Will Republicans Blame Trump if Jon Ossoff Wins?

by D.R. Tucker April 16, 2017January 9, 2022

It appears that Republicans remain nervous about holding on to the seat in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District vacated by current Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price–a seat the GOP has owned since 1979: Conservative ads are pummeling [Democratic contender Jon] Ossoff. Spots from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC linked to House Speaker […]

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The Hype Around Jon Ossoff’s Election

by Martin Longman April 10, 2017January 9, 2022

The only thing special about this election is the ridiculous amount of attention it’s receiving.

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Pay Any Price: Jon Ossoff and the Georgia Resistance

by D.R. Tucker April 2, 2017January 9, 2022

Imagine the horror that will be felt by the right if it happens. They assume it can’t happen. They assume Jon Ossoff, the Georgia Democrat surging in the special election to fill the Sixth Congressional District seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, will come up short, and a reliable Republican hack […]

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Stealth Care: So Much for the “Pro-Life” Party

by D.R. Tucker March 19, 2017January 9, 2022

The man lies the way the rest of us eat, sleep and breathe. Listen to him, if you can stomach it. Then again, it might actually make your stomach sick, and then you’ll have to go to the hospital–and get ripped off, thanks to what this man’s party plans to do to our health care […]

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Antisocial Media: The Threat of Trump on Twitter

by D.R. Tucker March 18, 2017January 9, 2022

So what madness will he come up with next? It has been two weeks since he accused the former President of illegally wiretapping Trump Tower–an allegation he refused to retract yesterday during his news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Two weeks and no evidence. However, to his supporters, he doesn’t need any evidence; his […]

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The Price is Wrong: The Importance of Engaging in Every Election

by D.R. Tucker February 19, 2017January 9, 2022

Like MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, I could not fathom why the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee initially appeared to be conceding the April 18 special election to fill the House seat left vacant by the confirmation of former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Maddow’s strong criticism has apparently motivated the DCCC […]