“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 #232 Antonio Delgado NY CD 19

Post published:September 1, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Congress Year US Congress 2020 State Type of Election Political Notes New York

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 #230 Max Rose NY CD 11

Post published:August 17, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Congress Year US Congress 2020 State Type of Election Political Notes New York

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

Post published:August 12, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Congress Year US Congress 2020 State Type of Election Political Notes Texas

Texas is not what it once was. But it is not California either.

Political Note #228 Tina Smith MN US Senate

Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 US Senate Year State Type of Election Political Notes Minnesota

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.

Political Note #227 Josh Harder CA CD 10

Post published:July 28, 2019
Post category:Federal Elections General Election 2020 Alaska US Congress Year US Congress 2020 California State Type of Election Political Notes

Look at the Daily Bits. A Letter to Michelle Obama, Medical Care Policy and My Doctors 2020 General Election He is young. A couple of years older than AOC. Start with his parents. Start earlier. In his 2018 campaign, Josh Harder https://www.harderforcongress.com/ touted he was a fifth generation Central Valley resident. His family came to California in a wagon train. A long enough journey. A tough enough journey. It evokes the treks of immigrants to the United States. Josh Harder’s parents. Dad is an optometrist. With a mission. Mom has a Master’s Degree in Public Health. Mom is religious. These…