That’s one of the most openly racist things I’ve ever seen from a politician… wow. Not even trying to hide it, surprised that last sentence isn’t 14 words.
She's only 67. She "should" have quite a few years left to go. Ginsburg could have retired in 2014 at 81 with a Democratic President and controlled Senate.
nothing to see here just our sick judicial system filled with very smart people openly trying to make sure a socialist doesnt become mayor
I can’t say I’ve followed this at all, but why is somebody being on a ballot as an independent candidate a bad thing? I’m almost always in favor of much easier ballot access.
Regarding the CA governor special election, if he is recalled and some asshole like Elder takes over, they only serve until the end of Newsom’s term, correct? Which I believe would be up for election 2022 and new term begins Jan 2023. Am I understanding correctly?
he missed the deadline to register. he’s running as an independent because he lost the primary to her and refuses to concede because he says the election was rigged
I knew FL sucks, but damn, they are going to suck for a long time Morning Digest: Our new Florida data shows Biden won just 38% of Florida House seats Spoiler The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Programming Note: We'll be taking off Friday and Monday for Labor Day weekend, so that means no Live Digest on either of those days. (It'll return on Tuesday). For those who read us on the web or via email, there will be no Morning Digest on Monday or Tuesday, but we'll be back on the web and in your inbox on Wednesday. Enjoy the holiday! Leading Off ● Pres-by-LD: Daily Kos Elections is pleased to present our calculations of the 2020 presidential results for every state Senate and state House district in Florida, a Republican-leaning swing state where the GOP has enjoyed complete control over the legislature for nearly a quarter of a century. Democrats had high hopes of carrying the Sunshine State's electoral votes last year, but Donald Trump's margin of victory instead expanded to 51-48 from 49-48 in 2016, even as he was losing ground in other competitive states. And while there was never any serious question that Republicans would maintain their iron grip over the state capitol in Tallahassee, Trump's strength at the top of the ticket helped Republicans net one seat in the Senate seat and five in the House. The GOP's success in Florida is vividly illustrated at the district level. In the Senate, Trump took 22 constituencies compared to 18 for Joe Biden; four years earlier, Trump carried 21 districts versus 19 for Clinton. The House was the site of the Democrats' real collapse, though: Trump carried 74 House districts to Biden's 46, a dramatic gain compared to the already sizable gap in 2016 when Trump won 66 seats and Clinton 54. Those shifts helped keep both chambers far out of reach for Democrats, in part because Republicans performed better with crossover voters—those who backed one party at the top of the ticket but the other in down-ballot races. As a result, The GOP enjoys a 24-16 majority in the chamber, thanks to the fact that three Republicans represent Biden seats; state Sen. Annette Taddeo, meanwhile, is the one Democrat on Trump turf. First, though, a word on the timing of elections. Normally, senators serve four-year terms, meaning only half of all seats go before voters every two years, as was the case last year. However, under a system known as "2-4-4," all 40 are up for election in 2022 due to redistricting. Half of those senators—those in odd-numbered districts—will run for terms that are just two years in length and will appear on the ballot again in 2024 for a full four-year term. The remainder will be up next in 2026. (A decade ago, it was members in the even-numbered districts who had to run for two-year terms following redistricting.) Two of the three GOP-held Biden seats were up last year. The only one that wasn't was SD-08, a north-central Florida seat that Republican Keith Perry won 49-48 in 2018; it just barely switched sides at the presidential level, swinging from 48.2-48.0 Trump to 50-49 Biden. As for the pair that were on the ballot last year, Republican Ileana Garcia took SD-37 in the Miami area by unseating Democratic Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez 48.53-48.51, with independent Alex Rodriguez taking 3%. Garcia's 32-vote victory was due in part to the massive shift towards Trump across South Florida, especially in heavily Latino constituencies like this one: While Hillary Clinton defeated Trump in a 60-38 landslide in 2016, Biden won by a far smaller 52-47 margin. However, that shift was not the only factor in the incumbent's loss: Alex Rodriguez's decisive presence on the ballot was no accident, as he pleaded guilty last week to illegally accepting donations and falsifying campaign documents. Rodriguez, who admitted to being a shill candidate, also agreed to testify against former Republican state Sen. Frank Artiles, whom the state has accused of paying the independent around $45,000 to take votes away from Jose Javier Rodriguez. Garcia