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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 18, 2019 35 Comments
Throughout her adult professional life, Elizabeth Warren has manipulated Native Americans. When Warren was in her mid-30s, and a law professor, she for the first time asserted that she was Native American. She didn't do it by joining Native American groups, by bringing lawsuits to help Native Americans, or by helping Native American students. Never in her life did she do any of those things.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 16, 2019 14 Comments
Uranium One is back in the news and it could spell trouble for former Vice President Biden. Sen. Grassley announced Thursday he was launching an investigation into the sale of "a sensitive U.S. technology company to the Chinese government and an investment firm run by the sons of Joe Biden and John Kerry," reports Fox News. The sale of which was approved by the Obama administration.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2019 26 Comments
Elizabeth Warren definitely is surging. She took a campaign left for dead early in the year after the DNA debacle and her Native American problem, and turned it around on the back of rolling out aggressive plans every few days to keep herself in the news cycle. It took a while, but being the center of news coverage for months appears to be paying off.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 15, 2019 10 Comments
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper officially ended his presidential run Thursday. Hickenlooper attempted to position himself as a centrist Democrat without success and failed to qualify for the third and upcoming Democrat presidential debate. In a statement announcing the end of his presidential campaign, Hickenlooper hinted at a potential Senate run. High-ranking Democrats are pressuring the former Governor to challenge Sen. Gardner as polling suggests Hickenlooper could unseat the first-term Senator.

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 14, 2019 14 Comments
Another one bites the dust? The 2020 Democratic presidential field may lose another person. The New York Times reported that Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has started to consider dropping out of the race to challenge Republican Se. Cory Gardner in 2020.

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 14, 2019 48 Comments
Stacey Abrams, who has not yet admitted she lost the Georgia governor's race fair and square, has tried to remain relevant with the mainstream media more than happy to help. Abrams sat down with The New York Times to discuss her decision not to jump into the 2020 presidential race, but would not mind running as a vice presidential candidate for any of the Democratic candidates.

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2019 23 Comments
Tom Steyer, the west coast billionaire obsessed with impeaching President Donald Trump, recently announced his 2020 bid for president. To the shock of many, he has met the fundraising goal to appear in the next Democratic primary debate. Although he still has to meet the polling requirement, some people on the left believe he used his wealth to satisfy the donor threshold.

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 09, 2019 42 Comments
2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden survived the second round of Democratic debates last week simply due to the fact that no one landed a knockout punch against him. The week after, however, has been a much different story. He's had a series of gaffes over the last several days that have some in the Democratic party wondering if these are just innocent missteps or something more concerning.

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2019 19 Comments
Rahm Emanuel once famously said that you should never let a crisis go to waste. Democrats have apparently taken that message to heart. The DNC and Democratic candidates sent out fundraising emails after the two shootings over the weekend.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2019 24 Comments
The Democratic Socialists of America provide considerable energy for Democrat candidates. The label Democratic Socialist is embraced by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others. The DSA just held its annual conference, and it was pretty much what you would expect when 1000 socialists got together -- it devolved at times into self-parody.
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