#What I know about Joe Manchin

#What I know about Joe Manchin

Several months ago, I hosted a fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin on Long Island. My progressive friends flooded my in-box almost instantly with incredulous, all caps, “HOW COULD YOU?????” protests. One would have thought I was supporting Vlad the Impaler instead of the Democratic senator from West Virginia. I should have expected it. It’s been…

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#Biden trolls Trump after election night victories: ‘We haven’t stopped winning’

#Biden trolls Trump after election night victories: ‘We haven’t stopped winning’

At a Thursday fundraising event in Chicago, President Biden trolled Republicans after Democrats secured several victories on election night. “Democrats had an incredible night once again,” Biden said at the event, touting Democrats out-performing Republicans, citing wins in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. “What happened on Tuesday is not unusual,” Biden said. He added that…

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#Burgum pens op-ed to defend his continued candidacy

#Burgum pens op-ed to defend his continued candidacy

Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum penned an op-ed published Thursday defending his continued candidacy. “I know what it’s like to be the underdog,” he wrote in the opinion piece that ran in The Jamestown Sun, a publication based out of North Dakota. Burgum said he wanted to run for president to…

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#Jill Stein launches 2024 bid as Green Party candidate

#Jill Stein launches 2024 bid as Green Party candidate

Jill Stein announced a surprise presidential bid on Thursday, seeking the Green Party’s 2024 nomination. Stein, a physician who ran against Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2020 as the Green Party’s nominee, previewed her latest run for the White House on social media with an accompanying website.  An official launch is slated for later…

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#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

#Decision time in Ukraine — will Biden make the right choice?

Contrary to recent arguments presented by John Mearsheimer and retired U.S. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not failed. But it has reached a transition point, and decisions must be made. We are now 20 months into a war that then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told us would last three days. Russian planners estimated 10 days.  A Ukrainian military…

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#Hillary Clinton: Biden is Dems best hope in 2024

#Hillary Clinton: Biden is Dems best hope in 2024

Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she believes President Biden remains the best nominee as Democrats work to retain control of the White House in 2024. “Yes, he is,” she said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” when asked if Biden was the best person to take on former President Trump, the…

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#Five takeaways from a winning election night for Democrats

#Five takeaways from a winning election night for Democrats

Democrats saw a successful Election Night on Tuesday, scoring wins in a number of competitive contests.  In deep-red Kentucky, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sailed to reelection, while in Virginia Democrats flipped control of the House of Delegates and maintained control of the state Senate.  Abortion rights advocates also saw a number of wins, most notably…

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