{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} 40 days from today - on May 18 - we will see two HUGE primaries for U.S. Senate. Even though these races aren't in Massachusetts, they impact Democrats across the country and, well, the … [Read more...]
PA-Sen: Netroots Overwhelmingly Support a Draft Sestak Effort
{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} As many of you know, over the last five days, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, in partnership with a number of progressive organizations and blogs including Senate Guru, asked those … [Read more...]
PA-Sen: A Draft Sestak Effort?
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, working with a number of progressive organizations and blogs including Senate Guru, has put out a poll to gauge netroots interest - in Massachusetts and all across the country - in supporting an … [Read more...]
Freedom? You’ve Got to Do Better Than That
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. Just kill me now. Yeah, we've got to do better than freedom. 'Cause that's just another word for ... I forget. … [Read more...]
Arlen Specter’s Impact on Al Franken
{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} Before Arlen Specter's Party switch announcement yesterday, the Senate's Democratic caucus stood at 58 members. Senator-elect Al Franken represented Democrats' 59th vote toward cloture, … [Read more...]
Specter to Switch Parties
Chris Cizzilla breals the story. Can we say no? As a Republican, I sort of like Specter. As a Democrat, he'll drive me crazy. Yeah yeah, the filibuster ... can't we just break the GOP of that habit? … [Read more...]
Specter Trails Likely GOP Challenger
(Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune.) From Talking Points Memo. The numbers: Toomey 41%, Specter 27%. Specter's loss of his Republican base also leaves him with weak numbers for a general election, with only 31% against a generic … [Read more...]