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Republicans Score Big Gains in House, Pelosi Barely Hanging On

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 15, 2020 47 Comments

Democrats expected and eagerly anticipated a "blue wave" that would sweep them into power in the White House, House, Senate, and state legislatures.  It didn't happen, not by a long shot.

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GOP has a Chance, Though Slim, to Win the House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 18 Comments

How do you make the election crazier? The GOP grabs the House from the Democrats. A party needs 218 to have a majority.

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‘Knives are Out’ for DCCC Leader Cheri Bustos After GOP Make Gains in House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 11 Comments

The Democrats still have the majority in the House of Representatives, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

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Report: Pelosi Preparing For House to Decide Outcome of the Presidential Election

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 28, 2020 37 Comments

Nancy Pelosi has reportedly begun rallying Democrats in the event the House is called upon to decide the 2020 presidential election. The House is constitutionally provided the privilege of selecting the president in the unlikely event of an Electoral College tie.  A "contingent election" such as this has not happened since 1824, and happened only once before that in 1800, so there is some confusion about what it actually entails.

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Pelosi Leaves Open Impeaching Trump Over SCOTUS Pick: “We have our options”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 20, 2020 72 Comments

Democrats have completely lost their minds over President Trump filling the SCOTUS vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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VIDEO: Schumer, Pelosi Refer to George Floyd as ‘Floyd Taylor’ ‘George Taylor’ and ‘George Kirby’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 27, 2020 24 Comments

Democrats, as we know, are using the death of George Floyd to create havoc in an election year and to do their once every four years "we care about black people" carnival show.  They have never been very good at this election year fake show of empathy and concern for black people, but this year, they are really really bad at it.

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UPDATE: Republican Mike Garcia Wins CA25 Special House Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 13, 2020 23 Comments

UPDATE: They have called the race. Garcia defeated Democrat Christy Smith 55.05% to 43.95%

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Democrats in panic mode over the “unthinkable”: They might lose #CA25 House seat

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 10, 2020 25 Comments

On Tuesday, May 12, a special election will be held to fill the House seat vacated by disgraced former congresswoman Katie Hill.  Hill, you may recall, resigned after being accused of "inappropriate sexual relationships" with staffers.

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How purple can Trump make the Golden State this November?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2020 30 Comments

As the nation's press focuses on the presidential race, it is ignoring some fascinating signs that the Golden State may become much redder November 3rd.

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House Republicans Boycott Intelligence Hearing After Accusing Schiff of Ignoring FISA Abuse

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2020 11 Comments

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee boycotted a hearing today after they accused Chairman Adam Schiff of ignoring abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

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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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Nancy Pelosi Leaves Door Open For Additional Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 12, 2020 28 Comments

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared Sunday on ABC's This Week, and she left the door open for further articles of impeachment. She's also still clinging to the fantasy that the American public will get on board with her partisan impeachment clown show.

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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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California may lose congressional district in wake of 2020 census count

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2020 21 Comments

Projections indicate that when the final 2020 census numbers are in California may lose a seat in Congress for the first time in history.

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Denmark gives green light to new U.S. consulate in Greenland

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 31, 2019 12 Comments

While not quite the outright purchase I had hoped for, Denmark has approved the opening of a new U.S. consulate in Greenland.

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Report: Immigration Will Give Democrats 24 More House Seats From Trump States After 2020 Census

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 23, 2019 79 Comments

Democrats have a vested interested in unrestrained immigration and in ensuring that the citizenship question never makes the U. S. Census.  According to the Center for Immigration Studies, immigration surges over the past ten years will result in the redistribution of as many 26 House seats, mostly in blue states.

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Rep. Van Drew Says Last Straw Before Becoming Republican Was Order To Vote For Impeachment

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 22, 2019 16 Comments

Last weekend, I blogged about then-Democrat Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ) deciding to switch to the Republican party.  He waited until after the impeachment vote and was one of the Democrats to vote against impeachment, but he has now officially become a Republican.

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McConnell: Dems Appear ‘Too Afraid’ to Hand Senate Their ‘Shoddy Work’ on Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 84 Comments

After the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Democrats may wait to send the Senate the Articles of Impeachment to try to exert pressure on the Senate at to impeachment trial rules. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Pelosi and the Democrats on the floor this morning.

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