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Want to watch Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas get absolutely lacerated at a town hall on Wednesday night by a constituent who went thermonuclear on him for wanting to take away her dying husband’s health insurance? Trust me on this: You really,...
by David Nir
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:44 PM PST
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Much as many would like, the fact is that not all Trump voters/supporters think the same way, or voted for him for the same reasons – or continue to support him. There are different (and sometimes surprising) demographics when you break it all down. ...
by dsnottselliott
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 05:30 PM PST
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Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington all are very diverse states, but they share one thing in common: An explosion of interest in local...
by Mattrek
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 04:04 PM PST
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About six months ago, when the kids went back to school, I started making homemade soup for dinner every Saturday night. Sometimes I bake bread too (this milk bread is perfection to me) but usually I just buy some rolls from the grocery store and make...
by mrules
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 02:08 PM PST
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The GOP is running out of strawmen, they told us the military would never recover if we allowed, “the gays in.” The world would end if same-sex marriage ever became legal; President Obama and Bill Ayers and whomever the former President ever drank...
by ReasonaBill
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 11:31 AM PST
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As a newly politically active progressive from a small, rural town in a very red county, I’ve noticed that some of the strategies that work for drumming up support in blue districts are backfiring on us here in the red zone, even when we’re not using...
by littlehouseinoh
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 12:32 PM PST
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Maybe some senior republican statesman, possibly Senator Grassley or John McCain, should have called for a timeout and sent republican members of congress to their rooms to think about the ramifications of the 6 year republican political temper tantrum...
by lamina566
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 09:25 AM PST
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Trump. It’s almost all you see here and elsewhere. And that is a problem.
No narcissist has ever got such coverage.
A New York Times reporter tried to go a week without Trump, but could not escape:
The new president doesn’t simply dominate...
by TomP
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 08:57 AM PST
with 84 Recommends
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Here’s one for Colorado
https://youtu.be/ZWqOAM8FjIQ
LYRICS
Hey, Mr. Cory Gardner
(To the tune of Mr.Tambourine Man)
Refrain: Hey, Mr....
by BillWood
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 03:09 PM PST
with 1 Recommend
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Most Condescending Man in Congress is a tough competition, but Mitch McConnell made a strong play for the title at a speech in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, on Tuesday. This would be the tiny event he went past a big crowd of protesters to get into, where...
by Laura Clawson
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 06:51 AM PST
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Last month, Rep. Dave Brat from Virginia’s 7th Congressional District loudly complained to attendees at a tea party meeting that “The women are in my grill no matter where I go. They come up, and say, ‘When’s your next town hall?’” His constituents got...
by Jen Hayden
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 07:01 AM PST
with 159 Recommends
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Trump is an asshole. There's no doubt about that, and everyone knows it.
Toward the end of January, in a variation on an old joke, newspapers noticed that if you searched for "asshole" on Twitter, @realDonaldTrump popped up. (See article here: ) You...
by ScottMcMurrey
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 06:28 AM PST
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Dear DNC Voting Members,
You are about to participate in a historic moment. You are about to vote for the next DNC chair. Please choose wisely. Please vote for Keith Ellison or Sam Ronan. They are the only candidates that appear to care for the...
by BlueTexan2008
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 09:08 PM PST
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In anti-immigrant actions released on Tuesday, Donald Trump declared war on America. Whether he is calculating or crazy, he is unfit for the office of President of the United States. If we cannot remove him, we must resist him
Angry at the...
by Reeces Pieces
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:38 PM PST
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What about the coal miners who lost their jobs and are now sick? What will happen with their health insurance? What about the veterans? That’s what one Kentucky voter wanted to know, one of the few lucky enough to get into his private Chamber of...
by Jen Hayden
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 07:52 PM PST
with 307 Recommends
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Movement resisting Trump. The local Democratic Party
This is inspiring. People have woken up and like never before their getting involved in their democracy.
All over the country local DNC meetings are filled beyond capacity, they are...
by Cocob
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:12 PM PST
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In the summer of 1991, I participated in a triathlon at the Prairie Rose Games in Minot, North Dakota. At the time, I was a young teenage girl who was not an athlete, but who kept trying anyhow. Part way through the difficult and punishing race, as I...
by Hedy
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 07:38 PM PST
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Pennsylvania’s 2010 gerrymander split Erie County, PA, between two congressional districts: PA-03, represented by Mike Kelly, and PA-05, represented by Glenn Thompson. This split allows both congressmen to completely ignore the needs of their...
by gizmo59
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 08:11 PM PST
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The disaster in which America finds itself today owes a great deal to lousy, superficial analysis in the media, social media and beyond. Trump and his ilk are able to get away with shading the ...
by kindler
on Wed Feb 22, 2017 at 03:00 AM PST
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Montana Capitol, where U.S. Sen. Steve Daines was scheduled to address the Legislature.
When crowd learned that the Montana Republican had canceled Tuesday’s appearance, boos and cries of “Coward!”...
by MTmofo
on Tue Feb 21, 2017 at 02:16 PM PST
with 19 Recommends
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