Tag: Blue Dogs

Democratic Establishment Sabotaging Primaries Again

Team Blue PAC sounds good, right? Don't be fooled; it isn't. Three exceptionally bad status quo Democrats in the House started it to protect conservative incumbents being prima...

WA-10: It’s Progressive Beth Doglio vs Corporate Conservative Marilyn Strickland

Republicans aren't competitive in Washington's 10th district-- basically most of Thurston County (Olympia) and part of Pierce County (Tacoma area). With incumbent Denny Heck ret...

Blue America Endorsement: Nashville Needs A Political Change

People seem surprised when they find out that Nashville is a Democratic city and that Tennessee's 5th congressional district is safely blue. Obama won the district both times he...

Blue America Congressional Endorsement In Oklahoma: Tom Guild

You may remember our old Oklahoma friend, Tom Guild, from the yeoman's work he did in the past to flip the Oklahoma City congressional district blue. He tilled that field assidu...

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.

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...

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...

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."

Omaha? Blue America Endorses Kara Eastman

It's strong, idealistic women with real life experience like @karaforcongress who are going to change America, not decrepit, recycled, reactionary Blue Dogs pushed by a corrupt establishment. Blue America proudly endorses Kara Eastman for #NE02!

The Most Important Primaries Of 2018

Upgrading the Democratic Party is as essential and banishing the GOP from control of the House. It will help break a cycle where the voters go back and forth on which party is really the lesser of two evils

The Philly Suburbs Are In Political Turmoil

The DCCC's hatred for progressives and progressive ideas is so blinding, they have adamantly refused to help Mary Ellen's campaign-- and are determined to see her lose to sad sack GOP backbencher incumbent Pat Meehan. Does this make any sense to you?

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