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In his own inimitable way, Charles P. Pierce brings some perspective to the game. See if you can identify who this radical lefty is:
There was one candidate on the list that got corporate America particularly nervous, and several of their...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Feb 26, 2017 at 07:49 PM PST
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Day 38 - "Common Sense" by John Prine
Issues that face Democrats include, but are not limited to: unity, coherence, planning, law enforcement, and immigration. This John Prine tune addresses all of these, advocating common (read: very...
by Dr A W Niloc
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on Sun Feb 26, 2017 at 09:17 AM PST
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Democrats yesterday maintained the status quo with the election of former Labor Secretary Tom Perez over Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn) for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairmanship. Following his elevation, Perez appointed Ellison as Deputy...
by stonehenge
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on Sun Feb 26, 2017 at 08:58 AM PST
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When I moved to Chicago in 1990, one of my biggest struggles was straddling the fence between being a fan of the Isiah Thomas-led Detroit “Bad Boys” Pistons (my hometown team) and the Michael ...
by Chitown Kev
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on Sun Feb 26, 2017 at 05:00 AM PST
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I just wasted 2 hours of my time engrossed in the post primary primary battle over whether Perez is the end of all hope or not. The Hillary vs Bernie fight was in still in fine form, almost a year after the end of the primaries.
We have the worst...
by Tamar
535 comments
on Sat Feb 25, 2017 at 07:48 PM PST
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The results are in.
Here's the thing Tom Perez is alight. Better than that even, he's pretty good. He's smart, savvy, media smart and has a lot of the right ideas. However: that isn't the point.
At every point since the election...
by Neutron
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on Sat Feb 25, 2017 at 02:06 PM PST
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It seemed pretty obvious, at first. Bernie Sanders fans (myself included) all endorsed either progressive Keith Ellison or even further left-wing, non-establishment figures. Naturally, the Democratic party — through a process involving just over 400...
by Jesse Pohlman
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on Sat Feb 25, 2017 at 02:16 PM PST
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Sat. 3:30pm
Perez nominated him in a voice vote and it appears to have been a unanimous yes. Then Perez and Ellison hugged on stage.
So glad this is over and can no longer be exploited by ...
by ericlewis0
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on Sat Feb 25, 2017 at 12:38 PM PST
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Alan Dershowitz has made a big show these past few days over how he’d leave the party if Keith Ellison won the DNC chair race because he has a history of antisemitism. I’m not going to spend time on that tired old story that has been disproved a...
by PJ the WB Lefty
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on Sat Feb 25, 2017 at 07:25 AM PST
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As an activist, I've been through four presidential cycles and knocked on doors or made calls for over 30 candidates for office. I've been on the winning side of primaries and the losing side of primaries. While the work the DNC Chair does is...
by HealthCarewatcher
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on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 11:21 PM PST
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On today's BradCast, Donald Trump lies at CPAC, Sean Spicer excludes journos from hearing White House news - just another day with the Trump administration.
Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition Against Trump tackles the massive tangle that...
by TheBradBlog
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on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 06:21 PM PST
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Glenn Greenwald at the Intercept reports on Clio Chang’s “great, detailed analysis” of the race between Keith Ellison and Tom Perez for the DNC Chair. Here is a taste of Chang’s piece:
The Case for Tom Perez Makes No Sense
On Saturday, members...
by Older and Wiser Now
755 comments
on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 04:46 PM PST
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The PCCC, MoveOn, Democracy for America, 350.Org, and Presente are making the closing argument supporting Keith Ellison for DNC Chair in an open letter to DNC voting members before tomorrow’s vote.
As CNN just reported, it highlights the fact that...
by BoldProgressives
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on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 10:07 AM PST
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theintercept.com/…
I am not sure how it will go down here but this article is very important. I am afraid that the establishment forces that brought us a candidate who couldn’t beat Donald Fu#king Trump are now going to make sure that another...
by lone star liberal
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on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 08:52 AM PST
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Saturday, the party votes for the new DNC chair. Anyone in a position to lobby needs to get it done now. At this point it looks like a stand-off between Keith Ellison and Tom Perez. Ellison, despite support from centrists like Chuck Schumer, has...
by Rambler797
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on Fri Feb 24, 2017 at 05:10 AM PST
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I work in Houston Texas, a blue city, and after Donald Trump won the Presidency, I started asking people I knew who they voted for. The African American manager who has the office next to mine told me frankly that she voted for Donald Trump. As I...
by lyleoross
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 06:55 PM PST
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I was out this evening and DVR’d the debate. I just finished watching it. I’m not going to say who I think won or lost, because I’m not sure there was a clear winner, but if anyone else watched it, I wonder if you saw what I did.
1. CNN’s...
by historyschmistory
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on Thu Feb 23, 2017 at 12:11 AM PST
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Tonight at 10 PM ET, we will watch as the candidates for the DNC chair face off on CNN to see which one of them can lead our party, the party of the people, out of the wilderness. Then, three days later, the DNC will convene in Atlanta to elect one of...
by Risen Tree
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on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 04:53 PM PST
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Former DNC Chair Howard Dean has endorsed South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg for DNC Chair.
The voting members of the DNC will meet in Atlanta starting tomorrow and between tomorrow and Sunday elect a new DNC chair. This is only the second...
by historyschmistory
133 comments
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 08:55 AM PST
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This is a short, short diary, a note on travel. As some know, this weekend marks the conclusion of the race for DNC offices. Early tomorrow morning, I’ll be headed out to Atlanta, making today my “pack and run around like a chicken with it’s head cut...
by Chris Reeves
60 comments
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:58 AM PST
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