2014 Midterms
Even a Republican Victory in Arizona's Special Election Can't Stop a Blue Wave
Last night Democrats lost a special election. Republican Debbie Lesko beat Indian-American ER physician Hiral Tipirneni by roughly 6 points to represent Arizona's 8th district after Congressman Trent Franks resigned over charges of sexual harassment. Republicans had reason to ...read more
Who Else Is Sick To Death Of Chris Matthews?
If you're anything like me, you are likely sick to death of listening to Chris Matthews lamenting, for the millionth time, about how Barack Obama can't do deals like Reagan and Tip O'Neil did, because the fucking Reagan years were so great. Since the Democrats' midterm ...read more
John Boehner's '46 Jobs Bills' Claim Is a Damn Twisted Joke
Following the Democrats' disastrous defeat in the 2014 midterms, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) rolled out his big new plans in a Wall Street Journal op-ed and in a press conference Thursday afternoon. At that press conference, Boehner predictably warned President ...read more
Election Night 2014: Well, That Sucked
If you're a pretty steady reader here maybe you've noticed that I don't really write about politics in a direct way anymore. I generally don't talk about what's going on in Congress or the White House, or get into the details of who's making what claim against whom, or take ...read more
CNN Reporter Argues With White House Against His Own Poll
President Obama has been taking a beating from Democrats trampling away from him this midterm season, and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has gamely perfected his reverse-Rodney Dangerfield routine in recent weeks, insisting that the president gets lots of respect from ...read more
Republicans Slam Lena Dunham and Others For Alleged 'Rock The Vote' Hypocrisy
A few weeks ago, the 24 year-old Rock The Vote campaign put out a celebrity-filled viral video parody of Li'l Jon's "Turn Down For What" aimed at getting young people to vote in this year's midterms. Entitled "#TurnOutForWhat," the clip featured Li'l Jon himself, along with such ...read more
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A Republican Senate Is a Good Thing For the Democrats In 2016
After all the votes are counted, the Republican Party will likely have secured a majority in both the House and Senate when the 114th Congress takes the oath of office in January. As unpalatable as that sounds, there is no reason for liberals to freak out. In fact, Republican ...read more
DREAMer Erika Andiola Helps Rand Paul and Steve King Cut the Dems' Next Campaign Ad
Not that the Democrats need the help after the House of Representatives made an ostentatious display of passing their Fuck the Hispanic Vote bills last week, but Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) did their part for the Dems by producing some great campaign ...read more
“Thanks Obama!”: A Political Strategy of Failure
One of the most admirable things about the GOP used to be their messaging ability. Even if you disagreed with their policy positions the capability to disseminate talking points was a thing of beauty. They framed the discussion, and you found yourself on defense the whole way. ...read more