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Projection: Lawyer Who Served in Obama Admin Worries Trump Might Not Accept a 2020 Defeat

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 24, 2019 83 Comments

Joshua Geltzer is a lawyer who teaches at Georgetown and served in the Obama administration as an adviser on the National Security Council. He has written a column for CNN that defies parody.

https://www.facebook.com/IlhanMN/photos/a.785765661532062.1073741828.780941275347834/1657783194330300/?type=3&theater

NYT: Republican 2020 message is “if you’re a Democrat, you’re either a socialist, a baby killer or an anti-Semite”

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 18, 2019 80 Comments

What do you do when Democrats begin embracing the extreme ideas of their more radically left wing comrades? If you're the New York Times, you whine about Republicans calling them out on it, that's what:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG9N4ZP5MQA

2020 Battle Lines: Capitalism and Growth (R) versus Socialism and Degrowth (D)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2019 35 Comments

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a character familiar to anyone who has spent substantial time on campuses in the past two decades She's a walking, talking social justice warrior soundbite machine, someone whose knowledge is a mile wide and an inch deep. Social media, where she excels, is perfect for shallow but woke wisdom.

Howard Schultz, Next Target of Democrats’ Angry Mob Machine

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 03, 2019 21 Comments

Billionaire and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stirred up Democrat wrath by contemplating an independent 2020 run for president. They and their #NeverTrump allies are ten kinds of not happy. Apparently, the left's latest attempts to dissuade Schultz from doing so will include tactics they've used repeatedly against Republicans: angry mobs confronting him anywhere and everywhere.

FEAR: Democrats, Media, Never-Trumpers Continue to Pile On Howard Schultz

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2019 41 Comments

For two solid years, Democrats and their media allies have called Trump a threat to Democracy. Now many of the same people are in full meltdown mode and are even threatening boycotts of Starbucks because a successful businessman might run as an independent, which they believe will hurt their chances.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-schultz-starbucks-ceo-considering-independent-run-for-president-60-minutes/

Schultzenfreude: Dems freak out over independent run by Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 27, 2019 37 Comments

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is considering an independent run for the White House in 2020, and the left is having a collective meltdown at the very idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbfY9gIC2p0

GOP Develops Small Dollar Donation Fundraising System to Counter ActBlue

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 22, 2019 11 Comments

According to Politico, the GOP finally has an answer to the Democrat Party's ActBlue, which brought in over $700 million small-dollar donations in 2018:

Following weeks of closed-door discussions, Republicans have agreed to create a new platform dubbed Patriot Pass, which will be used to cultivate and process online donations. The GOP — whose jungle-like ecosystem of vendors has long fought bitterly over contracts and dollars — has struggled in the past to create such a unified system.

Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 Presidential Campaign Plan: Climate Change and Gun Control

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 22, 2019 12 Comments

Former Republican and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is likely to run for president as a Democrat in 2020. Being a wealthy, white male puts him at an automatic disadvantage in this contest, but he has a plan to compensate for his privilege.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABM4YeVkCJQ

Report: Pompeo Discussing Running for Kansas Senate Seat in 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2019 11 Comments

Politico reported on Sunday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo supposedly met with experienced Republican strategist to discuss running for the Kansas senate seat in 2020. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts said he will not run for re-election in 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF0A-1B70nw

‘Draft Beto 2020’ Already Organizing for O’Rourke

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2019 17 Comments

Although he has not even announced his intention to run, supporters of Texas Democrat Robert "Beto" O'Rourke are wasting no time to push his candidacy.

Liberals demand you STOP talking about ELIZABETH WARREN’s LIKABILITY or comparing her to HILLARY

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2019 32 Comments

Likability as a political asset for a candidate is a "you know it when you see it" quality. It's not the same thing as "approval" or "favorability" or whether you actually "like" the candidate. And it's something that can't be taught or learned.

Anti-Trump Billionaire Tom Steyer Launches Impeachment Ads in Iowa

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 05, 2019 36 Comments

Anti-Trump billionaire Tom Steyer has launched ads in Iowa in an attempt to bully newly-elected Democrat Rep. Abby Finkenauer and 3rd District Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne into joining his Impeach Trump movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQNtPAf48TM&feature=youtu.be

Report: Julian Castro Will Announce Presidential Candidacy on January 12

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 03, 2019 29 Comments

According to a report in The Daily Mail, Julian Castro will announce his presidential candidacy on January 12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

California Throws a Wrench in the Democrat’s 2020 Primary

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 17, 2018 11 Comments

California has jumped ahead in the primary line. Usually holding their primary in June, months after Iowa's kickoff in February, California's Democrat primary will be held on March 3, 2020, allowing the state to have a greater influence in the primary game, reports the Wall Street Journal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXrL2wp7DUo

Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander Will Not Seek a Fourth Term in 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2018 10 Comments

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) announced today that he will not seek re-election for a fourth term in 2020. From Politico:

"The people of Tennessee have been very generous, electing me to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else from our state. I am deeply grateful, but now it is time for someone else to have that privilege," the 78-year old Alexander said in a closely-held statement on Monday. "I have gotten up every day thinking that I could help make our state and country a little better, and gone to bed most nights thinking that I have. I will continue to serve with that same spirit during the remaining two years of my term.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wirfLxHup0g

Comey Implores audience to “use every breath we have” to defeat Trump in 2020

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 10, 2018 24 Comments

Speaking to an audience on New York City's Upper East Side Sunday night, former FBI Director James Comey told said "All of us should use every breath we have to make sure the lies stop on January 20, 2021," reports CNN. Comey also suggested Trump's tweets could be construed as witness tampering.

Beto seeks Al Sharpton’s blessing

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 10, 2018 17 Comments

Beto O'Rourke is scoping out a presidential run. According to Buzzfeed, his recon included a call to Al Sharpton to schedule a meeting. A Sharpton spokeswoman confirmed to Buzzfeed that "they spoke and agreed to meet within the next couple of weeks and they had a great conversation."

Bernie Sanders Supporters Already Working to “Draft Bernie” for Another Presidential Run

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 03, 2018 11 Comments

Democrats are looking at a crowded 2020 candidate field much like the Republican field in 2016. As the Betos and Kamalas and Spartacuses are weighing running, a group of former Bernie staffers have started a PAC to support a potential Bernie Sanders run.

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