Democracy for America

Howard Dean Endorses Lori Saldaña in Must-Watch Congressional Race

Taylor Leake | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: DCCC Red to Blue Program, Pccc, Dccc, National Organization for Women, Howard Dean, Lori SaldañA, Dfa, Lori Saldana, Moveon, Now, Democracy for America, Brian Bilbray, Politics News

Governor Howard Dean, former Presidential candidate and past head of the Democratic National Committee, was in San Diego this past Tuesday to throw hi...

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Giffords, Payne Special Elections Heat Up

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Ron Barber, Donald Payne, Steve Fulop, Rep. Donald Payne, Nia-Gill, New Jersey Politics, Sandra-Cunningham, Democracy for America, Jesse Kelly, Don Payne, Video, Matt Heinz, Gabrielle Giffords, Mohammed Jalloh, Arizona Politics, Ron-Rice, Politics News

The races to fill open seats in Congress in Arizona and New Jersey have heated up, with a national Democratic group releasing an ad in Grand Canyon St...

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"Make It As Difficult And Painful For Big Money To Be In Our Politics"

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The progressive grassroots organization Democracy for America launched a new campaign to push back against the Supreme Court's 2010 ruli...

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Why Did Progressives Lose An Illinois Congressional Race So Badly?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: MoveOn.Org, Election 2012 Blog, Brad Schneider, Elections 2012, Howard Dean, Democracy for America, Ilya Sheyman Illinois, Robert Dold, Ilya Sheyman Lost, Moveon, Video, Pccc, 2012 Election, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Ilya Sheyman, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After several rounds of painful soul searching, Washington-based progressives are comparing notes on Ilya Sheyman's stunning open-primar...

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Anti-War Progressive Running For Congress Promises To Be Obama's Foil

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Norman Soloman Congress, Sonoma County, Phil Donohue, Sonoma County Congress, Jared Huffman California, Lynn Woolsey, Progressives, Sean Penn, Democracy for America, Normal Solomon Phil Donohue, Norman Solomon, Jared Huffman Congress, Anti-War, Norman Solomon California, Jared Huffman, Dennis Kucinich, Norman Solomon Iraq, Lynn Woolsey California, Norman Solomon Libya, Ilya Sheyman, Norman Solomon Afghanistan, California-02, Ca-02, Politics News

California's North Coast is nearly synonymous with a New Age-y strand of progressivism. For two decades, Rep. Lynn Woolsey has represented it in Congr...

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A Battleground District in a Battleground State

Rev. Angela Zimmann, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Politics, Toledo, Angela Zimmann, Democracy for America, Lutheran, Bob Latta, Ohio, Politics News

Welcome to the 2012 election cycle in Northwest Ohio's 5th district, a historically Republican area in a battleground state. Enter re-districting (100...

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Influential Progressive Group Announces Top 10 House Candidates

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democracy for America, the grassroots group founded by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, has named its top 10 progressive candidates in t...

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Progressives' Fundraising Strength Tested By Key Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 01.04.2012

The first major test of the activist progressive fundraising machine for the 2012 elections is developing in North Carolina, where a Republican-engine...

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Howard Dean Reveals New Endorsements

The Huffington Post | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Raul Grijalva, Video, Endorsements, Steny Hoyer, Primary Challenge, Elections 2012, Donna Edwards 2012, Howard Dean, Immigration, Donna Edwards, Arizona, Democracy for America, Raul Grijalva 2012, Maryland, Politics News

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) and Democracy for America, a progressive PAC, have endorsed Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Donna Edwards (D-Md....

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Liberal Ad Campaign: GOP 'Killing The American Dream'

Sam Stein | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Progressive angst over the Obama administration has not necessarily abated since the signing of the debt ceiling deal in early August. B...

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A Campaign for Congress Worthy of Our Attention

Pearl Korn | Posted 10.15.2011

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It has often been said that politics is not a spectator sport. There is no greater truth, especially these days. Yet we progressives do see glimmers of hope surfacing here and there, including in exciting places like Wisconsin.

