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Category: Democrats

Need to Impeach

Impeachment might make sense where very little else does

November 29, 2017 Arthur Lieber Democrats, Impeachment, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump One comment

It’s risky, but impeachment definitely has to be on the table. If you have been watching television lately, you have probably seen a video

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Virginia Victory

Democrats must do more than win an occasional inning

November 8, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, Democrats, Politics Leave a comment

It’s understandable that there would be some excitement today in the world of Democrats. They won an inning, the one they play in the

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Would Democrats be better off without the Democratic Party?

November 3, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Democrats, Politics 2 comments

If you’re a Republican, a standard criticism of Democrats is that they are bad with all things money – raising it, spending it, managing

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Trump-W

Liberals, Stop Fawning over George W. Bush

October 22, 2017 Reece Ellis Democrats, Politics, Republicans 2 comments

Former President George W. Bush gave a speech last week that could be summed up as “racism is bad” and “democracy is good”. The

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Tim Ryan

Iowa, already, really?

October 9, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2020 Election, Democracy, Democrats, Electoral College, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

I remember that Barack Obama, upon leaving office, said that one of his post-presidency goals was to reform our democracy. He seemed to have

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Fund-Raiser-Invitation

Dems: Let’s try politics without the donor class

September 20, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Politics, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

There’s nothing particularly sexy about what’s happening above the radar in Democratic politics. Primaries for Congress and states don’t start until well after the

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Better deal

Dems’ Better Deal: Courting white voters, abandoning social justice

August 14, 2017 Hafsa Mansoor 2018 Election, Charity & Justice, Democrats Leave a comment

Since the harrowing, soul-crushing Democratic defeat in the 2016 elections (and ever since), liberals have been desperately wracking their beleaguered brains trying to devise

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Five Candidates

2020 Potential Democratic Contenders: A Closer Look

August 7, 2017 Reece Ellis 2016 Election, 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Politics, Voting/Elections 3 comments

The race for the 2020 Democratic nomination began at 11:30 PM, November 8th, 2016 when the networks projected that Donald Trump would carry the

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Kelli Dunaway challenging Ann Wagner: First impressions

August 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Democrats, Missouri region 3 comments

Kelli Dunaway introduced herself to a small, informal group of progressive-minded Democrats last week and, as she told her jaw-dropping origin story, made a

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Problem Solver Caucus

Dems – Beware of sleepwalking into compromise

August 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Economy, Health care, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on

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They Quit Trump

student loan

Student Loan Watchdog Quits Trump Administration with scorching resignation letter

August 28, 2018
Steve Schmidt

Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP membership

June 20, 2018
Fox

Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

March 21, 2018
resignation

Why he quit: Dept. of Interior scientist blasts Zinke in resignation letter

October 5, 2017
DACA

Why he quit: Leader of Trump’s diversity council resigns over DACA

September 5, 2017
quit

Why he quit: Scientist resigns from Trump’s State Dept. with a biting message

August 27, 2017

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