“Jayapal will no doubt condemn Walkinshaw for going negative—she’ll go negative on him for going negative on her—but responding to the actual facts will be more difficult. Because it’s a fact that Jayapal skipped more votes than 95% of her colleagues; it’s fact that Fisca[...]
Posts Tagged ‘feckless Democrats’
The Feckless Dems ..Giving Florida to Rubio
RUBIO TO WIN! Grayson implodes Alan Grayson has been a left wing darling, more outspoken then Bernie or Elizabeth, but afflicted by YUGE black eyebrows. His vitriol and eagerness for hard edged left wing causes made him a hero. Now he has fallen with all the disgrace more tyoiucal of a repugnant [...]
Why Democrats Lose in WASTATE
Tony Ventrella Drops Out of Race Against Reichert Friends and family. I hope this day finds you well. In recent months I have sought your support for my candidacy for congress. I am grateful for those who came forward as volunteers and contributors. For my campaign manager Huy, I am most grateful. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: China: Iran Deal is In Hand
XINHUA: News Analysis: U.S., Iran head toward nuke deal, but U.S. Congress could block Can money be a nuclear deterrent? The U.S. and Iran are reportedly nearing a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, but it remains unknown whether the U.S. Congress will undermine the agreement by refusing to [...]
Someone Needs to Tell The Dems “ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL!”
Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the president, in an interview a few days after the elections: “I think politically, we, the Democratic Party writ large, have to do some real analysis about the fact that what many people think is the emerging democratic electorate has now only shown up twice[...]
Rodney Tom, the Benedict Arnold of WASTATE politics, has decided not to run for re election.
Party Politics in WASTATE: Rodney Tom has used party ID as a facile label. Coming from the uber rich 48th, district with Medina/Hunts point suburbs of Bellevue, Rob ran and got elected as a Republican to the House in 2002, Then, seeing an opportunity to be a Senator, switched to the Democra[...]
THE Ave Scene: Candidate for Chair of State Dems Campaigns
A hard question for state chair candidates Here’s what he wrote: Hi Don, Thank you for the question. How we ensure that our elected officials fulfill the promises they make by running as a Democrat is a major issue we now face. The state party should help to build the local party organ[...]
Commentary by Halstead: The Speeches
The two recent conventions prompt me to think about speeches: Lincoln’s of course. And Bryan’s ‘Cross of Gold’: one of the very few which actually swayed a hostile crowd to a prompt consensus. Soon regretted. The theory of parliaments has it that a group of people with open[...]
The “Progressives” act like the Tea Party
By Ryan [email protected] LINK WASHINGTON — In a surprising reversal, Change.org, the progressive online powerhouse that channels grassroots energy into petition-based activism, has dropped two anti-union clients, including Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, according to multiple[...]
Why the WASTATE Democratic Party Loses Elections
Every poll shows WASTATE as BLUE. Yet the Democratic Party here loses elections that should be won. Why? The obvious example is the legislature. We are a blue state where the legislature swings equally to the right or the left with each election. The result is chaos like the McCleary court de[...]