Bloggers don't know Rehberg, like Rehberg
The blogswarm can speak in the third person. Republican Congressman Dennis Rehberg can speak in the third person too. This first person knows another first person told the AP a third person:Rehberg...
View Article50 state strategy -- too late for CA-42 breaking scandal
We all know the DCCC has been busy working on their strategy of selections instead of elections to annoint DLC nominees, but maybe there could be a little more of a focus on fielding candidates,...
View ArticleArmando right 'bout Gonzo; Gators 1860?
INDIANAPOLIS -- The University of Florida Gators (News, Website) captured this year's National College Championship trophy by employing the strategy Abraham Lincoln used during the 1860 Presidential...
View ArticleDemocrats, Iraq, and the Montana Senate Primary
With ethical and legal questions dogging the credibility of Montana State Auditor John Morrison, his vague Iraq policy is drawing political fire. Morrison seems to be avoiding the issue (go to his...
View ArticleMontana bloggers show how it is done
In 2004, the buzz-word with blog campaigning was nationalization. In 2006, the trend seems to be localization. Several states are doing an amazing job at building local blogospheres that work as a team...
View ArticleMontana Senate Election Night Results
Before I get into my final thoughts on the race, here are some handy websites for election results:Montana Secretary of State (this website had better info back in the '90s when a Dem was SecState than...
View ArticleSummer of Reform, DLC spanked, CT-Sen next
Yesterday, Montana Democrats had a chance to send another Joe Lieberman to the U.S. Senate. John Morrison was a DLC poster boy using the DLC playbook. Morrison had been elected statewide twice and...
View ArticleJon Tester and Montana's 56 County Strategy (primary MAPS)
Jon Tester's come from behind landslide victory in Montana's senate primary is all the more remarkable when you begin looking at the geographical distribution of his victory. As Democrats pursue a 50...
View ArticleContrast at Take Back America
AP:Many people at the event, put together by the Campaign for America's Future, gave Feingold standing ovations when he said Democrats needed to stand up to the Bush administration on Iraq and on civil...
View ArticleGavin Newsom does it again - Universal Health Care (Poll)
When San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom stood up for equal protection with his "Winter of Love" in San Francisco, the media camped outside City Hall. Now Newsom is pushing forward a plan to make his city...
View ArticleGavin Newsom, Bold Leadership, Universal Health Care
Most of the people reading this have already come to terms with the fact that we aren't going to see much progress from the federal government for at least the next 30 months. Yet for many of the same...
View ArticlePOLL: When will Hillary Clinton Adapt to the Netroots?
Last September, Howard Fineman wrote an important piece about the netroots, the DLC, and Senator Hillary Clinton's 2008 potential.WASHINGTON -- If I am hearing Simon Rosenberg right (and he is worth...
View ArticleJoe Klein Doesn't Get Montana's Senate Race
Time Magazine pundit Joe Klein travelled to Montana for the first debate between Democratic State Senate President Jon Tester and Senator Conrad Burns, and his quote to Montana's News Stations shows he...
View Article20 sec. - 3 clicks - 4 MT-Sen Debate Poll Freep
The latest from Big Sky country:The Helena IR has a poll up, asking which candidate won the debate. It looks like the GOP has already started flooding the results, because there is no way that anyone...
View ArticleAnother Montana Miracle
Back in December of 2004, I received one of the best birthday presents ever (Jerome Armstrong promoted it to the front page of MyDD). It may not be my birthday, but it is the last day of the reporting...
View ArticleGavin Newsom Calls Out DC Democrats
Taking some time out from pushing for universal health care, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was interviewed by Rolling Stone to talk about gay marriage. Newsom used the opportunity to call out DC...
View ArticleWhy Pat Toomey Lost and Why Ned Lamont Will Win
There have been some excellent comparisons between Pat Toomey's 2004 primary challenge to Senator Arlen Specter and Ned Lamont's 2006 primary challenge to Joe Lieberman. DavidNYC has written two great...
View ArticleJon Tester and Conrad Burns Fundraising
The second quarter fundraising numbers are in and a quick analysis shows that Senator Conrad Burns is in serious trouble. In 2000, Sen. Burns successfully bought the election by spending $5.1 million...
View ArticleNed Lamont on Blogosphere Day
Over the past few years, the progressive blogosphere has become one of the leaders in the reform effort to take back the Democratic Party. Implied in the fact there is a battle to take back the our...
View ArticleSore Loser at 860-244-2006
New Radio Ad which I put on YouTubeAfter you Call Joe at 860-244-2006 go and sign the petition.
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