BREAKING: Portman a "yes" for Betsy Devos
With word this morning that Ohio Senator Rob Portman will support Betsy Devos, hopes dim that Democrats will take a scalp from Trump’s cabinet of misfit toys and prevent this unqualified billionaire...
View ArticleHow Much Lying Can Steve Mnuchin Get Away With?
There’s draining the swamp….and then there’s filling the swamp with Wall Street bankers who cut corners to foreclose on people faster- and then lie about it to the US Senate.Steve Mnuchin, the Treasury...
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Ohio and Wisconsin Voter Suppression
I was messing around with vote totals obtained from here, hoping to gain some insight into what happened. Looks to me like voter suppression is alive and well in Ohio and Wisconsin. In fact it is doing...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Watch Sherrod Brown (D) Defy Senate GOP By Reading Coretta Scott...
So yesterday, this happened:xYouTube VideoRepublican senators voted on Tuesday to formally silence a Democratic colleague for impugning a peer, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, by condemning his...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Keeps On Building Momentum To Reject Trump's SCOTUS...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):It’s the first question all of us asked when President Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee -- who is Judge Neil Gorsuch? The...
View ArticleOhio anti-choice group continues its march toward the days of widespread coat...
Ohio Right to Life isn't satisfied with the 18 abortion restrictions that Gov. John Kasich has signed into law since 2011. Now they've got six new ones that shockingly don't include requiring free...
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Constituents angry after Ohio Republican raves about 'great town hall' he...
Another Republican held a super secret, invite-only event and tried to bill it as a “town hall” event. Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) shared a photo on his Facebook page this morning touting his “great town...
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OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Keeps Up The Opposition To Lying, Frauding Treasury...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) On Monday, the Senate will make a decision on Steven Mnuchin’s nomination to lead the Treasury department....
View ArticleTrump's Chaotic Weapons of Mass Distraction: 'BradCast' 2/15/2017
Guest: D.D. Guttenplan of The Nation | Also: Puzder out; Congress makes it easier for mentally disabled to buy guns; ICE detains a 'DREAMer'...On today's BradCast: There may appear to be chaos right...
View ArticleRetired Ohio judge, a lifelong Republican voter, says enough is enough—'Trump...
Mark P. Painter spent 30 years as a judge, including 12 years on the Ohio Court of Appeals. In an op-ed for Cincinnati.com, Painter says that even though we are only one month into Trump’s term, he’s...
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JoJo Striker
JoJo Striker's body was found in an empty garage in Toledo, OH on February 8th. The 23-year-old transgender woman's murder has not been reported until now, however, because she was misgendered by the...
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OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Highlights How Betsy DeVos' Organization Is...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) I’ve got a prime example of why it’s so important we get rid of Citizens United. Before she became...
View ArticleWalk AND Chew Gum...
This week The New York Times printed columns that seem to imply that the secret to resuscitating the beleaguered Democratic Party is to single-mindedly chase the rising demographics of the South and...
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CT & OH-Sen: Catherine Cortez Masto (D. NV) Helps These 2 Dems Get Ready...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D. NV) in support of U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D. CT) & Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaigns:Sen. Chris Murphy (D....
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In Which We Ambush Our Senator and Grill Him About Russia, As You Do
I never thought we’d get in. I assumed our only interaction with our Republican Senator would be sixty seconds of us yelling our request for a town hall from a distance as he walked past us, surrounded...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Unlike Trump, Sherrod Brown (D) Has A Real Plan For Workers Who Work...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):Ever feel like you're working harder and harder, yet somehow getting less and less for it? You're not alone. I talk to Ohioans all the...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Betty Sutton (D) Officially Kicks Off Her Campaign For Governor
Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Betty Sutton’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:You are someone who has supported me through years of public service, and I wanted you to be among the very...
View ArticleRepublicans could see catastrophic losses in 2018's gubernatorial races if...
Republicans now wield more political power than at any point since the 1920s, and retaking Congress in 2018 will likely be tough for Democrats because of some very challenging maps. Democrats hold 25...
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OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Highlights Neil Gorsuch's Record Siding With...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH):Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) “Gorsuch's opinions favoring the owners of the Hobby Lobby craft stores and the nonprofit religious group...
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OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown (D) Fights Back Against Koch-Backed GOP's Latest...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) on behalf of the Ohio Democratic Party:Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Right to work is a dagger in the heart of working Ohioans. And...
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