Don't Panic! More support Sanders than Trump.
Will Bunch at philly.com:"Trump's national level of support -- according to the average compiled by Real Clear Politics -- is 30.4 percent of GOP primary voters, while Sanders, sitting in second place...
View ArticleHeyMikey's Simple (relatively) Non-Political (mostly) Health Insurance FAQs...
Most Daily Kos users probably are reasonably well-informed about their health insurance options. But perhaps you have questions, or perhaps you have friends or family who have questions. Here’s a basic...
View ArticleDK5 request
Dear beloved Daily Kos tech crew,Please give diarists the ability to insert line breaks in a diary that will not be deleted by the server. I repeatedly inserted them in my diary of today, and the...
View ArticlePipe down about polls. It's STILL too early.
ENOUGH of the poll fretting and blathering. Trump is still ahead! Hillary is still ahead! Bernie has gained or lost points! It doesn’t matter yetIt’s STILL too early for the polls to be significant. A...
View ArticleGOP superdelegates, state rules can't save GOP from Trump (or Cruz)
The rules are a little messy, but the bottom line—as explained by Frontloading HQ—seems to be the GOP’s “unbound” delegates (the closest GOP analogue to Democratic “superdelegates”):are awarded in the...
View ArticleNew Trump Campaign Song (by Mel Brooks)
I lied, it’s not new. It’s from the soundtrack album to Mel Brooks’s 1984 movie, To Be Or Not To Be. (The song was on the album only—not actually in the movie.) But that doesn’t matter, because the...
View ArticleOrwell explains Trump and "Second Amendment people"
The ever-indispensable Orwell, cluing us in on Trump from 1946:Many political words are … abused. The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies "something not desirable." The...
View ArticleOrwell on the 2016 Election Results
The energy that actually shapes the world springs from emotions—racial pride, leader-worship, religious belief, love of war—which liberal intellectuals mechanically write off as anachronisms, and which...
View Articleusefulness of idiots (for 2020)
Both of the following are true:(a) The (now re-banned) author of this diary is an idiot.(b) The author of that diary speaks for a significant number of people; and each of their votes counts just as...
View ArticleGodwin's Law suspended for next four years (maybe eight) (maybe longer?)
The news, um, "news" site run by Trump's campaign manager—whom Trump recently named his "Senior Counselor for the Presidency"—is quoting actual, real, no foolin' Nazi propaganda. Yes, the Hitler...
View ArticleDem leaders: here's your plan. (You're welcome.)
Attention Democratic leaders—here's your plan:(a) Call press conference.(b) Play the clip of candidate Trump on "60 Minutes," just 10 months ago:xYouTube Video(c) Read this:"We are holding a meeting of...
View ArticleVictim of healthcare system & economy needs help
This is a fundraiser for my friend Kristy, who’s Exhibit A in why the American healthcare system and economy are in searing need of reform.Kristy has been in the hospital 8 (eight) times since late...
View ArticleJesse Jackson on Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, etc., 2000
I wish I could find confirmation of this, but I can’t, so I’m relying on my memory. In 2000, when the Usual Suspects were saying it wasn’t worth voting for Al Gore, because the two major parties were...
View ArticleHomeless while working—health crisis, poverty wages, distance ... help Henry...
This is the story of two star-crossed lovers torn apart by … wait a minute.Henry and Kristy are somewhat star-crossed, yes. But they're being crucified mostly by several cruelties at the heart of...
View ArticleWarren on the overdose crisis
I haven’t decided who I’ll support in the upcoming primary season. But here’s something that sets Warren apart (so far).From Vox:Warren, along with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), in 2018 introduced what...
View ArticleSanders: vote Biden
Surely this must be obvious. But I don’t see it on the front page. If it’s come and gone, please forgive me. But given the history of the Bernie Wars here (and I was a Bernie supporter), this bears...
View ArticleMy 20,000th Daily Kos comment
The Ukraine situation has really pulled me back into Daily Kos commenting, which I was mostly out of for several years. Two days ago, I made my 20,000th comment. FWIW, it’s here.
View ArticlePopular vote in last month's House elections
Popular vote, US House elections, November 2022:GOP: 54.5 millionDemocrats: 51.4 millionnon-voting adult US citizens: 137.8 million USA population ≈336 million.78% age 18 & up = 262.08 million.93%...
View Articletech update suggestion: fix block quotes
Dear Elfling and other DKos tech wizards:As long as you’re tweaking the code, please add to the list of needed code tweaks: fix the block quote function.When I’m drafting a comment with a block quote,...
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