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Jeff Singer's Profile
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Senior Elections Writer, Daily Kos. I calculate Presidential numbers by legislative district, write a lot about mayoral races, and talk about Star Wars a lot. Email: jeffsinger [at] dailykos [dot] com.
Real Name: Jeff Singer
Gender: Male
Location: Boston, MA, USA, 02134
Groups: Daily Kos Elections, Daily Kos, DKE Ticker
Twitter: DarthJeff90
Diaries published: 1748 (1 day since last diary on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 03:37 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 5932 (1 day since last comment on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 04:19 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 9812
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: In final screw-you to his party, GOP Rep. Ryan Costello takes name off Pennsylvania primary ballot, 80 comments, 263 recommends
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On Monday, 2014 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wendy Davis announced that she would take on freshman GOP Rep. Chip Roy in Texas’ 21st District (or as Roy’s own House site identified it, Texas’
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Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a far-right social conservative who almost beat then-Gov. Bruce Rauner in last year’s GOP primary, announced that she would challenge Democratic freshman Rep. Sean ...
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With less than three months to go before Louisiana’s Oct. 12 all-party primary for governor, wealthy businessman Eddie Rispone is putting more than $1 million behind his opening TV ad. Rispone’s commercial doesn’t mention either Democratic Gov. John...
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On Monday, Democratic state Rep. Margaret Good announced that she would challenge GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan in Florida’s 16th District, a seat located in the Sarasota area. Good, who represents the Trumpiest Democratic-held seat in the legislature, gives...
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced on Sunday that he would not seek a second term in 2020 and that he would also step down as head of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP), but he refused to resign from office despite massive protests...
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On Thursday, Virginia state Del. Nick Freitas announced that he was ending his re-election campaign because of a paperwork error, and it remains unclear if the state party will be able to put him ...
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 01:56 PM PDT
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- Our Daily Kos Caucus at Netroots Nation 2019 in Philadelphia will be held at 9:00 AM on Friday, July 12th in room 124 in the convention center. Please join us for coffee and pastries! Markos Moulitsas will be there and Iara Peng, founder and...39 comments 41 Recs
- After a delay of 15 years, Republicans finally launched the site that’s supposed to level the playing field with progressive fundraising powerhouse ActBlue, only … it’s really just a landing page. There’s no directory of candidates, no ability to sign...45 comments 78 Recs
- Even when she was a little girl in rural Alabama, Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder LaTosha Brown had giant ideas about power. “My whole life, I wanted to be a part of change,” said Brown, who co-founded the fund in 2016 with fellow political...20 comments 95 Recs
- Having reached Day 4 (and counting) of my suspension from Twitter for posting the image of Klan-hooded stars from the cover of my book Alt-America, I can at least report one development: Yes, my life has gotten materially better without it. It’s...82 comments 120 Recs
- As executive director of the New Georgia Project, Nse Ufot is making remarkable strides in reshaping the political landscape in Georgia. She oversees NGP's efforts to expand the voting power and political influence of black, Asian, and Latinx people by...10 comments 81 Recs
- Journalist and author Issac J. Bailey penned a compelling essay for Nieman Reports late last year chronicling his experiences as a black journalist in an industry “with a horrific track record on racial diversity.” His essay didn’t just hang on the...38 comments 113 Recs
- Bill in Portland Maine, Common Sense Mainer and I are thrilled to announce the annual Cheers & Jeers Dinner at Netroots Nation 2019 this year in Philadelphia! It’s Wednesday, July 10th at 6 PM at Aqimero at 10 Avenue of the Arts (Broad St.) in the...29 comments 50 Recs
- This last week of May, in honor and recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, residents and community members of Chinatowns in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, Montreal, and Toronto are coming...9 comments 45 Recs
- A VISION FOR 2020: OTHER WORLDS ARE POSSIBLE On November 8, 2016, I was at a friend's 30th birthday party, in a room full of activists and policy wonks dressed in our finest post-apocalyptic attire. The apocalyptic theme was almost a joke, and...24 comments 53 Recs
- Whenever we're talking about elections to the House of Representatives, the first questions anyone ever asks are: "Is it a red district? A blue district? And how red or how blue?" We need to know, of course, because we have to concentrate our limited...36 comments 70 Recs
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