herself has denied any knowledge of the alleged conspiracy, and prosecutors have not accused her of wrongdoing. Further to the north, Republican Jason Brodeur prevailed 50-48 to hold an open seat in SD-09, which is based in the Orlando suburbs, even as it swung from 50-46 Trump to 49.5-49.4 Biden—a 2020 margin of about 200 votes. But here again, there are questions about another independent, Jestine Iannotti, who took 2%. State authorities have also been looking into unspecified "allegations associated" with this race. Those vague allegations may have something to do with the presence of a mysterious dark money group that spent $180,000 on ads promoting Iannotti as a progressive. Unlike in SD-37, though, the Republican candidate won a majority of the vote. The one Democratic-held Trump seat in the chamber is the Miami-area SD-40, which is located adjacent to Garcia's seat. Democrats took control here in 2017 when Taddeo pulled off an upset special election victory to replace none other than Artiles, who had resigned earlier that year after unleashing a racist tirade against fellow senators. Taddeo won a full four-year term 53-47 in 2018; two years later, however, the political character of her constituency utterly transformed, veering from 58-40 Clinton to 52-47 Trump. In the 120-member House, election patterns are much simpler: Members always run for two-year terms, redistricting or no. Republicans represent four Biden seats while Democrats hold no districts that Trump won, but thanks to unchecked GOP gerrymandering, the map is far more lopsided than in the Senate, which leaves the GOP with an overall 78-42 majority in the chamber. The bluest seat in GOP hands is HD-21, which includes much of Alachua County in the north-central corner of the state. The district moved left from 47.92-47.87 Clinton to 51-47 Biden, but Republican Rep. Chuck Clemons still held on 51-49. Biden's smallest margin of victory in a Democratic-held seat was in HD-59 in the Tampa area: The district swung from 48.1-47.7 Trump to 51-48 Biden, helping Democrat Andrew Learned hang on to this open seat for his party with a 51-49 win. While Republican victories in last year's legislative elections were dismaying for Sunshine State Democrats, the GOP's domination over state government is nothing new. Democrats went into the 1990s with control of the governorship and both chambers of the legislature, but the two parties had to work out a powersharing agreement in the Senate after the 1992 elections led to a 20-20 tie. The GOP took outright control after the 1994 wave, and the House flipped two years later. Finally, in 1998, Republican Jeb Bush took the governorship, which gave Republicans the state government "trifecta" for the first time since Reconstruction. The only time the GOP lost it during the following 23 years was a brief period in 2010, when Republican Gov. Charlie Crist became an independent during his unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate; Crist, who is now a Democratic congressman, is campaigning to regain the governorship for Team Blue next year. The GOP's complete control over the levers of state government also gives it yet another chance to cement its control of the legislature heading into 2022. The one possible obstacle is the two voter-passed "Fair Districts" amendments to the state constitution in 2010 that attempted to ban partisan gerrymandering. The state Supreme Court used those measures to curtail the GOP's congressional and Senate gerrymanders in 2015, though the House map remained untouched. However, while liberals held a 5-2 majority on the court back then, hardline conservatives are now firmly in control thanks to new appointments by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It's likely the new justices will look far more favorably on GOP-drawn maps this time, though to what degree is uncertain. P.S. You can find all of our district-level data for every state nationwide at this bookmarkable permalink.
If I understand correctly: Feinstein’s term runs until 2024. However, should she die under an Elder governorship, he would appoint a fill-in until the next statewide general election. So then the timing matters a lot: 1) Between installment of Elder to November 2022, term of appointee ends at that election. 2) Between 2022 election and end of Elder’s term a few months later, that would go until 2024 I suppose. 3) after Elder’s term ends, whoever wins governor’s election in the 2022 election. I am once again astonished to relearn that DiFi really has filed reelection paperwork for 2024, when she will be turning 91. Folks, we need a term and age limit for our leaders.
I hate primaries. This just doesn’t bother me at all. If somebody can’t get the most people in a general election to vote for them, they shouldn’t win. Is he even a vote splitter? I would think the chance of GOP winning Buffalo is about zero. Always in favor of easier ballot access since main parties rig the system to make it more difficult for competitors outside of the duopoly, and wish all states and other levels of government used jungle primaries.
