Political Note #236 J.D. Scholten IA CD 04
.D. Scholten is a phenomenon. He is nothing like a conventional candidate for Congress.
Political Note #236 Sara Gideon Maine US Senate
The contest for the US Senate is big-time national politics.
Political Note #235 Elissa Slotkin MI CD 08
“Don’t get in a knife fight with Elissa.” That’s her brother talking. It makes you wonder. How much of their childhood did he spend getting out of her way?
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.
Political Note #232 Antonio Delgado NY CD 19
A black, ex-rapper with a Harvard law degree and a Rhodes Scholarship who won a Congressional seat in a white, upstate New York district.
Political Note #232 Lauren Underwood IL CD 14
Republicans think she is vulnerable in 2020. So far, six Republicans are competing to get the nomination.
Political Note #231 Heather French Henry KY Secretary of State
Heather French Henry has had a twenty year commitment to veterans. So she has. Her father was a marine. He was disabled in Vietnam. Concern for veterans was her theme as Miss America. She took it seriously. The late Senator Paul Wellstone and the late Congressman Lane efforts honored her efforts to support homeless veterans by naming their proposal the Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act. If Paul Wellstone could take Heather French Henry, you can too
Political Note #230 Max Rose NY CD 11
In 2018, New York City elected two new Members of Congress. Both from Outer Boroughs -- AOC and Max Rose.
Political Note #229 Lizzie Fletcher TX CD 07
Texas is not what it once was. But it is not California either.
Political Note #228 Tina Smith MN US Senate
Tina Smith is a solidly liberal Democratic Senator. She is pro-choice, in favor of action against climate change, for progressive criminal justice reform, opposed to e-cigarettes, in favor of gun safety efforts, in favor of financial support for Central American countries to reduce emigration to the US, and in favor of a single payer health care system. The more money she raises, the more she can be sufficiently dominant to scare serious opponents away from running.