For Buttigieg, Money Can’t Buy Love

5 Jul 2019

Pete Buttigieg may have hauled in a payload for his second quarter fundraising but all those millions are not translating into high poll numbers. His campaign was first among Dem…

Second Choice Votes Reveal Gender, Race and Age Bias

3 Jul 20193 Jul 2019

What happens when your candidate fails to win the nomination? Who becomes your second choice? A group of registered Democrats were asked this question in the Morning Consult poll taken…

Polls Are Out and The Losers Are…

2 Jul 20192 Jul 2019

With the release of the first DNC qualifying polls, it looks as if a handful of last month's Dem debaters may have made both their debut and exit in Miami.…

Polls Are Do-Or-Die for Some Dem Candidates

2 Jul 2019

Twelve Democratic candidates need to improve their stature among voters, and for five it is crucial. As I mentioned in my previous post, the twenty Democratic candidates will need to…

States With the Best and Worst Voting Records

30 Jun 2019

If there's a fortune teller for the 2020 presidential election, you can find it in Ohio. That state's voters have the distinction of being the most accurate when it comes…

Five to Lose: Post First Dem Debate

28 Jun 2019

At least eight of the 20 contenders for the Democratic nomination will stand on stage for next months' debate. However, as many as five may peel from that crowd if…

Crazy Town

4 Jun 2019

One of my many careers was working at a center for chronically mentally ill adults for several years. I held different positions from treatment plan coordinator to processing Medicaid to…

Day Two of the #TwitterBlackout

28 May 2019

6:20am, May 28 - Day Two of the #twitterblackout and it's the number one worldwide trending topic. Before writing this post, I searched #TwitterBlackout and what appeared overwhelmingly were articles…

Money, Money, Money – Who Has the Money?

24 May 2019

As of 31 March, declared presidential candidates filed their receipts, their disbursements and what's most important for the coming months, their cash on hand. In a surprising turnabout, Kirsten Gillibrand…

TRUMP TAX WOES: The Rattle of Paper and Gnashing of Teeth

23 May 2019

That noise you hear is the sound of the gavel and the simultaneous gnashing of teeth at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It was a day of impotent rage for the New…

The End of the Republic Has Never Looked Better

20 May 2019

It was the last White House correspondents dinner, April 30, 2016. President Barack Obama said a few words that have lingered in my mind for years. Those few words taken…

Bernie and Beto Top Dem Candidates in First Quarter Advertising Buys

9 May 2019

Bernie Sanders is the big spender. Pete Buttigieg is parsimonious. Amy Klobuchar is doing it the old fashioned way. Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard are trying the buckshot approach. And…

Return from Exile

6 May 2019

Thanks to good friends, who will remain nameless for their protection, my banishment from Twitter has ended. Those of you who knew me as Grace Laine can now follow me…

Which Dems Will Be on the Debate Stage?

2 May 20196 May 2019

UPDATE: Julian Castro qualified with the needed donors and polls to guarantee a spot in the debates. As of this morning, 21 people have entered the Democratic primary field for…

The Infrastructure Coup

1 May 2019

I wasn't happy hearing about the Chuck and Nancy infrastructure meeting over at the White House today. Then little chinks of data fell into place. I was eating garlic-heavy pasta…

Life With Mice

29 Apr 2019

My grandma managed a two story, ramshackle hotel in Boynton Beach, Florida some decades back. The structure is gone but my memories remain. One of the most vivid happened during…

Stop Defending Joe Biden

29 Apr 201929 Apr 2019

Just stop. The media and a number of Democrats are forgiving Joe Biden for EVERYTHING. Why? He's white. He's male. Those are reasons #1 and #2. So we can just…

Reminder: Never Assume A Win

27 Apr 2019

. Hillary's pre-announcement video, released 12 April 2015. We fought hard. We won the votes. Democracy was usurped. DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. Vote in numbers too large to…

Birthday Fun with FLOTUS

27 Apr 20193 May 2019

So, it's your birthday! This is all you get Melanie. Angry, clenched, overlooked and ignored. But Twitter's got game. You get no gift (You ARE the gift) You get no…

Buried in the Report: BERNIE SANDERS

21 Apr 2019

You don't have to dig too deep in the Mueller Report to find the snippet below. It's on page 23 of the first volume, describing the Internet Research Agency (IRA),…

CONGRESS MUST IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP

21 Apr 2019

Congress must start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump without delay. Here's why in a quick succession of morning ideas. First, test your common sense. Check your loyalty to democratic principles.…

Trump’s 2020 Russian Mirror Site Is Bad News

19 Apr 201923 Apr 2019

I ran across this in the footnotes of Volume I of the Mueller Report (page 66): Hmmm, well are there Russian websites for Trump 2020? You bet! It's hard to…

Cray Cray in Twenty-Four Little Hours…

19 Apr 2019

YESTERDAY... Still pinned to the top of his timeline even though... TODAY... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1119207303700471809 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1119211274712375297 Donald loves the GoT image, but he hates the "Crazy Mueller Report." Except he loves the…

Mueller Didn’t Save Us

19 Apr 201919 Apr 2019

The women at Gaslit Nation have been telling us this for a while. "Mueller won't save us. No one's coming to save us." For nearly two years, we've pinned all…

Critical Security Updates Out – Upgrade NOW

15 Apr 2019

It could be coincidence but the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security, US-CERT, is pushing a number of critical security updates. These alerts come days ahead of the…

THE VAULT: The Trump Org and Irritating Phone Calls

11 Apr 2019

NOTE: On 26 March 2019, the FBI Records Vault released its FOIA file on the Trump Organization. The 149-page, heavily redacted compilation includes degraded copies of newspaper clippings, agent notes…

Pete Buttigieg Drains the Pride Out of Gay

9 Apr 20199 Apr 2019

First, the disclaimer: YMMV. Not every lesbigay/queer person has the same coming out story. However, Pete Buttigieg's whiny public lament about his gay identity strips all the pride out of…