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Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D. VA) gubernatorial campaign:
Hi-
The Congressional Budget Office just released the latest report on the devastating impacts of the Republican’s health care bill and I wanted to...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 04:19 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Rob Quist’s (D. MT-AL) campaign:
BREAKING: New Republican internal polling shows that progressive populist Rob Quist has closed a double-digit gap and is now as few as...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 03:07 PM PDT
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Desperate times call for desperate measures:
With voters less than a day away from heading to the polls for a special election to fill an open U.S. House seat in Montana, President Donald Trump has recorded a robocall making a last-minute pitch...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 12:47 PM PDT
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Uh…. ok:
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie makes the case in a a new television ad released Wednesday that the experience he has gained working in the political trenches — including as an adviser to former President George W. Bush...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 11:20 AM PDT
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MT-AL: Sen. Jon Tester (D) Refuses To Let Betsy DeVos Buy Tomorrow's Election For Greg Gianforte (R) Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Rob Quist’s (D. MT-AL) campaign:
As Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is busy denying Montana students the opportunity to pursue a college education because of...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 09:15 AM PDT
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Well, yeah:
Republican Greg Gianforte’s closing motivational speech to voters ahead of Thursday’s special House election in Montana is the same thing GOP strategists are whispering in private: “This race is closer than it should be.”
We...
by Laura Clawson
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 07:00 AM PDT
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No one wants Mike Price as US President, but if there is collusion among his cabinet members, political pressure can remove them from office or force members of his administration to resign.
Whether or not the next guy in the line of succession is...
by Mark Taylor Canfield
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on Wed May 24, 2017 at 03:14 AM PDT
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There was a post not too long ago about the difference between organizing and mobilizing. If I was better at posting and not on my phone, I'd find it and link. In any event, there are now actions to take if you are in Ohio. Georgia has gone and will...
by Sedge
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 08:13 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D. NV) in support of Rob Quist’s (D. MT-AL) campaign:
This may come as a surprise, but one of our first and BIGGEST chances to take back the House is this week in...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 08:08 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D. OR) in support of Rob Quist’s (D. MT-AL) campaign:
We stopped the Muslim ban. We rallied in the streets at marches across the country. And last week, after we demanded a special...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 02:16 PM PDT
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All across the country, our right to vote is under attack. With discriminatory voter ID laws, unconstitutional gerrymandering, and limited access to early voting, Republicans have sought to make it harder and harder to vote in an effort to preserve...
by JimJohnsonNJ
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 02:12 PM PDT
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Send in the clowns:
Vice President Mike Pence has plans to stump for Karen Handel’s campaign for Georgia’s 6th District on June 9, which would make him the latest high-profile Republican to trek to suburban Atlanta in the nationally watched race. ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 10:32 AM PDT
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"When they go low, we go high." Here is a letter from a voter in the 56th and my response.
Why should I have to pay more taxes to pay for rare surgeries like your child had. If you want the surgery you pay for it. If you want a Mercedes should I...
by lizzieforvirginia
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 10:28 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Al Franken (D. MN) in support of Rob Quist’s (D. MT-AL) campaign:
“Outside political groups so far have spent $4.5 million to influence Montana’s special congressional race – and the vast...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Rob Quist has made public lands a major focus of his campaign for Montana’s House seat, citing his own love of the land he grew up camping and hiking and kayaking on as well as the economic importance of public land to the state’s tourism and...
by Laura Clawson
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 10:11 AM PDT
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The fight to elect Jon Ossoff in next month’s special election for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District is also a fight that could help the state’s Democrats build for the future. More than 5,500 voters have been registered since a federal judge...
by Laura Clawson
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on Tue May 23, 2017 at 09:03 AM PDT
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Great news today out of Georgia:
One month from tomorrow, voters in the battleground 6thdistrict will choose the next U.S. Representative from Georgia. In a new 11Alive exclusive poll conducted by Survey USA, Democrat Jon Ossoff leads the race 51...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon May 22, 2017 at 02:41 PM PDT
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BY STAR-LEDGER GUEST COLUMNIST
By Jim Johnson
When I was six years old, growing up in New Jersey, I got the first version of what we call "The Talk." My mother made it very clear: when I left the store, I had to leave with a receipt and...
by JimJohnsonNJ
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on Mon May 22, 2017 at 10:37 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the League of Conservation Voters in support of Rob Quist (D. MT-AL) & Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA-06) campaigns:
There’s only 72 hours left to win the special House election in Montana.
The latest polls on...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon May 22, 2017 at 09:13 AM PDT
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Latest news out Virginia today:
Widespread opposition to President Trump and his policies has heightened the challenge for Republicans hoping to retake the Virginia governor’s mansion this year, with GOP front-runner Ed Gillespie trailing both...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon May 22, 2017 at 08:56 AM PDT
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