The polls have not closed yet in Arizona, but a conspiracy theory is afoot nonetheless. We have none other than Kari Lake and Donald Trump to thank for that -- and their right-wing cronies, of course. As you may have...
Well, here we go. It was inevitable that there would be a minor problem somewhere, there always is in every election and always has been. The problem with Donald Trump's Big Lie is that it relies on a fantasy...
Let me give you some music for your ears and some candy for your eyes. So far the youth turnout is good. So far we are building a Democratic firewall. It is way too early to speculate on who could...
It's time to play Election Day games, since it's way too early to start drinking. So we will play What If? which is a game where we speculate outcomes of races and the consequences thereof. The most controversial governor's...
You remember that marvelous book "Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy?" With its friendly admonition, "Don't Panic?" Well, bear that feeling in mind, because we are going to go on a wild journey today, and this planet may turn into...
If this was a movie there would have been a cut away shot to J.D. Vance when Donald Trump executed him publicly. But there isn't and so we'll have to imagine the look on Vance's face. I predict that the...
Friends, if you're able to get CSpan, I would turn it on right now if I were you. I can't do it myself because I have to stay glued to the laptop and kick out clips as I'm able...
The Conservative consortium and its allies in the various media have been selling the proposition that tomorrow will be a walk over for Republicans, that Americans are so pissed off about crime and inflation that they will happily turn...
2022 is shaping up to be the wildest midterm ever, at least in my recollection. I was among the first group of boomers to vote in the 1972 election, because I had turned 18. That was the very first...
All over but the shouting now. The last closing arguments have been made. The last rallies have been held. The last desperate pleas for cash have been made. Tomorrow, the shit gets real. And at the last minute, it all comes...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

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