Tag: 2018 midterms

Progressive Candidates– Abandoned By The DCCC

In the last few days Randy Bryce debated Paul Ryan's cutout candidate to replace himself, corporate lawyer and job outsourcer Bryan Steil. Randy kicked his ass so badly that Ste...

Let’s pull on Beto’s bootstraps

Beto O’Rourke has proven to be a leader of the future, a progressive with a skilled way of preaching beyond the choir. We support him, but hope you’ll dig deep to help the down-ticket TX progressives who could really use some extra cash today.

Why Do Republicans Fear Music?

Congress would be a better place with more musicians, and while her campaign was joking about a 'College Band Congressional Caucus', Kara is looking forward to working with politicians like Beto O'Rourke, who lead with heart-- and music.

DCCC Still Refusing To Back Progressive Primary Winners

This is outrageous. After Tuesday’s primary results, the DCCC added some of the winners to their Red-to-Blue page… but not the progressives who won.

Should Republican Billionaires Be Picking Democratic Candidates?

Republican billionaires know their party is going to lose control of Congress in November. So they are working to defeat progressives and make certain friendly conservative DINOs become the nominees of the Democratic Party. We can't let this happen. It's our party, not theirs.

Another Texas District Not As Safe As The GOP Thought

Texas' 10th is a highly gerrymandered district that stretches from Houston to Austin. The problem is, those pesky progressives keep moving into it! This is a district that could very well go Blue. If we do everything we can to make it so.

A District To Win Back In Maine

ME-02 is an all-American blue collar district that is currently held by the GOP. The scenario we've seen elsewhere played here as well: Dem voters picked a populist leader as their candidate over a lukewarm, corporate-friendly Blue Dog. Let's make sure this seat flips REALLY Blue in November!

I’ve Been A Miner For A Heart Of Gold

The Blue America contest for Alan Grayson is still going strong. It ends Saturday, but Please think for a second about how this isn't just about a contest... it's also electing someone to Congress who's shown us what he can do.

Progressive Primary Winners Abandoned By The DCCC

The DCCC is 'aggressively ignoring progressives' who won their primaries and moved on to the General. Does that seem like a winning strategy to you?

A Contrast In Oklahoma

There's been so much buzz about Alexandria Ocasio's massive win over Joe Crowley-- and rightfully so-- that we haven't talked much about Tom Guild's success in making it into the August 28 primary runoff in Oklahoma City.

Why Blue America Endorsed Ellen Lipton (MI-09)

Ellen is part of the progressive grassroots energy that is sweeping the country and she's the kind of leader who won't be satisfied sitting on the backbench taking orders from the party's sclerotic, calcified leadership. Pelosi's, Hoyer's and their team's days are numbered. The congressional Democrats desperately need seasoned, bold leaders like Ellen Lipton to help the party snap out of it before it's too late.

Alert The Media! Tim Canova-Barenaked Ladies Contest, Day One:

We're randomly choosing one winner for an RIAA-certified gold record for the Barenaked Ladies first album, GORDON. This isn't something you can buy in a store. We're using Howie's gift from Reprise in order to help Tim raise funds for his campaign to unseat Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Blue America is