Great Senate polling for Democrats comes from an unexpected source
Politico got its hands on a memo from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC allied with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Somehow the memo contains some of the best polling for Democrats we’ve...
View ArticleJustice To Take Over Election Security Duties From MAGA Sheriff in Ohio
One month ago I wrote this diary about Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski, who urged MAGA partisans to write down the address of anyone who puts up a Harris sign in their yard. He wanted to target...
View ArticleEarly voting in Montgomery County, OH
This is just a snapshot but yesterday, my wife and voted early at the Montgomery County, OH (Dayton) Board of Elections downtown. The parking garage was full and when we made it down to the voting...
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Just the Facts, Man: Persuasion Canvass Wrap up from AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH,...
Good News: Hope Springs from Field PAC’s [website] volunteers were able to canvass all five days or evenings in Arizona. We’ve expanded to 5 days (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday —...
View ArticlePundits and Pollsters Predict: State of the Race(s), 10/20
Welcome to week 8 of my tracking of polls and pundits — so you don’t have to do it all yourself! We are now just over 2 weeks from election day. Before we start, I’d like once again to remind everyone...
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
The next ten days are going to be stressful. Stay focused, leave it all on the road, and find one more thing to do to help elect President Kamala Harris.As always, this diary is a group effort. Thanks...
View ArticleKelly on Trump: 'Fascist', Admires Hitler, Disrespects Const. and Disabled...
Also: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center on more than 150 important referendums before voters this year...We've got a helluva BradCast for you today, on two...
View ArticleBGSU/YouGov Ohio Poll - Gerrymandering reform retains big lead, Brown ahead by 2
President — Trump 50, Harris 43 — in line with September figures [Trump 51-44] and 2016 [Trump by 8 over H. Clinton] and 2020 [Trump by 8 over Biden] election results. Senate — Brown 47, Moreno 45 — in...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest October 24, 2024
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom....
View ArticlePollsters and Pundits Predict: State of the Race(s), 10/27
Welcome to week 9 of my tracking of polls and pundits — so you don’t have to do it all yourself! This week I have 27% more polling and prognostication as we add Race to the White House, Split Ticket,...
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Just the Facts, Ma'am: GOTV Canvass Wrap up from AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA...
Hope Springs from Field PAC’s [website] volunteers are now canvassing six days or evenings (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Although we are continuing with a persuasion...
View ArticleWorkers Need More Allies Like These
James Evanoff began earning a pension while working at a UPS warehouse in 2001 and continued adding to it when he switched to a job at a small chemical company in suburban Cleveland.But then a wave of...
View ArticleWhat to expect in Ohio on Election Day
This story is part of a series of state-by-state previews of the 2024 election.Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further...
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GOTV Canvass (Midweek) Report from AZ, FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA & TX
Hope Springs from Field PAC’s [website] volunteers have now been canvassing GOTV targets for 5 days (or nights) straight. This is the point where the exhaustion starts to set it, and you start looking...
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Hope Springs' Game Plan for the Next 5 Days
Our Hope Springs from Field PAC’s [website] volunteers have known this from the beginning. Many, including our Allegheny Co. vols have worked this system before. They know it, they are comfortable...
View ArticleTrump only up 3 in Ohio
You’ve been told Trump is only up 5 in Kansas.Which tells me the leads of Marist polls of 2-3 points in PA, MI and WImight be conservative.Adding to that suspicion is this new poll of Miami University...
View ArticlePollsters and Pundits Predict: State of the Race(s), 11/3
Welcome to week 10 of my tracking of polls and pundits — so you don’t have to do it all yourself! This is the final pre-election edition, but I’ll post once more afterwards with a wrap-up on how the...
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Ode to Joy: Last day of early vote in Columbus Ohio
In Columbus, Ohio yesterday voters braved hours-long lines to vote early ahead of election day on Tuesday. Democratic turnout in this very blue county (Biden got 82% of the early vote here in 2020) was...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Open thread because I have no words
I have the luxury of retreating to nature today to try to maintain some balance in my world and not despair. I plan to go to Kensington Metropark with Mr. C to feed the songbirds. So I’m building on...
View ArticleWhat's Happening in Ohio?
First Post [8:26-8:33pm EST] — Counties Flipping from Red to Blue39% of votes counted, a statistical tie in the Presidential race, and Sherrod up by 5%Several mid-sized counties are at 40%+ reporting...
View ArticleI have a little bit of good election news!
Hey, Daily Kos fam!Desiree Tim’s won her seat in Ohio House District 38!She ran against Representative Mike Turner in 2020. She didn’t get to represent Ohio Congressional District 10; she ran...
View ArticleReactions to the Republican sweep of the Ohio Supreme Court races
by Megan Henry, for Ohio Capital JournalAll three Republican Ohio Supreme Court candidates swept their races Tuesday night, giving them a 6-1 majority on the state’s highest court and striking fear...
View ArticleLife without Democracy - Ohio
So, many of you may be wondering what life without Democracy looks like (in the USA). As it happens, there are already several states where that is already and has been a reality for some time. Rather...
