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Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

Sam Stein

DSCC Accuses GOP Of Wasting 1,000 Hours In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


The capacity of Democrats to cast Republicans as a party without solutions has, to a certain extent, allowed for progress on a whole host of fronts - ...

Because Bipartisanship Is Dead Until 2011: A Defense of Senate Moderates

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


John R. Bohrer

The GOP cannot even claim credit for bringing the bills to the middle of the road -- the Democrats are hogging all of it. And that is a good thing, despite what some may think.

The New Evita? Obama's Political Outreach by Lottery

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Today, I received the note from Senator Bob Menendez promising Obama-time for a select few picked from those who kick in five bucks to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Dirty Energy and Dirty Money are Poisoning American Politics

Josh Nelson | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Josh Nelson

The American people can see through the shell game the DSCC is playing. One day of doing the right thing does little to make up for 364 days of being beholden to specials interests.

Sam Stein

Progressives Call Out Dems' "Hypocritical" Fundraising

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and its counterpart in the House likely thought they were making a big concession by forgoing lobbyists a...

Obama To Headline DCCC, DSCC June Fundraiser

The Hill | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics


President Obama will headline a major fundraiser in Washington benefiting his party's campaign committees on June 18, according to Democratic sources....

NC-Sen: Will AG Roy Cooper Announce in the Next Two Weeks?

Senate Guru | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Senate Guru

I'm speculating that North Carolina's Democratic AG Roy Cooper will announce that he will be a candidate for Senate against freshman Republican backbencher Richard "Bank Run" Burr in 2010.

Profiles in Bad Online Organizing: Part 1 (DSCC)

Adam Green | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Adam Green

Every activist email must have a plausible "theory of change." People should see some concrete theory about why taking action could lead to a desired result.

Obama Supporters Engage In 50 State Post-Election Advocacy

Ruby Reid | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Ruby Reid

Post-election legislative advocacy and activism by volunteers organized during an election campaign is unprecedented, especially on a national scale.

Sam Stein

DSCC: Republicans Pulled A "Hit And Run With Our Economy"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Touching all the spots still sensitive from the Bush years, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee launched a new online effort on Tuesday pinni...

Strange: Utah Governor's Parents Max Out Donations To GOP, Dem Campaign Committees

CQ Politics | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


Jon Hunstman, Sr., a businessman who is the namesake father of the Republican governor of Utah, last month gave the maximum $30,400 to the National Re...

McCain Took $28K From Fraud Suspect R. Allen Stanford

Opensecrets | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Money manager Robert Allen Stanford now has two things in common with embattled investment manager Bernard Madoff: both have come under scrutiny for a...

2010: Senate Dems Optimisitic, House Dems Not

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


Two years out, Democratic campaign leaders have differing outlooks for the next election cycle in 2010. On the House side, there's pessimism, as Polit...

Sam Stein

DSCC To Go After Republicans On Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez will go after vulnerable Senate Republicans on Thursday for their failure to su...

Sam Stein

Senate Democrats May Return Thousands In Madoff Contributions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Bernard Madoff built a major investment shop largely on smoke and mirrors -- convincing investors that his fund was a safe and consistent return when ...

Sam Stein

Sen. Menendez Named Head Of DSCC

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics


Sen. Bob Menendez was named the next chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Tuesday morning, taking the reigns from his wildly succe...

Sam Stein

Georgia Sen. Chambliss Knocks Over Camera When Asked About Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


The pressures of the runoff election and the continuing questions about his ties to a large, scandal-scarred sugar company seem to be getting to Sen. ...

Two Strong Anti-Saxby Chambliss Ads that Should See Georgia Senate Run-Off Airtime

Senate Guru | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Senate Guru

The two ads paint a clear picture that, not only is Chambliss out of touch with Georgia's working class families, but that the policies he promotes actively hurt Georgian families' ability to make ends meet.

Thomas B. Edsall

The Notoriously Cheap Democratic Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


On the cusp of winning a filibuster-proof 60 vote majority, Democratic Senators are hoarding their personal campaign chests, demonstrating more self i...

Battle For The West: National GOP Gives Up CO Senate Race

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Ryan Rivera

The National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed today it was pulling its support from the Colorado race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Way...

Senate Democrats Buy Ad Hammering McConnell

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


"The national committee supporting Democratic Senate candidates took the unprecedented step yesterday of launching an attack ad against Senate Minorit...

Friday Talking Points [49] -- Before And After The First Debate

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...

Bottom Up Democracy at PDA, Top-Down at DNC

Rob Kall | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

We live in a new world that allows organizations to open up the discussion and decision-making process. Failure to tap into this means being stuck in what has become obsolete top-down leadership.

GOP Follows the Money... All the Way to Big Oil

Matthew Miller | Posted 08.08.2008 | Business


Matthew Miller

Big Oil makes record profits, and in turn, sends millions more back into Republican campaigns. Everyone wins except for average Americans who find themselves paying record high gas prices.