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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, DKE Ticker
Home Page: http://elections.dailykos.com/
Twitter: DKElections
Diaries published: 4224 (1 day since last diary on Fri Jan 19, 2018 at 11:27 AM PST)
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Diary frequency: frequent
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Most Recommended Diary: 'In her dreams, she was diabetic': Please help me honor the memory of my wife, Mary Nir (1979-2014), 174 comments, 726 recommends
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Uh, is Ryan Costello cracking under the pressure? The sophomore Republican, who represents Pennsylvania’s swingy 6th District in suburban Philadelphia, popped on Facebook the other day to accuse ...
by David Nir
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on Fri Jan 19, 2018 at 11:27 AM PST
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Despite the GOP’s desperate attempts to pin the looming federal government shutdown on Democrats—who, you know, control neither the House, nor Senate, nor White House—and a reflexive tendency among traditional media outlets to blame #bothsides,...
by David Nir
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on Fri Jan 19, 2018 at 09:34 AM PST
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There’s another special election for the House coming up fast on March 13, but even though it’s once again taking place in a dark red district, Republicans are freaking out—so much so that they’re sending Donald Trump out there today to prop up their...
by David Nir
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on Thu Jan 18, 2018 at 09:13 AM PST
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In a very rare move, two sitting members of the House endorsed a challenger to a colleague from their own party on Wednesday when Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Luis Gutierrez gave their backing to businesswoman Marie Newman, who is running against...
by David Nir
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on Wed Jan 17, 2018 at 04:06 PM PST
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On Tuesday, the New York Post (sorry, sorry) reported that unnamed sources say that Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo might be looking to replace his current lieutenant governor , Kathy Hochul, with ...
by David Nir
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on Wed Jan 17, 2018 at 03:40 PM PST
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Democrats start 2018 off right, continuing to kick butt in special elections—including a major flip! Special Elections : Look out! Democrats just chalked up a fronking yuge upset in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. Johnny Longtorso:
Iowa HD-06 : This was a hold for the Republicans. Republican Jacob ...
by David Nir
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on Wed Jan 17, 2018 at 01:39 PM PST
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