Schadenfreude vs. "A Crisis of Faith"
My Facebook page shows a crisis of faith from top to bottom. It seems the Red State Jesus folks are flipping out. There are Blue State Jesus people. They don't get much respect. A liberal Christian's...
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President Stands Up for Union Members
I got this e-mail from my union yesterday which was sent to all IATSE union members in the US.Please take a minute to read this email sent to us from a member of Local 12 in Ohio regarding President...
View ArticleRachel Maddow at her best: What the Obama win means to us
Cross-posted at Immizen.com and an expansion of yesterday's diary by Fab2008Rachel had an excellent introduction to her show yesterday and she was spirited, obviously enjoying herself and simply at her...
View ArticleThe Last Undecided Voter in Ohio
It’s election eve and I’m working an Obama phone bank in California. Forty five minutes before the polls close in the midwest, the autodialer beeps and on my screen appears the name of a woman in...
View ArticleSilent Majority 2.0 -- The lesson of the 2012 Election
The commonplace wisdom when it comes to the difference between the Republican and Democratic Party asserts the idea that Democrats fall in love and the Republicans fall in line. Rooted in that...
View Article2012 GOTV: I did my part.
In 2008, I lived in Orlando Florida and volunteered for the Obama campaign in that state. I knew Florida was pivotal for Barack, and I made sure I did my part to put it in his win column.During the...
View ArticleWorking America’s Unprecedented Program Yields Huge Victories
Pro-worker candidates across the country faced enormous headwinds in this election. Thanks to “corporate personhood,” a new class of billionaire mega-donors (along with corporations themselves) was...
View ArticleDon't let them call it "a wash"
There is an idea that I'm hearing repeated. I've heard it at work. I've heard it on the radio (on NPR, but also on morning comedy-oriented radio as well as on sports talk radio). It's on TV (which I...
View ArticleKarl Rove rejects Reality -- Still
Sometimes Reality is stranger than Fiction. Sometimes Fox News forgets the "Balanced part" of their equation.Election Night 2012 -- was one of times ....Karl Rove and Fox News: A 'civil war' over...
View ArticleJohn Husted's Latest Disastrous Idea Would Have Handed Ohio to Romney
Ohio's John Husted had done everything in his power leading up to the election to turn the electoral votes in Ohio for Mitt Romney. Notably, constantly playing with the early voting days. On Jansing...
View ArticleStill surprised by Ohio
Ive followed the polls very closely. I found it surprising that Obama won by less than 2 percentage points but the polls had him higher by much more (esp. the more recent ones).
View ArticleFor 2016, Jon Husted wants Ohio's electoral votes awarded based on...
This is absolutely shameless, and it's very clear what he's trying to do:Husted’s solution to this perceived problem of Democrats and the national media picking on him? He says we should make Ohio less...
View ArticleVIDEO EVIDENCE - OBAMA SUPPORTERS VOTE FOR "STUFF"
Ladies and Gentlemen of Daily KosI really wanted to believe that Bill O and Laura Ingraham were wrong, but alas, it is I who was fooled.I have found video evidence of what progressives in Ohio are...
View ArticleOhio Hmmmmmm
Ok. The election went well and we're all happy. Still I see something perplexing regarding Ohio.Ohio finished with a 1.9 point Obama advantage. Great. But when I look at how the predictors fared...
View ArticleChris Hayes panel discusses how to improve our Voting System
A discussion which was Outstanding, by the way.Informative and engaging, as per usual, with host Chis Hayes. US Voting System Outdated, OverwhelmedUp with Chris Hayes -- Nov 10, 2012link to video...
View ArticleHow Would GOP Act if They Won?
As we look ahead to the so-called "fiscal cliff" negotiation, it's instructive to consider what the Republicans would do if they were in our position, with all the momentum and the leverage.Here's a...
View ArticleA Response to Election Night
I wanted to express my thoughts after Election Night :Obviously, I am just so thrilled !but there is more and I want to express my two pennies here !
View ArticleA quick look back at Karl Rove vs. Ohio
I'm reveling in the results of Tuesday and, for the most part now, getting on with life, with a couple exceptions. One is the mess in Arizona. The other is Ohio's final vote tally, which is something...
View ArticleRogue's gallery of GOP vote-suppressors- where to go from here?
I'm all for being gracious in victory even after a hard-fought campaign, but that graciousness does not extend to Republicans who try to muck with the voting process, violating the very core of our...
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Republicans Fail at Arithmetic Again Trying to Claim Voter Fraud!
I have one particular acquaintance who just can't get over the fact that President Obama won the election. Yesterday she accused me of being full of hate and anger. She also berated me for gloating...
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