ME-Gov: Paul LePage (R) To Veto Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Drug Bill
Just when you thought Tea Party Governor Paul LePage (R. ME) couldn't be anymore of a bigger asshole, he goes on to prove us wrong again: http://www.opposingviews.com/... Maine Republican Gov. Paul...
View ArticleChristie Finishes dead last in Tea Party poll of 2016 presidential candidates
Yes, it is another sad day for Governor Chris Christie. Daniel Doherty of Townhall reports Surprise: Chris Christie Finishes Dead Last in 2016 Tea Party Poll. Just for the record when Doherty...
View ArticleAZ-03: Raúl Grijalva (D) Calls On President Obama To Reject The Keystone XL...
Received this e-mail today from Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D. AZ-03) regarding President Obama and the Keystone XL Pipeline: We both know corporations have gotten a blank check...
View ArticleCA-12 & NV-Sen: CREDO Action Praises Pelosi (D. CA) & Reid (D. NV) For...
Received this e-mail from CREDO Action today: Earlier today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi came out publicly against fast track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). According to a...
View ArticleNC-Sen: PPP Shows Thom Tillis (R) Continuing To Struggle To Win His Party's...
PPP's latest numbers on the 2014 North Carolina U.S. Senate race are out and they're not great for either Thom Tillis (R. NC) or Kay Hagan (D. NC). First on to Tillis:...
View ArticleIA-Sen: Bruce Braley (D) Tells The Tea Party Congress To Stop Threatening...
Received this e-mail today from Congressman Bruce Braley (D. IA-01), who is running for Senator Tom Harkin's (D. IA) seat: When the Tea Party and the out-of-touch special interests look at Social...
View ArticleNJ-Sen: Cory Booker (D) Tells The Tea Party Congress To Stop Their...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) regarding unemployment insurance benefits: I first heard from Gerri Battista after she posted a comment on my Facebook page. She was an HR...
View ArticleTX-Gov: Wendy Davis (D) Comes Out In Support Of Same-Sex Marriage & Medical...
Some big news today out of State Senator Wendy Davis' (D. TX) gubernatorial campaign. First there's this: http://www.mysanantonio.com/... Sen. Wendy Davis said Thursday that she supports same-sex...
View ArticleHI-Sen: Brian Schatz (D) Builds Momentum For The Restore Honor To Service...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Brian Schatz's (D. HI) campaign: I’m a proud combat veteran of the Iraq War, having served two tours of duty and receiving three awards for meritorious service....
View ArticleME-Sen: Shenna Bellows (D) Slams Susan Collins (R) For Voting Against Raising...
Received this e-mail from Shenna Bellows (D. ME) Senate campaign that I wanted to pass along to you all: Last night, both parties in Congress put aside their differences to reach a deal to avoid a...
View ArticleMI-Sen: Gary Peters (D) Introduces Bill To Fund Customs Plaza For New...
I haven't written about Congressman Gary Peters (D. MI-14), who is running for Senator Carl Levin's (D. MI) seat, in a while so I figured I'd check in and see what he's up to. Lately, he's been...
View ArticleTom Corbett isn't a Killer, But Republican Policies Are.
This article was crossposted from the Raging Chicken and is a response to John Micek's opinion piece in the Patriot News.On February 12, John Micek from the Patriot News took Michael Morrill from...
View ArticleKY-Sen: This Valentine's Day, Grimes (D) Calls On Voters To Break Up With...
Received this Valentine's Day themed e-mail from Alison Lundergan Grimes' (D. KY) campaign: We know it's Valentine's Day and everything, but it's time we had a talk. We're still waiting for that jobs...
View ArticleNJ-05: Roy Cho (D) Wants Bill Maher To Help Flip Scott Garrett's (R) District
Roy Cho (D. NJ-05), the congressional candidate who's campaign has been endorsed by Ghostface Killah, is taking advantage of Bill Maher's proposition to help flip a district this year: We have...
View ArticleAR-Sen: Tom Cotton (R) & Ted Cruz (R. TX), Love At First Sight
Keeping up with the Valentine's Day theme, the Arkansas Democratic Party highlights how much Tea Party Congressman Tom Cotton (R. AR) and Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz (R. TX) are two peas in a pod: When...
View ArticlePA-08: Kevin Strouse (D) Calls On Mike Fitzpatrick (R) To Denounce The...
Received this e-mail today from congressional candidate and Iraq & Afghanistan War Veteran, Kevin Strouse (D. PA-08): This is seriously troubling: There are plans to build a 50,000-square-foot...
View ArticleMT-Sen: John Walsh (D) Comes Out Swinging In New Campaign Ad
Former Lt. Governor and appointed U.S. Senator John Walsh (D. MT) is out with his first campaign ad of the election season against Congressman Steve Daines (R. MT-AL): Want to know the #1 way to get...
View ArticleKY-Sen: New Ad: "McPoodle?"
Sen. Cruz's, um, principled stand on the debt ceiling last week was a gift from the political gods. It forced the whitest guy ever called a "minority" anything to go on record (sort of) in favor of...
View ArticleKoch Brothers Love Hanabusa
OK, OK - that's an exaggeration. But the Koch Brothers (through their astroturf organization, Americans for Prosperity) gave Rep Colleen Hanabusa the highest rating of all of Hawaii's Congressional...
View ArticleMA-Sen: Ed Markey (D) Calls On Congress To Raise The Minimum Wage
Received this e-mail today from Senator Ed Markey (D. MA) regarding raising the minimum wage:No one should ever have to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table.Yet, for far too many...
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