Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: David Perdue's outsourcing past is back...
Republican David PerdueLeading Off: •GA-Sen: If you're planning to run for office ten years from now, be very, very, very careful about what you say in your next deposition, because it'll probably come...
View ArticleMust Watch: TX Davis hammers Abbott on Austin's pervasive culture of...
Wendy Davis delivered a damning speech on Thursday at the University of Houston in which she charged Greg Abbott with greed, crony capitalism, his and Austin's culture of corruption. Davis did not...
View ArticleTexas GOP: Vaginas More Dangerous Than Fertilizer Plants
No irony here... As we all know, Rick Perry is fond of boasting that Texas' lack of regulations is great for business. Even though it may not be that great for Texas residents:“The Wild West approach...
View ArticleAustin Alamo Drfthse to Repub: "‘We’ll kick your ass out’"
Before we retired from teaching HS my wife kossack jakkalbessie and I spent most of our entire working life in Austin, TX. We traveled to 40 countries over the years but were always happy to come...
View ArticleFMR. SC GOP Official: "EXECUTE U.S. EBOLA VICTIMS"
When GOP Chairman Reince Priebus stated that in order to improve the GOP's tarnished and damaged image as a part of his "autopsy report", "Republicans need to stop saying stupid, idiotic things"...the...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: National Republicans abandon the Michigan...
Republican Terri Lynn Land with John McCainLeading Off: •MI-Sen: Despite the way the cycle's shaped up, the first Senate campaign committee to cry "Uncle!" is actually the NRSC. Republicans are cutting...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing 18.8: Rescuing Texas From the Likes of Dan Patrick
Earlier today I brought my kids to the doctor for their yearly well check. The office was unusually busy and by the time we had finished with exams, blood work, boosters and flu shots it was too late...
View ArticleTop Comments: Give It Up, Greg Edition
Is there any issue that this man isn't on the wrong side of? Rhetorical question, of course. Follow me below the fold... But First, A Word From Our Sponsor:Top Comments recognizes the previous day's...
View ArticleLone Star Rising: Voter Registration Soars Across Texas
“Texas isn’t a Red State. It’s a non-voting state.”When most people hear this, they tend to laugh out loud. Much of contemporary American politics hinges on the stalwart truth that Texas is and will...
View ArticleHelp Texas go blue! It's good for you.
I had the privilege of meeting Wendy Davis again at an event in San Antonio. She was lovely and smart and courageous. She gave a great talk distinguishing herself from Gregg Abbott. But I need to say...
View ArticleGreg Abbott: I got mine. You won't get what's due you.
Many have been wondering when the Wendy Davis campaign would release the real dirt on Greg Abbott. While she detailed the Republican culture of corruption in Austin a few days ago, she did not hit...
View ArticleHelp Texas go blue! It's good for you.
I had the privilege of meeting Wendy Davis again at an event in San Antonio. She was lovely and smart and courageous. She gave a great talk distinguishing herself from Gregg Abbott. But I need to say...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: National Republicans parachute in to...
Republican Mike RoundsLeading Off:•SD-Sen: Until recently, both parties believed that Republican Mike Rounds would easily take this seat. However, thanks to Rounds' overconfident campaign and lingering...
View ArticleUPDATE: TX-Gov: While everyone argues about Davis' new ad, Abbott took $120K...
Partially cross-posted at ACA Signups There's been a whole lot of fuss since yesterday over a new TV ad that Wendy Davis is running in Texas, attacking Greg Abbott for being a cruel hypocrite by...
View ArticleAbbott's Version of "Birds and Bee's 101" filed in Court
The right wing pundits poll asking if Wendy Davis stepped over the line with her wheel chair ad backfired. An overwhelming majority says no.My observation (and this comes from someone who depended on a...
View ArticleMichelle Obama radio ad for Wendy Davis, plus Weekend of Action updates
With only three weekends remaining to get out the vote (GOTV) for the November 4th Election, every weekend must be a Weekend of Action if Texas Democrats are going to elect Wendy Davis as our next...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: PPP sees Idaho Republican Butch Otter up...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R)Leading Off:•ID-Gov: Republican Gov. Butch Otter has never been particularly popular even in dark red Idaho, but it was still a surprise when the Republican Governor's...
View ArticleWendy Davis slams Greg Abbott on MSNBC ignoring wheelchair ad attacks
Sen. Wendy Davis refuses to let the false righteous indignation of the traditional mainstream media about her searing Greg Abbott wheelchair ad deter her from telling the truth about his hypocrisy....
View ArticleTX-Gov: Greg Abbott (R) Claims It Doesn't Matter If Gay Marriage Benefits...
Prick: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/... Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott argued in the state's Friday brief defending the gay marriage ban that it does not...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Republicans pull out all the stops to...
Leading Off:•NE-02: On Friday, the GOP unveiled two new negative ads in this fiercely contested Omaha-area race that instantly achieved serious levels of notoriety. First up is the NRCC's new throwback...
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