Political Note #325 North Carolina House of Representatives and State Senate

Support candidates for the North Carolina House of Representatives and State Senate. Flip North Carolina blue.

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Political Note #324 Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania Legislatures

Flipping the Michigan House of Representatives, the Minnesota Senate, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Red to Blue is in reach.

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Political Note #323 Arizona and Texas state legislatures

If Democrats are to be America's majority party, that majority has to be achieved and sustained in state houses. Look at legislative races in Arizona and Texas that can make a difference.

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Political Note #234 Turning Virginia Blue: House of Delegates and State Senate

These candidates are recommended by Daily Kos. They are crucial, Republican held seats Democrats can flip. Give them some money if you can. If you are close enough to volunteer, consider helping. Remember. This election is in November, 2019.

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Political Note #210 The Congressional Can Can for President

Members of Congress are rarely serious candidates for president. Of the Members of Congress with aspirations, only former Member of Congress Beto O’Rourke registers on the presidential seismographs. Take a look at him and the others – at my best effort at attempting to understand what kind of managers they are and might be.

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Political Note #207 Washington Senators

Even the most powerful Senators have fewer employees than a big city mayor or a Cabinet Member. Senators actual work with other people is rarely visible. Senators don’t implement policy, don’t manage a lot of employees. Nevertheless, everything they do involves managing other people.

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Political Note #206 Governors Gotta Govern

One of the Presidential candidates has been criticized for how she bosses. Look at the presidential candidates. Can we tell what kind of bosses they have been? Consider a mix of accomplishments and the implications of those accomplishments for how they worked as boss. For a few candidates, the most visible place where they bossed people was as a governor or other state official.

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