AP sources: Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCAROSeptember WASHINGTON (AP) — Far right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are planning to attend a rally later this month at the U.S. Capitol that is designed to demand “justice” for the hundreds of people who have been charged in connection with January’s insurrection, according to three people familiar with intelligence gathered by federal officials. Spoiler As a result, U.S. Capitol Police have been discussing in recent weeks whether the large perimeter fence that was erected outside the Capitol after January’s riot will need to be put back up, the people said. The officials have been discussing security plans that involve reconstructing the fence as well as another plan that does not involve a fence, the people said. They were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The planned Sept. 18 rally at the Capitol comes as a jittery Washington has seen a series of troubling one-off incidents — including, most recently, a man who parked a pickup truck near the Library of Congress and said he had a bomb and detonator. Among the most concerning events: A series of unexploded pipe bombs placed around the U.S. Capitol ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection remain unexplained and no suspect has been charged. On Capitol Hill, the politics around fencing in the iconic building and its grounds were extremely difficult for lawmakers after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Many said they disliked closing off access, even as they acknowledged the increased level of security it provided. The decision on whether or not to erect the fence again will likely be considered by the Capitol Police Board, according to a House aide familiar with the matter and granted anonymity to discuss it. No decisions have been made. The board consists of the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the U.S. Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol. The deadly riot overwhelmed the police force that was left badly prepared by intelligence failures and has resulted in internal reviews about why law enforcement agencies weren’t better equippped. More than 100 police officers were injured and the rioters did more than $1 million in damage. The planned presence of the extremist groups is concerning because, while members and associates of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys make up just a fraction of the nearly 600 people who have been charged so far in the riot, they are facing some of the most serious charges brought so far. Those charges include allegations that they conspired to block the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. Several Oath Keepers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and are cooperating with investigators in the case against their fellow extremists, who authorities say came to Washington ready for violence and willing to do whatever it took to stop the certification of the Electoral College vote. As officials prepare for this month’s rally, Yogananda Pittman, the Capitol Police official who led intelligence operations for the agency when the rioters descended on the building, has been put back in charge of intelligence. In a statement to the AP, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the department was “closely monitoring September 18 and we are planning accordingly.” “After January 6, we made Department-wide changes to the way we gather and share intelligence internally and externally. I am confident the work we are doing now will make sure our officers have what they need to keep everyone safe,” Manger said. Still, law enforcement officials are increasingly concerned about the rally and the potential for violence. The Metropolitan Police Department will activate its entire force for that day and has put specialized riot officers on standby, law enforcement officials said. But for federal officials, the person who planted the pipe bombs also remains a serious concern. Many of the leads in the investigation have come up dry and investigators working on the case haven’t even been able to figure out whether the suspect is a man or a woman, people familiar with the case said. The FBI has released grainy surveillance video of the person they believe left the bombs and have said the person wore a gray hooded sweatshirt and a face mask and had a backpack and distinct Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers in yellow, black and gray. The FBI had asked Nike for information about the shoes and sought to analyze information from purchasers, according to law enforcement documents obtained by The Associated Press. Agents also looked into a tip that someone had placed an ad on Facebook Marketplace with someone selling nearly identical shoes, the documents said. The bombs — each about a foot long with end caps and wiring that appeared to be attached to a timer — had contained components that were unique and specific enough that agents reached out to companies like Walmart and other vendors and asked to review information about recent purchases, the documents said. The explosive devices were placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 5, the night before the riot. But they were not located by law enforcement until the next day, shortly before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed into the Capitol. It is not clear whether that means the pipe bombs were unrelated to the next day’s riot or were part of the riot planning. Both buildings are within a few blocks of the Capitol. ___ Associated Press Writers Alanna Durkin Richer and Nomaan Merchant contributed to this report. In a statement to the AP, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said the department was “closely monitoring September 18 and we are planning accordingly.”
So for the record I had never heard of her before yesterday... but this woman is a fucking tweet monster, if nothing else.
I actually think Americans and people in general are probably the smartest they've ever been. It is just the internet makes the dumbasses manifest their idiocy in increasingly novel ways.
I think you're overestimating humanities' past. Trump appeals to racism. Which, while incredible fucking dumb, has been the number 1 best seller for leaders or wannabes to pitch sense before recorded history.
I agree. People aren't smart but instinctively tribal. That is why the definition of "whiteness" in America expanded to include the Irish and Italians. Idk, my point is basically that the powerful have always used the hate of the "other" to consolidate power. The Ottomans actually made blending cultures and people work longer than America has.
good thing they end for everyone tomorrow. Evictions back in full effect. We got us a hearty stew going.
Nancy, Chuck and most of the fuckfaces in Congress are THRILLED with the Texas law because they can send out ActBlue emails talking about “the most important election in our lifetime” while not actually doing anything to govern
Progressive and activists ask for cops to stop executing POC = omg Dems will lose because they’re anti cop! GOP effectively overturns R v W in one of the biggest states, the conservative SCOTUS winks at it, and GOP governors say they’ll do the same = oh no Dems will lose the majorly if they do nothing Fuck this shit
Entirely agree. Also, it’s not like the leadership in Texas or Mississippi has been at all worried about managing covid, so that’s helpful for them.
I look forward to automated texts about donating to the Dems to get Pelosi out of Guantanamo after the fascists take over
The bill that should be before the congress is one that expands the Supreme Court. Or a constitutional amendment protecting a woman’s right to choose. Any other law is useless with the court made up as it is right now. They will all be struck down. These justices have an agenda. Their voice needs to be neutralized.
Well, Chasten has taken Pete’s last name so I’m sure the child’s last name will be Buttigieg as well.