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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for February 25, 2019

I updated last week’s clown car update to note that Bernie Sanders was In, and he promptly raised $6 million for his campaign. Now we’re waiting on the other three Bs (Biden, Beto and Bloomberg) to make up their minds. … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for February 18, 2019

Sort of a static week in the Clown Car update, with no one getting In or Out. Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke all inch closer to the starting line. Update: Bernie Sanders is In. This week’s … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for February 11, 2018

Welcome to another Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update! Amy Klobuchar is In, Mitch Landrieu is Probably Out, Elizabeth Warren gives a speech, and Biden is just biding his time. Weekly 538 roundup. Boston Globe tracker. Questions the media should (but … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for February 4, 2019

This week in the clown car update: Spartacus is In and LA mayor Eric Garcetti is Out. Oh, and Oprah’s spiritual advisor joined the race, because why the hell not? This is the point in campaign cycles when key campaign … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 28, 2019

This week in the clown car update: South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is In, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is All But In, and Bobby Francis O’Rourke is sounding a lot more Hamlet-like than heretofore. And a very, very familiar … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for January 21, 2019

This week in the clown car update: Lots climbing in, one getting out. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and California Senator Kamala Harris are both In and Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey. JR. is Out. Plus a few more no-hope longshots … Continue reading →

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Daily Kos: Man, We Sure Love Us Some Old White Heterosexual Millionaires!

Lefty site DailyKos has released their first Presidential straw poll of 2019. Results? ELIZABETH WARREN 22% BETO O’ROURKE 15 KAMALA HARRIS 14 JOE BIDEN 14 BERNIE SANDERS 11 UNSURE 9 OTHER 9 CORY BOOKER 3 JULIAN CASTRO 1 KRISTEN GILLIBRAND … Continue reading →

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Your Obligatory 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Horse Race Roundup

I hope you appreciate my extreme laziness restraint in not putting a 2020 Presidential Race Roundup up until now. Here’s the list of Democrats widely contemplated as be willing to climb into the clown car. I’ve divided them into two … Continue reading →

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What If You Gave a Netroots Nation And Nobody Came?

Did you know that the Daily Kos-founded Netroots Nation had their annual conference earlier this month? If not, that’s OK. Evidently neither did anyone else. Netroots Nation bills itself as “the largest annual conference for progressives.” This year’s conference was … Continue reading →

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