AK, NC, LA & AR-Sen: Patty Murray (D. WA) Fundraises For Begich, Hagan,...
Senator Patty Murray (D. WA) is looking out for four red state Democrats who are all top targets in next year's election: Unacceptable. The House GOP, held hostage by their ties to the tea party,...
View ArticleGA-Sen: Senators Heitkamp (D. ND) & Leahy (D. VT) Fundraise For Michelle Nunn...
Received two fundraising e-mails from two Senators today in support of Michelle Nunn's (D. GA) bid for the U.S. Senate. The first one came from another red state Democrat, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D....
View ArticlePA-13: Philadelphia Social Activists Fundraise For Daylin Leach (D)
Pennsylvania's Liberal Lion, State Senator Daylin Leach (D. PA-13) is getting some fundraising help from some Philadelphia-based social activists: You may not know us, but we know something about you....
View ArticlePA-08: Nancy Pelosi Fundraises For Kevin Strouse (D)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D. CA) wants to be Speaker again and wants the Democrats to take back the House. That's why she's helping Iraq & Afghanistan War Veteran Kevin Strouse (D....
View ArticleIL-Gov: Pat Quinn (D) Will Sign Marriage Equality Bill Before The End Of The...
Some big news from Illinois yesterday: http://www.rrstar.com/... Illinois will become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage after the House narrowly approved the bill Tuesday. A little more...
View ArticleRI-Sen: Jack Reed (D) Introduces Bill To End Tax Breaks For Corporate...
I like Senator Jack Reed (D. RI) and I'm always looking for good stories to write about him. This is one of them: http://www.accountingtoday.com/... A pair of senators have introduced bipartisan...
View ArticleMT-Sen: John Bohlinger (D) Compares Tea Party To Taliban, Government Shutdown...
So the Democrats have two Lt. Governors named John running for Senator Max Baucus' (D. MT). The first one is current Lt. Governor John Walsh (D. MT) and the second one is former Lt. Governor John...
View ArticleCO-Sen: Owen Hill (R) Kicks It Birther Style, Jokes About Obama Being Born In...
These days, if you want to win the GOP nomination for any office, you need to appeal to the birther crowd. That's exactly what State Senator Owen Hill (R. CO) is doing: http://www.buzzfeed.com/... At...
View ArticleAK-Sen: Mark Begich (D) Wants You To Tell The FDA To Reject GMO Salmon A.K.A....
Received this e-mail today from Senator Mark Begich (D. AK) regarding the FDA and GMO salmon known as "Frankenfish": Imagine a world where Alaska’s salmon runs are overtaken by genetically modified...
View ArticleNC-Sen: Karl Rove Will Appear At Three Thom Tillis (R) Fundraisers This Month
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thom Tillis (R. NC) is going to be getting a few visits from his BFF: http://www.newsobserver.com/... Karl Rove will travel to North Carolina...
View ArticleGA-Gov & Sen: GA & National Dems Very Optimistic About Carter (D) & Nunn (D)...
Georgia is going to be a political hot spot next year. You have the CEO of the charity Points of Light Michelle Nunn (D. GA) running for her dad Sam Nunn's (D. GA) old U.S. Senate seat and she has a...
View ArticleIA-Sen: Bruce Braley (D) Puts The Pressure On The House GOP To Pass ENDA
Before he moves on to the U.S. Senate, Congressman Bruce Braley (D. IA-01) is pushing Speaker John Boehner (R. OH) and his colleagues in the House to vote on Employment Non-Discrimination Act: All...
View ArticleNM-Sen: Tom Udall (D) Keeps Up The Fight For Real Filibuster Reform
Received this e-mail today from Senator Tom Udall (D. NM) who is fighting hard for real filibuster reform: The United States Senate is often called the world’s greatest deliberative body -- too bad it...
View ArticleLA-Sen: Rob Maness (R) Implies That Mary Landrieu (D) Would've Supported Slavery
Wow:http://www.salon.com/... Rob Maness, a Tea Party-backed candidate who is seeking to be the Louisiana GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, recently implied that incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu...
View ArticlePA-08: Kevin Strouse (D) Goes After John Boehner (R) & House GOP On ENDA
Received this e-mail today from congressional candidate and Iraq & Afghanistan war veteran Kevin Strouse (D. PA-08) who is running against Tea Party Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R. PA-08) next...
View ArticleVA-AG: Sen. Tim Kaine (D) Fundraises For Mark Herring's (D) Recount Efforts
Received this e-mail today from Senator Tim Kaine (D. VA) in support of Attorney General candidate Mark Herring's (D. VA) recount effort against Cuccinelli protege Mark Obenshain (R. VA): Tuesday...
View ArticleAR-Sen: Group That Opposed Judicial Filibusters Hits Pryor (D) For Not...
So have you heard about the latest attack ad against Senator Mark Pryor (D. AR)? Now you have:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/... A conservative group is attacking Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR), who...
View ArticleCO-02: Jared Polis (D) Is Convinced ENDA Has Enough Support To Pass The House
This will be a short one but Congressman Jared Polis (D. CO-02), the lead sponsor of ENDA in the House, is convinced that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act isn't DOA in the House:...
View ArticleWhite Man Wins Election By Making Voters Think He Is African American (VIDEO)
The result of this election is amusing. Bruce Austin is the 24 year incumbent board member of the Houston Community College System. He is an African American guy. Dave Wilson is an anti-gay Right Wing...
View ArticlePA-Gov: Allyson Schwartz (D) Calls On The PA House To End LGBT Workplace...
Received this e-mail today from Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz's (D. PA-13) gubernatorial campaign: Major progress has been made this week with the U.S. Senate passing the Employment...
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