2020 Election Tag

Alabama: Jeff Sessions, Tommy Tuberville Head to Runoff Election for U.S. Senate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 05, 2020 39 Comments

Between the Crash and Bern and Warren coming in third in her home state, Super Tuesday was awesome. While much of our attention is on the Democrat presidential primary, there was an interesting development in Alabama. Former Senator and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to secure the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat and now faces a runoff election on March 31st. Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville won 33.4% of the vote to Sessions' 31.6%.

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AOC v. Pelosi: AOC Creates ‘Courage to Change’ PAC To Primary Democrats

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 22, 2020 21 Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has not endeared herself to current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).  In fact, she seems intent on a showdown.  From protesting climate change outside Pelosi's office to accusing Pelosi of racism, Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) seems to go out of her way to poke at and bait Pelosi and the entire Democrat establishment.

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Largest Union at University of California Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2020 1 Comment

"union said its endorsement follows a consultation with membership in which Sanders received significantly more support than all other candidates combined"...

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Panicked Democrats Fear Bernie Could Cost Them the House

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2020 50 Comments

Many Democrats are rightly concerned that if Bernie Sanders gets their party's nomination, they could lose to President Trump. The worry doesn't end there, however. There is a growing fear that a Bernie candidacy could also cost them the House of Representatives.

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Former CNBC Host Caruso-Cabrera Becomes Latest Primary Challenger to AOC

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2020 13 Comments

Former CNBC correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera launched her campaign in the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in the 14th District. AOC faces off against about twelve challengers. The primary will take place on June 23.

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Cook Political Report Shifts Alabama Senate Race to Lean Republican After Doug Jones Votes to Convict

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2020 24 Comments

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was already facing reelection challenges for next fall, but things just got a lot harder for him. As a Democrat, Jones lucked into this job in Trump country. He might not have it for much longer.

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Gallup: More People View Republican Party Favorably Than Democratic Party

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 05, 2020 14 Comments

Amid the Democrats' partisan impeachment witch hunt, President Trump is enjoying the highest approval numbers of his presidency. Gallup's most recent poll also shows a stunning uptick in approval of the Republican Party, with GOP favorability breaking 50% for the first time since 2005.

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CNN Panel Mocking Trump Supporters Now an RNC Ad

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 29, 2020 16 Comments

Tuesday, Professor Jacobson blogged about one of THE most tone-deaf cable news segments I've ever seen. A CNN panel hosted by Don Lemon, billing Rick Wilson, (a former Republican political consultant who sold his soul to the NeverTrump brigade and now poses as a token "Republican" on CNN and MSNBC to trash actual Republicans and right-leaning folk) were overcome with fits of laughter while mocking Trump and Trump supporters as bassackwards hillbillies, ignoramuses, and simpletons.

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Trump Impeachment Defender Doug Collins to Primary Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 29, 2020 31 Comments

As if 2020 isn't already exciting. Georgia Republican Rep. Doug Collins confirmed on Fox & Friends this morning he will challenge incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler for her seat. Loeffler took over the seat after Sen. Jonny Isakson retired. She was sworn in on January 6.

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David Axelrod: Dem Focus Group “Chilling” Because Impeachment Not Mentioned For First 80 Mins

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 25, 2020 31 Comments

Former Obama campaign Chief Strategist and later Senior Advisor to Obama David Axelrod is reportedly surprised by how little Democrat primary voters care about the ongoing partisan impeachment sham.

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Democrats Enlist College Students as Organizers in Wisconsin

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 19, 2020 3 Comments

"among eight critical states picked by the Democratic Party to host the training"...

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Too Stupid for Words: NBC News Op-ed Claims Voting for Trump Not Only Racist But Unconstitutional

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 19, 2020 49 Comments

It's still very early in 2020, but when it comes to stupid political columns, we may already have a winner. A recent op-ed published by NBC News suggests that voting for Trump is not only racist and unethical, it violates the Constitution.

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Minnesota: Republican Iraqi American Reportedly Set to Challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 18, 2020 42 Comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been at the center of numerous controversies, and there are a growing number of Republican challengers ready to challenge her in her reelection bid.  The most recent is reportedly Dalia al Aqidi.

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NC Democratic Senate Candidate Plays Identity Politics Card Against Chuck Schumer

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 17, 2020 30 Comments

A Democratic candidate for the Senate seat currently being held by Thom Tillis (R-NC) lashed out at Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at a recent campaign stop. She accused the former DSCC chairman of handpicking a primary candidate he wanted to win instead of allowing Democratic voters to decide.

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Report: Over a Dozen Swing State House Dems Fear Bernie or Warren Nomination, Rally Behind Biden

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 11, 2020 21 Comments

Apparently it's not just Democrat operatives and insiders who are sounding the alarm over a potential nomination of socialist Bernie Sanders (I-VT) or Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Both are so far out of the mainstream, even among Democrats, that over a dozen House Democrats in swing states are reportedly rallying behind former vice president Joe Biden (D-DE).

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Little Known Silicon Valley Group ‘Mind the Gap’ Spending Millions to Boost Democrats in 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 09, 2020 9 Comments

Democrats are fond of claiming that they want big money and so-called 'dark' money taken out of politics. Yet a Silicon Valley-based group is quietly pumping over a hundred million dollars into efforts to help Democrats in 2020, mostly through voter registration.

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Rush Limbaugh Interviews President Trump on Iran, Impeachment, and the 2020 Election

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 07, 2020 5 Comments

Rush Limbaugh returned from his holiday break on Monday and featured an interview with President Trump that covered a wide range of topics.

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Dem Rep. Joe Kennedy III: Biden Family Members Shouldn’t Profit From Political Relatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 04, 2020 21 Comments

Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) is currently challenging Senator Ed Markey to replace him as United States senator for Massachusetts. During a recent appearance on CNN, he expressed some concern about the appearance of Hunter Biden profiting from his father's political connections.

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