🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

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How Democrats (just barely) flipped America's most expensive House seat

Derek Tran overcame red-baiting and Elon Musk's cash to defeat a GOP incumbent.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Elon Musk’s Stunning $250 Million Favor to Trump Should Wake Up Dems

Musk and others helped the GOP run rings around Democrats in the info wars. I asked three leading contenders for party chair how they’d fix this.

newrepublic.com

 

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Democratic governors could be the party's future — and how they react to Trump could set the tone

At their annual meeting, Democratic governors warned against letting Trump and his administration set the agenda as the party looks for a way forward.

www.nbcnews.com

Rising star Kentucky’s Andy Beshear picked to head fight to win governorships

High-profile battle raising profile for possible White House fight in his future

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner retrying comeback

Weiner, 60, whom some blame for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential defeat, registers as candidate for New York City council

www.theguardian.com

 

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It's the GOP's world in Washington. Democratic governors are getting ready

Democratic governors met in Los Angeles over the weekend to discuss the way forward, as GOP is set to control all three branches of the federal government.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Elon Musk’s Stunning $250 Million Favor to Trump Should Wake Up Dems

Musk and others helped the GOP run rings around Democrats in the info wars. I asked three leading contenders for party chair how they’d fix this.

newrepublic.com

American Democracy is such a weak thing when you see what Musk can do without anybody stopping him.
Like, you got all these things in place just in case the little guy rebels, but the rich can openly do what they want and no laws etc will stop that.

 

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'The end of seniority': Younger Democrats are challenging elders for powerful positions

Younger House Democrats, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and newer members, like Angie Craig, are taking on senior members for key committee jobs in the next Congress.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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American Democracy is such a weak thing when you see what Musk can do without anybody stopping him.
Like, you got all these things in place just in case the little guy rebels, but the rich can openly do what they want and no laws etc will stop that.

He's limited to donating $3,000 to a candidate in America, but with SuperPACs, there are no limits. On the plus side, at least countries like Australia are doing something about it:

 

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He's limited to donating $3,000 to a candidate in America, but with SuperPACs, there are no limits. On the plus side, at least countries like Australia are doing something about it:

Its always good when other countries learn form Americas mistakes.
On that, America is like a crash test dummy.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

New Jersey just banned book bans with Freedom to Read Act

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits public institutions from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of its authors."

www.advocate.com

 

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Michigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg

Michigan Democrats are charting their path forward after significant setbacks in the 2024 election. Come January, they will lose control of the state House, and their leading contender to succeed Gov.

apnews.com

 

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American Democracy is such a weak thing when you see what Musk can do without anybody stopping him.
Like, you got all these things in place just in case the little guy rebels, but the rich can openly do what they want and no laws etc will stop that.

Only because there doesn't seem a loud enough outcry against it.

 

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He's limited to donating $3,000 to a candidate in America, but with SuperPACs, there are no limits. On the plus side, at least countries like Australia are doing something about it:

We seriously need that, too.

 

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New Jersey just banned book bans with Freedom to Read Act

Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits public institutions from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of its authors."

www.advocate.com

More states should do that, too.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

He's feeling desperate in PA as even a bastion like Casey narrowly lost this year. And people liked Casey more than Fetterman.

Fetterman calls for Trump hush money pardon in first Truth Social post

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called for President-elect Trump to be pardoned in his New York hush money case in the senator’s first Truth Social post, which he sent Tuesday. “The Trump hush mo…

thehill.com

Fetterman needs to be reminded of some things so a contested primary is warranted.

 

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Elizabeth Warren introduces Senate bill to hold capitalism ‘accountable’

Democrat aims to shift corporations away from maximizing shareholder value to support for workers and stakeholders

www.theguardian.com

 

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He's feeling desperate in PA as even a bastion like Casey narrowly lost this year. And people liked Casey more than Fetterman.

Fetterman calls for Trump hush money pardon in first Truth Social post

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called for President-elect Trump to be pardoned in his New York hush money case in the senator’s first Truth Social post, which he sent Tuesday. “The Trump hush mo…

thehill.com

Fetterman needs to be reminded of some things so a contested primary is warranted.

Wow, he's really sliding right. That's disappointing.

 

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Adam Schiff sworn in as California's newest Senator

After two decades in the House of Representatives, Adam Schiff will return to the Capitol on Monday to officially begin his term as a US Senator.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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A Texas jeweler, a steakhouse, airfare: New questions swirl around Mayor Adams' funds

New documents from the Campaign Finance Board show fresh scrutiny of the mayor's re-election efforts.

gothamist.com

 

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Bill Clinton indicates he hopes Biden doesn't issue preemptive pardons

"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."

abcnews.go.com

 

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Wow, he's really sliding right. That's disappointing.

I think he's shaping up to be the next Manchin or Sinema: a Democrat in Name Only.

 

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Opinion | Joe Manchin's support for Supreme Court reform is a sign

The outgoing West Virginia senator is finally recognizing his years-long miscalculation.

www.msnbc.com

 

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Mayor Adams says he'll use executive order to change sanctuary laws after border czar meeting

After meeting with Trump pick Tom Homan, Adams said he would expand the list of crimes that let NYC officials work with federal agents to deport undocumented New Yorkers.

gothamist.com