Battleground Texas: Now With Battle Scars
In a post election email sent to campaign volunteers, executive Director Jenn Brown made one part of those future plans abundantly clear…Battleground Texas may be bruised, but is here to stay.Tuesday...
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The best and worst campaign ads of the 2014 general election
The 2014 campaign brought us more than its share of ads. Most are quite forgettable, but plenty were notable in one way or another. Some managed to present an interesting and compelling case for their...
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Looking back at the 2014 election: Here's what happened in some of the...
We at Daily Kos Elections are continuing to clear the decks on all the links that we've accumulated post-election that were interesting but not terribly time-sensitive; we previously looked at the...
View ArticleMust read: Andrea Grimes slams Texas Monthly for sexist cover mocking Wendy...
A magazine cover has never before made me as angry as Texas Monthly's cover featuring state Senator Wendy Davis as the winner of their "Bum Steer" award. So congrats, Texas Monthly, for descending to a...
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Can We Use 2016 Democratic Primary To Highlight Next Generation of Democratic...
I was inspired to ask this question based on the recent diary by Egberto Willies on Democratic re-treads.The Democratic Party has mostly the correct values. It has mostly the correct policies. What it...
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Trailblazer Wendy Davis Visits Kansas City with a Message
When I was a kid my Mother took me to a babysitter, up the street, in a larger trailer park than the one I lived in. I knew nothing of the working poor or social services then, but I knew that my...
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Wendy Davis Endorses Hillary Clinton
Wendy Davis, the Democratic folk hero and should-be Texas governor who inspired a nation and jumpstarted a movement by standing up for women's reproductive rights in an epic 12+ hour filibuster in...
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Hillary N&V 10.7: Sandy Hook Mom and Gun Control, Immigration, GOP Book Club,...
Sorry that I missed a day, folks! Today's Hillary News & Views is packed to the brim to make up for it.Clinton's continued push for gun control provided a powerful moment on the campaign trail with...
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NBC is developing a show based on former Texas Senator Wendy Davis
From Texas Senate to NBC? NBC is apparently considering a show based on Wendy Davis:Wendy Davis made national headlines in 2013 for filibustering anti-abortion legislation in the Texas Senate. Now the...
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Rosie O'Donnell: Trump a 'snake-oil salesman' - 'bankruptcies' - 'daddy's...
Do you ever wonder what Rosie O’Donnell did that made thin-skinned Donald Trump so mad to where he still carries a vendetta and grudge against her to this very day?In other words, if you want to know...
View ArticleWendy Davis regrets supporting Open Carry
Politico is carrying an article penned by Wendy Davis where she laments caving to pressure to support the open carry of firearms in Texas while she was running as a Democrat for governor. I’m sure we...
View ArticleHillary surrogates continue onslaught on CNN; This time it is Wendy Davis
I’m not feeling well so I just slushed down 40th street to get some soup. I’m minding my own business as I step inside the deli to check out the soup de jour when I hear from the alarmingly loud TV set...
View ArticleKansas Democratic Party Holds Yearly Gathering, Presidential Campaigns Show...
Kansas Democrats will meet this weekend in Topeka, Kansas, for Washington Days, a yearly gathering of Democrats. With a Democratic caucus to be held the week following, on March 5, both presidential...
View ArticleMorning Digest: A renewed scandal threatens to engulf Alabama's Republican...
Leading Off:●AL-Gov: You might remember that back in September of last year, there were allegations that Republican Gov. Robert Bentley had engaged in an affair after First Lady Dianne Bentley filed...
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MD-Sen: EMILY's List & Wendy Davis (D. TX) Give Edwards (D) The Support...
Received this e-mail today from Wendy Davis (D. TX) on behalf of EMILY’s List in support of Rep. Donna Edwards’ (D. MD) U.S. Senate campaign:Wendy Davis (D. TX)My 13-hour filibuster against Texas...
View ArticleWendy Davis burns Ted Cruz
Wendy Davis, a Texan who lost the race for Governor, gets to burn Ted Cruz, a Texan who lost the race for President. Because why shouldn’t she? I've been in your position, Ted Cruz. Here's some...
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WHAT A LOVELY DAY: Hillary and Elizabeth Rock the House in Cincinnati!
WATCH:xYouTube Video.June 27th 2016 has turned into a watershed day for women and the progressive movement in America, and this tweet says it all:xTurned in MSNBC for #hb2 ruling and now I'm watching...
View ArticleCongratulations, Wendy Davis, and thank you—again
Three years later, almost to the day, Wendy Davis’s 13-hour filibuster has succeeded.In a decisive 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the strict abortion laws in Texas that caused more than...
View ArticleDNC 2016 Got Personal
DNC 2016 Got PersonalTo the extent we are in the arena, we are exceptional!Americans are free to vote to make the radical Right reckless choice to go back in time when greatness was the presumptive...
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