View ArticleTrump's return brings out all the bigots obsessed with bathrooms
A hate-filled tsunami made landfall following Donald Trump’s election victory—this one directed at women, transgender people, and, basically, anyone who isn’t cisgender and white. Floods of “your...
View ArticleMistallied Contests Discovered in Ohio County, as Oligarchy Rises in D.C.:...
Hand-count reverses results in Ashtabula CountyFBI informant pleads guilty to Russian lies about Ukrainian bribes (not) paid to BidensTrump Cabinet picks donated millionsTech/media billionaires pay...
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Ohio cases show how rare noncitizen voting is, despite GOP rhetoric
Before the November presidential election, Ohio's secretary of state and attorney general announced investigations into potential voter fraud that included people suspected of casting ballots even...
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Justice Department sues CVS over opioid practices
The U.S. Justice Department is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of putting profits over patient safety and thus fueling the opioid crisis. by Marty Schladen, for Ohio Capital JournalThe...
View ArticleA Holocaust exhibit
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about...
View ArticlePolicy for the Opposition
Last week I highlighted the proposal by Timothy Snyder that Democrats should form a “shadow government”, like they do in the UK and other countries. (See Timothy Snyder and Shadow Government.) I...
View ArticleA Giant Short-faced Bear
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View ArticleA Giant Beaver
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about...
View ArticleTrump pushes DOGE dork to fill Vance's vacant Senate seat in Ohio
Donald Trump is reportedly pushing failed presidential candidate and billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy to take JD Vance’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat in Ohio.According to the Washington Post, Trump has...
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Mike Turner (R-OH) removed from House Intel because Trump war policy needs...
A ‘come to Moses’ moment for the House Speaker because the Group of Eight needs another rubber stamp for any future ‘special military operations’ by that Hegseth ‘warrior culture’. Also, grifting’s...
View ArticleThe Recap: Trump’s presidential mug shot, and the GOP’s pricey deportation plan
A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know.Nancy Pelosi will skip Trump’s inaugurationShe’s joining Democrats like Michelle Obama and...
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in the US Senate
Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday.DeWine’s decision ends months of jockeying among top Ohio...
View ArticleRamaswamy out, Jon Husted in as Ohio Senator
Politico stated that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine met with Ramaswamy last weekend, but NBC now reports that he has been overlooked, in favor of the state’s Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted. Two sources told the...
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Trump-loving tech bro reportedly set to run for Ohio governor
Failed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is reportedly planning to run for governor of Ohio. The news comes shortly after he attacked American culture for purportedly celebrating...
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JD Vance's Ohio hometown struggles with how to recognize him
It was a month after her son's election as vice president of the United States and JD Vance's mother wondered why the city of his birth had yet to recognize him.“I just think it would be really nice if...
View ArticleHow Trump’s tariffs on Taiwan spell disaster for the US economy
For all of his tough anti-China talk, President Donald Trump sure is doing the Chinese communist party a favor. Not only is he antagonizing all of China’s allies and starting trade wars across the...
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Black Kos Tuesday: How did they (and do we) do it?
How did they (and do we) do it?Commentary by Chitown KevSo...I utterly refuse to give a half-ass “book report” about one of the greatest personal finds that I have ever made while rummaging through...
View ArticleInfectious Updates 2-13-25
Ohio announces its first human H5N1 case, in a poultry worker. No information on the man’s condition has been offered. Poultry workers are more likely than dairy workers to report flu-like symptoms,...
View ArticleA mastodon
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about...
View ArticleInfectious Updates 2-23-2025
Should you get another measles vaccine?. It depends when you were born and when you got your original, but overall, it can't hurt, and if you are near an outbreak, it might save you serious grief.Last...
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Exiled DOGE dork is set to announce his next venture
Failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is expected to announce on Monday that he is launching a bid to replace Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who cannot run again due to term limits....
View ArticleCity Agriculture - March 4, 2025
The Poor Prole's Almanac: Restoration Agroecologyhttps://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com/hat tip MT Spriggs Port Huron, MI is planting trees to provide free fruit for residents under new pilot “Edible...
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🟦 E PLURIBUS BLUE: where YOUR local Daily Kos group is:city, state,...
DailyKos has at least 2500 groups of all kinds, active & otherwise. After 12+ years, the original larger edition of this local-etc groups index is no longer reviseable, due to...
View ArticleWalz to tour red districts where GOP is too scared to face constituents
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will be touring a series of Republican-held House districts across the country, with his first stops in Iowa and Nebraska.In the wake of President Donald Trump and...
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Killing (the) Lincoln
Here’s a little distraction from the daily horror show. My venerable 1997 Lincoln Town Car is dead. Actually it was most brutally assaulted and killed. By one of my neighbors no less.I bought the...
View ArticleOHIO DEMOCRATS: Are you fed up with the State party’s do-nothing stance?
I certainly am. I receive two or three requests for money per week from our State Party, but respond something like this:DearOhio Democratic Party:All I ever see from you are requests for money. Why...
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