The Democrats have a big field of candidates running for President in 2020. To briefly use a sports analogy, I see our candidates as the starting players on the Blue team, each bringing their own unique strengths to the table… Read More ›
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The Impact of Parkland 1 Year Later
Today is the 1 year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I want to take a moment to honor the work that activists have done to try and make our nation more safe,… Read More ›
A Possible Challenger to McConnell?
How much would you like to see Mitch McConnell lose his re-election in 2020? I’m not sure how to measure my desire to see that happen. Any reader of Political⚡Charge knows that I think McConnell is a grave danger to… Read More ›
A Sneak Peek
Are you already annoyed by how the media is covering the Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election? I sure am. After the dreadful coverage in 2016, when the media fixated on non-substantial issues and covered the various presidential candidates… Read More ›
2019 Elections: The Governors
Long before we have the 2020 election, we have more work to do to flip seats in 2019. Today we’re looking at the three gubernatorial races in 2019. All three of these governor’s races are only in the Lean column… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: What Caught My Eye This Week
Grab your coffee and check out these three really smart articles. These stood out to me this week, and I think you’ll find them interesting, too. Enjoy! Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America This is an unflinching and deeply engrossing look… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 2/9
Editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories. Executive Time By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee State of the Union By Nick Anderson By Joel Pett, Lexington Herald Leader … Read More ›
Let’s Take a Moment
Today, I want to take a moment. There’s a lot in the news and it’s just so ugly. We’ll get back to all that but today, I want to mark a man’s passing. John Dingell, the former Democratic Representative from… Read More ›
One Way to Make Election Day a Holiday
Congress is not the only place where consequential decisions about voting rights can be made. The big media outlets tend to cover Congress because their decisions affect the greatest number of their customers, and so the stories of good work… Read More ›
How Parties Choose Their Nominating Convention City
This past weekend, I noticed an article that listed the top 3 cities the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was considering for the 2020 Presidential Nominating Convention. Curious, I did a quick poll on Twitter to see what people thought. This… Read More ›
Pelosi is Ready if Trump Calls a National Emergency
Trump is trapped, which makes him really dangerous. His rally promise of a Wall became the one promise his base wants him to keep, and his base is essentially the only group of people that Trump wants to keep happy…. Read More ›
What Does the House Financial Services Committee Do?
Congress is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the President and federal agencies. We didn’t see a lot of that when the Republicans were in the majority, but now that the Democrats are in control, we’re already… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: What Caught My Eye This Week 2/3
There’s nothing like a cup of coffee while you read some great articles by smart, knowledgable people. This Sunday morning, I want to share three pieces that really stood out to me as I think you’ll find them interesting, too…. Read More ›
Saturday Morning Cartoons 2/2
Every week is a big news week, isn’t it? I imagine cartoonists often find themselves halfway through drafting a cartoon when yet another breaking news story comes over the airwaves. Must be exhausting for them. Well, here is how the editorial… Read More ›
It is SO good to be in the majority!
What do the Democrats stand for? If you’re tired of hearing that from people, give them this list. These are the issues the Democrats are tackling first now that they have the majority in the House. They now chair the… Read More ›
Republicans Just Attacked the Democrats’ Push to Strengthen Our Democracy
You know that thing that you’re never supposed to say out loud? Well, Mitch McConnell said it. Shortly after the Democrats won the majority in the House, they announced that the first piece of legislation that they were going… Read More ›
1 Year Anniversary Reader Survey
I can’t quite believe it’s already been a year since I started Political Charge. But even more than hitting the one-year mark, I am so grateful to all of you for coming along on this journey as we try put… Read More ›
Voting Rights in the News
Always assume that your voting rights are under attack. The best way to counteract it is to pay attention and also be on the offensive. Here’s what’s going on in six states–some of it is good news, and some of… Read More ›
Special Elections in February 2019
Look at any Tuesday and there is a high chance that an election is happening somewhere in the country. Post midterms, we should expect a lot of movement–new governors asking state legislators to join their administration which then opens up… Read More ›
Sunday Reading: What Caught My Eye This Week
I enjoy pulling away from the landslide of breaking news and taking the time to understand more about issues affecting our democracy and government. This week, I found these three articles interesting, and wanted to share them with you. How… Read More ›