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Two Florida Senate polls give mixed results
Florida Everglades Public Policy Polling (PDF). 7-26/29. Likely voters. MoE ±3.3% (4.4% for Republican primary) (5/31-6/3 in parentheses, using registered voters): Bill Nelson (D-inc): 45 (49) Connie...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: New swing state polls are good news for...
Most of the political oxygen today, at least on the polling front, has been sucked up by that trio of CBS/Quinnipiac polls in the swing states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. And, sure, three...
View ArticleWingnut governors doing Romney no favors
As Republicans celebrated winning the governorships of important swing states back in November 2010, there was one silver lining we could cling to: [A]s painful as the likes of [Ohio Gov.] John...
View ArticleFiancee of a Transgender Vet
My name is Syd and I'm new to Daily Kos as a diarist but not new to Progressive politics or causes. I organized a successful rally against SB5 in Ohio about a year and a half ago. I'm proud and happy...
View ArticleOhio Education Drama Unfolds!
Ohio was recently shook by the revelation that some Ohio districts might be cheating on data to affect the Ohio Standardized Test scores for their districts. Three districts are being investigated...
View ArticleRepublicans have ceded Pennsylvania, and other lessons from the ad wars
Thanks to the Washington Post's political ad tracker, we can gain some insight into campaign strategy. Here's where the biggest national players spent money on the week of July 23-29: Crossroads is...
View ArticleHiram residents attempt to ask questions about fracking
Residents at a local public meeting speak to industry representatives about fracking, and leave with more questions than answers. Cross posted from Pruning Shears.
View ArticleMeanwhile in Ohio - tilting the table (Breaking Update)
The plot thickens behind the scenes. Rachel Maddow last night did an excellent segment on what is happening with early voting in Ohio, but it misses a very key point. I am a member of the Hamilton...
View ArticleThe Right's New Lie: Obama Suing to Keep Soldiers from Voting
Another of the great zombie lies--that Democrats want to stop military members from voting--is rearing its ugly head once again. This is a story on Breitbart, by editor/lying hack Mike Flynn, that a...
View ArticleJ Martin: It is "virtually certain" that Obama will lose w/o FL, NC, and VA
Politico is a right wing rag. It repeats right wing talking points. It does seem to drive much of the mainstream media. Jonathan Martin is not the most rabid right winger there, but he does commit the...
View ArticleIf you don't like good news / positive analysis, don't click here
Some here fear that good news breeds complacency. I do not share that view. So, consider the following writing by Michael Tomasky if you dare to be positive
View ArticleFiancee of a Transgender Vet Part 2: Management
We have been living in the same apartment complex for three years. In those three years we have had four different management companies. So far the fourth management company has been the worst. The...
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More brazen, disgusting lies out of Romney camp regarding Ohio voting lawsuit
(Facebook) Today Mitt Romney posted this to his Facebook page: President Obama’s lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during...
View ArticleMr Romney, you are nothing but a conspiracy theorist and a liar.
On FacebookMitt Romney has attacked a lawsuit brought by the Obama 2012 campaign that seeks to restore voting rights to ALL Ohio voters that the State is now being restricted to members of the...
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Obama is just like Hitler (again)
Not actually Hitler. If it's a day that ends in "y," then someone, somewhere, with a big fat "R" next to his or her name, is getting all confused again about the difference between President Obama and...
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What if We Had Non-Gerrymandered Redistricting Nationwide?
This November's elections for the House of Representatives will be the first cycle to take place after decennial redistricting resulting from the 2010 census. As many observers of American politics...
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Ohio Fights Grotesque Gerrymanders
"This plan is the most grotesque partisan gerrymander that I, as a political scientist, have ever seen," said Professor Richard Gunther of Ohio State University. Gunther was speaking of Ohio's new...
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An Abominable Mitt Romney, Mother of all lies, Lie!
Am I reading this correctly? OPPOSE OBAMA'S LAWSUIT AGAINST MILITARY VOTING RIGHTS! This has got to be one of the most abominable lies to EVER come from the right-wing HATEFULS! (I've refrained from...
View ArticleObama Nightly News: Tax Cut Fairy Edition
Welcome to Obama Nightly News. The goal of this series is to increase enthusiasm and activism by Kossacks for the reelection of President Obama. While we are likely to lose the money war, we believe...
View ArticleRomney's Ohio ad uses footage from the wrong state
Let's ignore for a moment that Mitt Romney's solution to what ailed General Motors was to just let the whole damn thing fail, thus making this choice of topics a rather curious choice at best for...
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