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Watch: Progressive Groups Run New Ads In Wisconsin Recall Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Recalls, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Union Bill, MoveOn.Org, Sandy Pasch, Wisconsin Protest, Afp, Wisconsin Unions, Democracy for America, Citizens United, Alberta Darling, Luther-Olsen, Wisconsin Recall Election, Video, Wisconsin Democrats, Wisconsin Recall, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Americans for Prosperity, Wisconsin Republicans, Club for Growth, Alberta-Darling-Recall-Election, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Wisconsin Ads, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Three progressive groups are set to launch a six-figure television ad buy in the days leading up to the eight remaining Wisconsin state ...

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Congress and its Colonialist Agenda

Stephen Zunes | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Colonialism, Congress, MoveOn.Org, United Nations, Israel, Palestine, Democracy for America, Democratic Party, World News

One might think -- given this literally reactionary pro-colonialist ideology promoted by Congress -- that at least some Democrats might have to worry about losing the support of their progressive base in doing so.

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Russ Feingold Is Emerging as a Significant Force Against Corporate Control of Our Government

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.20.2011

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Perhaps President Abraham Lincoln's famous words of hope for a "... government of the people, by the people, for the people..." will yet ring true again -- with a little help from Russ Feingold and his growing movement.

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Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism

Stephen Zunes | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Congress, Human Rights, MoveOn.Org, International Law, Benjamin Netanyahu, Democracy for America, Democratic Party, Israel, Barack Obama, World News

There will always be Democrats who will sell out to corporate interests and compromise. However, when it comes to such blatant affronts to international legal norms as those exemplified by Netanyahu's speech, it is time to draw the line.

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Can The DNC and Our President Break Their Establishment Ties?

Pearl Korn | Posted 07.23.2011

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For the DNC to become relevant again, it needs to truly embrace that spirit of "change" from 2008 and support some real Progressives for Congress in 2012.

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Professor Koch's Psychopathy 101 Class

Chez Pazienza | Posted 07.12.2011

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A few years back, billionaire Charles Koch donated around $1.5 million to the FSU economics school in exchange for, well, control of the FSU economics school -- or at the very least the ability to decide which professors it hires.

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Howard Dean's Group Launches First Afghanistan Withdrawal Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The grassroots progressive group Democracy for America (DFA) is launching its first Afghanistan withdrawal campaign on Monday. The move ...

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"Mr. Sensitivity" Speaker of The House John Boehner at CT GOP Fundraiser

Mary Ann West | Posted 06.13.2011

Appearance at GOP fundraiser is less than 24 hours after holding up the country. Stamford, CT -- On the heels of helping to avert the looming budget...

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Progressives Target Wisconsin State GOP Senators With Recall Threat

Talking Points Memo | Evan McMorris-Santoro | Posted 05.25.2011

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A pair of national progressive groups are firing the first shots in what could become a full-scale recall campaign against Republican state Senators i...

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Political Ads Targeted Women And Senior Citizens

TylerKingkade | Posted 05.25.2011

Within the file cabinets of hundreds of television stations around the country are public files concerning political campaigns which often go completely unreported.

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Nancy Pelosi And Harry Reid: Passing Middle-Class Tax Cuts Is A Top Priority

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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With additional reporting by Ryan Grim. NEW YORK -- A trio of progressive groups forcefully came out Friday in support of holding a vote on tax cuts...

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Poll: Majority Of Voters More Likely To Back Candidates Who Supported Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Steve Israel, Russ Feingold, Health Care Election, Democracy for America, Earl Pomeroy, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Poll, Health Care, Feingold Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Elections 2010, Video, Politics News

A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute bucks the conventional wisdom that voters are overwhelmingly mad about health care reform and t...

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Alan Grayson: 'You Can't Beat A Republican By Being One'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida's Alan Grayson is one of a handful of House Democrats representing swing districts who is flouting the conventional wisdom that the way to win...

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Democracy For America Backs Strong Progressives In The House

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strong Progressive Democrats, Democracy for America, Tom Perriello, Mary Jo Kilroy, Rep. Tom Perriello, Alan Grayson, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, Rep. Alan Grayson, Politics News

With pundits predicting Democratic voters will be too apathetic to show up to the polls, Democracy for America -- the group started by former Vermont ...

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