Author: Howie Klein

Chicagoland House Race: New Dems Versus Real Dems

There are already too many members of Congress from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party. If you want to see action on Climate Change, the Green New Deal, banning the sale of assault weapons, a fairer tax system that requires the richest Americans to pair their fair share, we all need to step up and do what we can to replace slugs like Foster with can-do progressives like Rachel Ventura.

Andrew Romanoff For U.S. Senate

Colorado Senator Cory Gardner is widely considered the most vulnerable Republican up for reelection. 13 Colorado Democrats-- of all stripes-- are running for the nomination to t...

Austin Can Create a National Model for the Green New Deal

On September 21 at Huston-Tillotson University, a historically-black college in Austin, progressive congressional candidate Mike Siegel convenes a conference on the Green New De...

Blue Dog Jim Costa’s Strong Progressive Opponent, Kim Williams

Costa has not stayed in office all these years because he has addressed the needs of his constituents. He has stayed in office because our voters have had to choose between the party of Trump and a man who spent last Congress voting with Trump 47% of the time. This March, however, voters will finally have a choice, and this Valley will finally have a chance.

Brianna Wu: A Bolder Democratic Party

Brianna Wu is running an uphill primary campaign in a solid blue district that voted for Bernie in 2016. (PVI is D+10)

Brianna's opponent is entrenched New Dem Stephen Lynch, o...

Congress Needs More Mayors Who Get Things Done

It wasn't hard for Blue America to decide to endorse Mark Gamba for Congress. He's running for an Oregon seat held by one of the most venal Blue Dogs in the House, Kurt Sch...

Virginia Is Up For Grabs THIS November

THIS November, if If the Virginia Democrats win just a net of 3 seats in each chamber, they'll be drawing the district maps without any help from the GOP.

Whose Side Is The DCCC On?

Cheri Bustos, the anti-democracy Blue Dog running the DCCC, is determined to make sure no more progressives get into Congress. Currently she is working against the election effo...

Stopping The Koch Brothers’ Agenda In Arizona

FDR knew who the enemy was— and so does Eva Putzova. The DCCC's Cheri Bustos doesn’t and neither does #AZ01's Tom O’Halleran.

Fight Back Against Cheri Bustos– And Win Some Art

Blue America contest time! Donate any amount to our "Congressional Primary" candidate(s) and you're entered to win a gorgeous, collectible deck of playing cards, each card decorated with a different one of award-winning Editorial artist, Nancy Ohanian's creations.

Don’t Let The Kochs Take Over The Democratic Party

No Democrats should be taking any Koch money for any reason. No one should be allowed to call him- or herself a Democrat if they do take Koch money.

Does The Democratic Party Need A Republican Wing?

"Beating Trump is not enough. We need to win up and down the ticket everywhere. To do that, we need to show what it means to be a Democrat."

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