drill holes or mine shafts on a property that have a combined approved...
by daverypatz1
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on Tue Jan 03, 2017 at 05:12 PM PST
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“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained...
by FrancesHope
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on Tue Jan 03, 2017 at 02:57 PM PST
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Surprise, surprise. Congressional Republicans don’t want to know—or don’t want the public to know—just what exactly Russia did to influence the November elections, and Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, the guys who were supposedly going to stand up...
by Laura Clawson
287 comments
on Tue Jan 03, 2017 at 11:43 AM PST
with 129 Recommends
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Check out our comprehensive 115th Congress guide, with election data, demographics, and member stats Tuesday marks the beginning of the new 115th Congress, and Daily Kos Elections has compiled a comprehensive guide to all 535 members of the Senate and House, as well as the districts and states they represent. Our guide contains:
Member...
by Stephen Wolf
37 comments
on Tue Jan 03, 2017 at 09:33 AM PST
with 35 Recommends
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A factor in explaining Presidential election outcomes is that the presidential election winner has been from the same party 3 times in a row only once after FDR — that was with H W Bush in 1988. Of the 8 times the same party won the presidential...
by nextstep
28 comments
on Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 12:32 PM PST
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Now that we closed 2016 we entering a new chapter in Wisconsin. I have more questions than answers.
President Obama is entering his post-presidency with a high approval rating. What's next for the president and could he still continue his...
by daverypatz1
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on Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 12:01 PM PST
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For 2017, let’s leave the rigged conspiracy theories to Trump and the Republicans, and in the spirit of democracy, rally around the person that wins the most votes.
Hey, at least all the candidates have been actual Democrats for more than 15-months...
by NMDemo
59 comments
on Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 11:30 AM PST
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Massachusetts is well known as one of the most Democratic states in the country. There was no doubt that it would vote for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election – the only question was by what margin. The Democratic candidate’s margin of...
by ProudNewEnglander
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on Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 06:26 AM PST
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So, Smiling too much is gonna Cost Clinton the election? Im old enough to remember when she didn't smile enough and was accused of being Loud and shrill compared to ..... Donald and Bernie?!
With her opponent dogged by accusations of sexual...
by reesetheone
319 comments
on Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 03:57 PM PST
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The Electoral College is a travesty. Once again, the Electoral College has failed to reflect the will of the people and has in effect made a mockery of our democracy.
There are two points I would like to raise regarding the Electoral College. I...
by FrancesHope
6 comments
on Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 09:37 AM PST
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Steven Colbert, hosting the Kennedy Center Honors, said recently of President Obama:
"Regardless of your political point of view here tonight or watching at home, I think we can all agree that the last eight years the White House has given us a...
by Boxerkate
12 comments
on Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 05:52 PM PST
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Yes, some clocks will display “11:59:60” as a valid time mark this year, due to a leap second correction. Cool. Don’t miss it!
www.elleuk.com/...
In these few minutes left to me in 2016, I must say, “What a fucking year!” So much happened, but...
by potatohead
5 comments
on Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 12:00 AM PST
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Good riddance 2016, you fucking sucked. But you did make me think about something. The nature of our system of government. Not shit like the electoral college and gerrymandering (but I thought of those things too) but I mean the very nature of letting...
by historyschmistory
7 comments
on Sat Dec 31, 2016 at 06:25 PM PST
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Maine was a bit off the radar in the run-up to the 2016 elections – despite it being one of only two states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and despite polls showing that the previously Democratic 2nd District could go to...
by ProudNewEnglander
4 comments
on Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 06:21 AM PST
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