Alan Grayson "I Punch Back." $100 Match

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Tuesday July 20, 2010 · 10:51 PM PDT

2010/07/20 · 22:51

I haven't given much money to any candidates lately and haven't felt too good about the Dems since it seems like every time we have the momentum something stupid happens like firing Mrs. Sherrod or not clubbing Republicans over the head for their attacks against the unemployed. But then Senator Al Franken or Representative Alan Grayson does something special just for us, the people.

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Who Punches Best (hardest, quickest, funniest, etc.)

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Who Punches Best (hardest, quickest, funniest, etc.)

President Obama

5 votes

Vice President Biden

2 votes

Speaker Pelosi

5 votes

Majority Leader Reid

0 votes

Rep. Alan Grayson

80 votes

Sen. Al Franken

19 votes

Sen. Sherrod Brown

4 votes

Sen. Chuck Schumer

2 votes

Sen. Amy Klobuchar

0 votes

Sen. Barbara Boxer

0 votes

Rep. Anthony Weiner

8 votes

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

1 vote

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter

1 vote

Rep. Barney Frank

14 votes

Other (post below)

10 votes

What a Debate Should Be - With Important Poll

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Friday April 27, 2007 · 3:22 PM PDT

2007/04/27 · 15:22

I was unable to catch last night's debate but I did get to hear a few clips and read up on the debate thanks to the great liveblogging here at DailyKos. One of the clear problems with a debate that lasts only 90 minutes with 8 participants is the lack of time available for a detailed response. Worse is when a debate consists of relatively frivoulous questions that don't help a voter distinguish between candidates. In specific, when there are questions that apply only to a single candidate a debate become very worthless since that does not allow us, the voters, to compare and contrast the answers. I began thinking about how a debate with so many candidates could be successful in helping the voters make informed decisions.

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What future debate are you looking forward to?

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What future debate are you looking forward to?

CBC Democratic Debate

1 vote

CBC Republican Debate

0 votes

CNN Democratic Debate

2 votes

CNN Republican Debate

1 vote

Fox Republicanfest 08

1 vote

Fox/Air America Democratic Debate

3 votes

1st Presidential Debate between Rudy/Hillary

2 votes

2nd Presidential Debate between Thompson/Edwards

7 votes

3rd Presidential Debate between Gingrich/Obama

8 votes

4th Presidential Debate between Lieberman/Nader

7 votes

NV-SEN: We Need Jack Carter in the Senate.

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Friday September 29, 2006 · 7:08 AM PDT

2006/09/29 · 07:08

At the end of March I wrote a diary, 2006 The Democratic Perfect Storm is Here Featuring Jack Carter the Next Senator from Nevada, outlining the potential of Jack Carter's race for Nevada Senator. The Carter campaign is making their final push to take this seat from the Republicans and a quick google search shows they are earning their free media and getting their message out to Nevada voters on why we need Jack Carter in the Senate.
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This Is Not The Diary I Wanted To Write Today

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 2:02 AM PDT

2006/06/30 · 02:02

I wanted to post a diary about Jack Carter this week but while I was working on it Tuesday my Aunt walked in and said, "Mike you have to come with me, Doug's dead!" I have been working off and on for a month and a half on a series of four diaries. One on Why We Need Jack Carter in the Senate, one on Fighting Republican Propaganda on the Presidency of Jimmy Carter, one on The Greatest Former President, and one on First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Read More

TX-22 Republican Meltdown Continues

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Monday May 22, 2006 · 11:07 AM PDT

2006/05/22 · 11:07

While disgraced former Majority Leader Tom DeLay has set an official date for his resignation from Congress, DeLay to bow out on June 9, it is unclear what will happen. In general, if things work for the Republicans, they will be able to replace DeLay on the general election ballot and there will be a special election at the same time as the general to elect someone to fill out the rest of DeLay's unexpired term, Procedure For Replacing A Texas Congressman. However, it may be that DeLay's name will have to remain on the ballot. Regardless, the Republicans are proceeding full speed ahead on the assumption they will get to replace DeLay's name. In the process, they seem to be ripping their party apart. Read More

50 State Strategy - An Evaluation by the Number$ with Poll

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Friday April 28, 2006 · 8:02 AM PDT

