David Nir's Profile
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Political Director of Daily Kos. Publisher of Daily Kos Elections. Life-long New Yorker & Democrat. Former attorney. Email: davidnir [at] dailykos [dot] com.
Gender: M
Location: New York, NY, United States
Groups: Daily Kos Elections, Daily Kos
Home Page: http://elections.dailykos.com/
Twitter: DKElections
Diaries published: 3603 (1 day since last diary on Tue Aug 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 22845 (1 day since last comment on Tue Aug 18, 2015 at 01:55 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 51331
Total Comment Ratings: 9268
Most Recommended Diary: 'In her dreams, she was diabetic': Please help me honor the memory of my wife, Mary Nir (1979-2014), 174 comments, 721 recommends
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Donna Edwards
Rep. Donna ...
by David Nir
29 comments on Tue Aug 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM PDT with 54 Recommends |
Carly Fiorina
With former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina creeping up the Republican ...
by David Nir
244 comments on Tue Aug 18, 2015 at 08:25 AM PDT with 219 Recommends |
Virginia's current congressional map, which is on its way out the door
That was definitely one short special session. Virginia lawmakers had been called back to the state capitol on Monday ...
by David Nir
13 comments on Mon Aug 17, 2015 at 04:30 PM PDT with 50 Recommends |
Democrat John Gregg
Former state House Speaker John Gregg's only remaining rival for the Democratic nomination for governor of Indiana, state Sen. Karen Tallian,
by David Nir
7 comments on Mon Aug 17, 2015 at 01:21 PM PDT with 9 Recommends |
Democrat Jim Mowrer
Democrats have finally landed a legitimate candidate to take on GOP Rep. David ...
by David Nir
20 comments on Mon Aug 17, 2015 at 11:28 AM PDT with 32 Recommends |
Russ Feingold
A lot has changed in politics since Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold first ran for the Senate in 1992—many things for the better, some for the worse. We now have something ...
by David Nir
98 comments on Fri Aug 14, 2015 at 11:32 AM PDT with 199 Recommends |
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- Hi everyone, I’m Leanne Krueger-Braneky, a proud progressive Democrat. On August 4th, I was elected to represent the 161st Legislative District in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. First, I want ...65 comments 384 Recs
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- Talking Heads -- "Once in a Lifetime" It certainly goes without saying that we here at Daily Kos Elections place enormous value on the support and participation of our loyal readership over the ...393 comments 10 Recs
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- Maybe you've heard that Daily Kos was building a new version of the software that powers the site. Maybe you heard and forgot—I understand: It's been a long time coming. But I sincerely believe ...445 comments 194 Recs
- Today is DK Elections - election day in Denmark, one of the small, traditionally leftist states in Northern Europe. Polls have shown the current centre-left government almost catching up with the ...5 comments 8 Recs
- We have 48 days to help my friend win an election in the Philadelphia suburbs. I need your help. And it'll only take you a few minutes. The Netroots has always come through for races in my ...14 comments 50 Recs
- In 2012, Democratic House candidates earned more votes combined than Republicans did, but the Democratic Party still came nowhere close to reclaiming the chamber. Now, Democrats are faced with the ...15 comments 29 Recs
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