Idealism vs. Defeatism
Iowans basically flipped a coin and gave former Secretary Clinton a photo-finish win over the socialist independent Senator Sanders. Their two campaigns, and their supporters, could not be more different. And I don’t have...
Tagged: Dems
Giannoulias Refuses PAC and Lobbyist Cash
Alex Giannoulias, made a bold declaration today that challenges the compromised ethics of campaign fundraising. The Illinois State Treasurer is considering a challenge to incumbent Senator Roland Burris in the Democratic primary. And today,...
Sink Is Out
A couple days old, but Florida CFO Alex Sink has passed on an opportunity to run for U.S. Senate. She’s thinking of running for re-election in 2010 when Charlie Crist runs for re-election as...
Dems Gain Edge in Committees
The news of a deal is out: Dems to gain a 3-seat majority on most Senate committees. However, and here’s the fine print, if you look at the aggregate number of committee seats available...
The 111th Congress Opens
I’m not going to rehash news here, so much as just bullet point what’s happened this week, mostly for my edification: 1) Roland Burris was denied seating as a Freshman Senator, but the visuals...
DNC Kaine’d
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He is an impressive guy, and while progressives aren’t always thrilled by his policies in Virginia (particularly on coal-fired power...
Franken All But Winner in MN Recount
Several hours after Senator Norm Coleman’s first term officially expired, challenger Al Franken all but officially took the Senate seat away from Coleman. Franken has a 226-vote lead at the moment. But Coleman has...
Replacement Quietly Picked in Colorado
It looks like Denver Schools Chief Michael Bennet will get the nod to replace Ken Salazar in the United States Senate. This dark horse pick surely surprises Bennet’s boss, the Denver Mayor, who had...