2006/04/28 · 08:02

On the eve of the 50 State Canvass I thought it would be appropriate to look at how the 50 State Strategy is doing. We know that Democrats are running for Congress in record numbers, check out the Barry Welsh site, but that is only a small measure of success for Democrats. If a candidate doesn't have adequate resources then it is only marginally better than not having a candidate running especially if the candidate is flawed in some major way. In WA we call that candidate, Mike the Mover, a man who periodically runs for office in order to advertise his moving business. More frustrating is having a great candidate who doesn't have the money. In this evaluation of the 50 State Strategy I look at those Democratic House candidates who have raised at least $100,000 by the end of the 1st quarter of 2006 who are either challenging Republican Incumbents or are running for open seats vacated by Republican Incumbents. Read More

Class Warfare & The American Dream

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Sunday April 23, 2006 · 4:40 PM PDT

2006/04/23 · 16:40

Yesterday bonddad did a diary entitled Class War: It's Time. Later that day sln70 asked Would You Sell Your Shares in the American Dream for freedom? Both diaries deal with what ought to be the central issues in the 2006 campaign. Today we see a confluence of major stories that reflect the frustration of most Americans as they try to support themselves and their families and live out their ideas of the American Dream. Read More

2006 The Changing Conventional Wisdom - With Poll

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Tuesday April 11, 2006 · 9:20 AM PDT

2006/04/11 · 09:20

When political insiders start making predictions they get repeated by insider shows and magazines and newspapers and websites. They are then repeated on more mainstream shows, and in more mainstream magazines, and more mainstream newspapers. They get to blogs, they head out to the grassroots. They energize some and demoralize others. They cause people to run for office when they normally wouldn`t. They give people incentive to contribute money to campaigns they would normally consider longshots. Sometimes they become self-fulfilling. Here are a few groups of insiders who recently discussed the 2006 elections and control of Congress. Read More

The Democratic Perfect Storm AZ-Sen Featuring Jim Pederson

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Sunday April 09, 2006 · 11:52 AM PDT

2006/04/09 · 11:52

In the March 26, 2006 edition of Parade Magazine a reader asks:

Q. Pat Robertson, host of The 700 Club, just published Miracles Can Be Yours Today. What miracle does he pray for?
--S. Hensley, Los Angeles, Calif.

Robertson's answer is hardly surprising:

A. "I have prayed that somehow, thanks to the goodness of the Lord, we would have a change in the composition of the Supreme Court," Robertson, 76, tells us. "We've had two new justices already, and I'm sure one more is coming. That's miracle enough for me."

Media Matters for America documents Robertson's prior comments on emptying the Supreme Court of its more rational members:

Robertson said that God told him: "I will remove judges from the Supreme Court quickly, and their successors will refuse to sanction the attacks on religious faith."

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Monday April 03, 2006 · 9:26 PM PDT

2006/04/03 · 21:26

DeLay was the gift that kept on giving for Democratic candidate Nick Lampson running for Congress in the newly redrawn 22nd Texas Congressional District. Like many high profile Republicans that Democrats just really don't like, DeLay was a name that could be used to raise money nationwide. According to Lampson's 2/15/06 filings with the FEC, he has raised more than $1.8 million and has more than $1.4 million cash on hand. Lampson, the former four-term Congressman, had no opponents in his primary and had more cash than his opponent, DeLay, who faced a number of opponents. After DeLay's showing in the primary there was concern that he might still be strong enough to win the election despite the cloud of corruption surrounding him. Still others, myself included, feared that DeLay might drop out of the race and Lampson would be faced with a strong Republican opponent who did not have the same cloud handing over him.
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The Pew Research Center - Report on America's Immigration Quandary

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Saturday April 01, 2006 · 8:04 AM PST

2006/04/01 · 08:04

The Pew Research Center is one of my favorite polling sites and March 30 they released an in-depth survey, Report on America's Immigration Quandary, on attitudes toward immigration that contains good information for our candidates. Read More

2006 The Democratic Perfect Storm is Here Featuring Jim Webb for Senate - VA

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Tuesday March 28, 2006 · 9:03 AM PST

2006/03/28 · 09:03

In my first three diaries, here, here, and here on the 2006 Democratic Perfect Storm I reviewed the election of 1994 that swept Republicans into Congress, reviewed indicators showing 2006 is the Democratic Perfect Storm, and illustrated some personal election experiences that could be applied to 2006. In an earlier diary I argued for three Senate races that Democrats ought to make Tier 1 races in order to win the Senate. Last diary I gave an overview of one of those races, Jack Carter running for Senate in Nevada. This diary is an overview the Virginia race for Senate by Jim Webb.

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