Political Note #523 A Tribute to Democratic Members of Congress Who Lost the Good Fight
Thank you to the Democrats who lost in the General Election. There weren't many of them.
Political Note #312 Jonathan Weinzapfel Indiana Attorney General
Democratic candidate for Attorney General in Indiana argues that prevention of crime is as important a responsibility for the Attorney General as punishment of crimes.
Political Note #306 Mike Cooney. Montana Governor
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. 072520 Political Note #306 Mike Cooney. Montana Governor 2020 General election Mike Cooney is a politician. Except for working in the family food and beverage business as a kid and as a young adult, his life has been devoted to politics. He’s not a conventional politician. He’s not an old fashioned white, male candidate. During his stretch out of elective or administrative office, he was Executive Director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies? Does that sound like a macho westerner? Initially, I made a list. Political jobs…
Political Note #305 Diane Mitsch Bush CO CD 03
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Political Note #305 Diane Mitsch Bush CO CD 03 2020 General Election Suddenly, through inattention by the incumbent Republican Congressman, CO 03 is a battleground for American civilization. The Democratic nominee, Diane Mitsch Bush has become no ordinary candidate. She has become a protector of civilization. Scott Tipton, the inattentive incumbent, ran no television advertisements as he committed the political cardinal sin of complacency. He lost to Lauren Boebert, a gun-toting restaurateur and believer in QAnon conspiracy theories. She is now the Republican nominee to represent…
Political Note #302 Michigan Supreme Court: Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Elizabeth Welch
The Democrats know who their candidates for Michigan Supreme Court are: Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Elizabeth Welch
Steve King is gone; does JD Scholten have a chance?
Can JD Scholten bring his fastball to Congress? The Republicans of IA 04 ousted Steven King. King was the one who asked what was wrong with supporting white nationalism. As opposed to the one who said there were good people on both sides in Charlottesville. The national Republicans scuttled away from King, but they cling to Trump. As does Randy Feenstra, who defeated King in the primary last week. Feenstra describes himself as a true Christian conservative who defines life as beginning with conception. A former county treasurer, he cut taxes in the state legislature and has targeted property taxes…
Political Note #293 Tom Malinowski. NJ CD 07
Tom Malinowski is a different kind of guy.
Political Note #292 Kara Eastman. NE CD 02
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Call and response about the presidential campaign, A fictional flu pandemic Political Note #292 Kara Eastman. NE CD 02 2020 General Election Kara Eastman https://www.eastmanforcongress.com is someone who defies the odds. What are the odds against her now? Omaha is the core of NE 02. In 2008, Democrat Jim Esch came close to being elected to Congress from NE 02. He only lost by 4 points. The Nebraska legislature fixed that. They moved…
Political Note #286 Kathleen Williams MT CD AL
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. A Bus Ride in Detroit. Masks Political Note #286 Kathleen Williams MT CD AL 2020 General Election In 1916 Montana elected Jeannette Rankin the first female Member of the United States Congress. Kathleen Williams https://kathleenformontana.com is trying, for the second time, to be Montana's second female Member of Congress. Kathleen Williams is a distinctive character who could only come out of the American West. She hunts and fishes. She skis, hikes and canoes. She…
Political Note #282 Hillary Scholten MI CD 03
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Rashida Tlaib gets a primary opponent, Joe: Think outside the box for Veep. 041020 Political Note #282 Hillary Scholten MI CD 03 2020 General Election (This note is business as usual. While the country deals with COVID-19, we also need to prepare for the election in November. This Note is intended to help achieve a Democratic victory.) Under ordinary circumstances, a Democrat would have no chance in this rural, conservative district. The largest city, Grand Rapids, has fewer than 200,000 people. Battle Creek has slightly more than…