Month: May 2009

Use Populism to Get Public Option

One of the interesting things that emerges when you look at the competing poll-tested talking points of the two parties concerning health care is that the Democrats are leaving the bazooka in the cabinet under lock and key. The...

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PA-Sen: A Draft Sestak Effort?

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, working with a number of progressive organizations and blogs including Senate Guru, has put out a poll to gauge netroots interest in supporting an effort to draft Congressman Joe Sestak...

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Dictators: A History Lesson for Wingnuts

Dictators typically act without the consent of elected officials. For example, Gaius Julius Caesar as Dictator for Life in Ancient Rome simply passed laws by himself whenever he couldn’t get the Senate to bow down to his...

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U.S. Midwest- Open Discussion

• Ohio- The Guru has the latest polls numbers for Senator and Governor. • Illinois- It looks like Mark Kirk will not run for Senate or for governor. • Minnesota- Al Franken hung out with Vice-President Biden today. • Michigan-...

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U.S. South- Open Discussion

• North Carolina- Kenneth Lewis, an African-American Durham attorney and major Obama fundraiser is going to run for Richard Burr’s senate seat. • Virginia- Thelma Drake is not going to run to win back her House seat from...

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