2016 Iowa Caucuses Open Thread

And so it begins…The adventure to determine who will be the next president of the United States starts tonight in Iowa. Here are the latest poll results: Republican Donald Trump 28% Ted Cruz 23% Marco Rubio 15% Ben Carson 10% … Continue reading

This Blog Entry May Be Declared a Hate Crime Someday

On December 17th, U.S. House Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA) introduced the following resolution to the Judiciary Committee on behalf of 82 co-sponsors, all Democrats–it should be reproduced and read in its entirety: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 569 Condemning … Continue reading

The 2015 ABC News New Hampshire Democratic Debate Open Thread

Bernie. Hillary. That other guy. Third and final Democratic debate of the year. On ABC. Live televised programming starts at 8pm Eastern Time, 7pm Central, 6pm, Mountain, 5pm Pacific, 3pm Hawaii-Aleutian, and 9am Casey (Antarctica) Time, where they live in … Continue reading

Cynicism 2016

With Joe “BFD” Biden declaring that he won’t be running for the Democratic nomination for President, that leaves the party with Hillary Clinton as their leading contender. Bernie Sanders is slightly ahead of her (41 percent to 36 percent) in … Continue reading

The CNN/Facebook Democratic Presidential Debate Open Thread

Lincoln Chafee–former Rhode Island Governor. Hillary Clinton–former First Lady, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Secretary of State. Martin O’Malley–former Maryland Governor. Bernie Sanders–U.S. Senator. Jim Webb–former U.S. Senator. Democrats. #DemDebate. CNN. CNN.com. CNNgo. CNN Radio online via tunein.com. Your local … Continue reading

2016 Pre-First Democratic Primary Debate Post

As most of us know, the first 2016 Democratic Primary Debate is tonight. Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, and Lincoln Chafee will take the stage in Las Vegas at 8:30 p.m. ET to discuss the freebies platforms … Continue reading

McCarthy Stepping Down from Speaker Race…Guarantees a 2016 Win for Hillary? (Update: Paul Ryan Now Considering Role of Speaker)

Tommy Christopher at Mediaite is trying to create a narrative that Kevin McCarthy’s exit from the running for the next House Speaker spot is great news for Hillary Clinton’s presidential aspirations: McCarthy’s sudden, bombshell decision to drop out of the … Continue reading

Just-A-Blogger Looks Into Political Games Over Local GE Plant Closure, Is Soon Overwhelmed (Updated)

Update: The Milwaukee Fox affiliate reports that Governor Walker considers the soon-to-be-displaced GE workers “pawns” and says he plans to get involved in trying to keep those jobs in Waukesha: Gov. Scott Walker pledged Tuesday that state and local officials … Continue reading

Post-CNN GOP Debate Polls Arrive at Consensus That Trump’s Popularity Has Slipped

Over the last few days, several polls have been released that are pretty consistent with one another, at least with regard to the race for the Republican presidential nomination. CNN, Fox News, Quinnipiac, and Bloomberg have polled Americans on this … Continue reading