Have a great Holiday break…In January we start rocking and rolling

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I don't think a Republican should win any office, anywhere north of Milford next November. If you look at last year's Insurance Commissioner results, for example, Democrats won or were within 150 votes everywhere decent people live in the state. That's a solid base to build on. In 2018, if Democratic challengers can't harness anti-Trump, anti-GOP energy next year, we all deserve the miserable lots I life that the GOP is working towards.

All I want for Christmas is a Democratic Party that doesn’t suck

Duncan Black is right. The right doesn't need to suppress votes. The message impaired Democratic Party does great job suppressing it every election.
Gotta Give People Something To Vote For The issue has never been annoying bernie bros who piss you off on the internet. It's the vast number of people who don't bother voting because why should they. Don't say "voter suppression" because while that matters, lots of people don't even try to vote. Their vote doesn't have to be suppressed. And arguing that team 'D' would win if only things were fair doesn't make team 'D' actually win. There are no refs calling penalties. It doesn't work like that. "Trump sucks" might win 2018, but if Dems don't deliver than "Dems suck" will win in 2020.
Speaking as a Bernie Bro... it was never Bernie, the man, I was into. It was the fact he was actually saying something worth voting for. It doesn't seem that complicated to me... but you still get bewildered looks when you try to explain it to Professional Democrats.

The Last Christmas of the American Democracy

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It sounds odd to the ears, but the stage is being set. Bob Mueller is going to be fired. All investigations into President Trump's connections Russia will be concluded. Republicans will cheer, Democrats will hiss. When the dust settles, the President will be above the law, and untouchable. Then we'll be not the America of legend, but America II. The same Stars and Stripes will fly over the same buildings, but the flag will mean something altogether different from what it once meant, and the "of the people, by the people, for the people" buildings will be hollow shells.

Tom Carper Rolled By Republicans As Usual

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What did Tom Carper get for all his prodigious "bipartisanship bridge building" and what how have his Republican friends across the aisle reciprocated all of his overtures of friendship? I'm seriously asking because the reconciled House and Senate tax bill is even MORE rapaciously Republican than the original version.

The Reckoning

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Trump is toxic. The Virginia results could be waved off. Wingnut Pundits will try to wave the Doug Jones win off, noting that Roy Moore was a flawed candidate. But by that measure every Republican supporting Trump (or supported by Trump) is a flawed candidate. No. The tide has turned. Candidates that tie themselves to Trump are tying a anvil around their necks.