The Democratic Party Was Not Always This Way
The civil rights party realignment didn’t really happen until 2008.
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Linky Friday: For the 116th Time…
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ end of week tradition of bringing you linked stories from around the world and across the web. This week, “For the 116th Time…” a look at the many stories of the incoming US Congress, plus remembering the music of Roy Clark.
A Predictable And Yet Historic Midterm
Election Night 2018 Ended Up Being Everything It Was Hyped Up To Be; But It Also Gave Us New Trends To Keep An Eye On
The Many Storylines Of The Upcoming Midterms
There’s More Than Just Control Of Congress To Keep An Eye On
Something #Basta This Way Comes
If the left see Avenatti busy about the work of the resistance while elected officials only talk about it, with little to show for it, the opening for an outsider might be an Avenatti-sized hole in 2020.
About Last Night: The Democrat Center Holds in Primary Results, For Now
Much ink and characters have been spilled about the Democrat “Blue Wave”, and last night with primaries in Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, and Washington we have some actual data and fresh results to add to the mix.
Democrats Left Turn Only
The debate is over whether Dems should be more socialist, left leaning, and liberal and whether those things are interchangeable anymore.
You are Going to Die
Is it possible that the idea of death tickling at the back of our mind is pushing us to be more ideologically rigid as our population ages? Is fear driving our new partisan gulf? As a thought experiment let’s be brave and think about death for just a moment.
What Happens Next?
Another breakdown on the election and, in particular, where the Democratic Party goes from here.
Primary Bloodshed: Making It Stop
Everything went terribly. Here are some suggestions to make them go less terribly next time.
Thoughts on Double Down
I plowed through Double Down, which I recommend if you are one of the relative few who belong both to the set of people who like politics and the set of people who are not...
Democrats need to get out of the Republicans’ way
It might not look like it, but Democrats are losing the government shutdown debate. The closer Congress gets to a deal, the less space there’ll be to negotiate when the next budget crisis comes knocking.
The Democrats Have a “Principled” Contingent, Too
Ever since “The One” was elected, the Democrats have seemed to represent a relatively coherent ideology. Its New Left contingent was quiescent with the express and implied promises of a decisive leftward move. And...
Way Too Fishing Early, 2016 Democratic Primary Edition
Russell M. takes a look at a possible 2016 Democratic Primary field.
In Which The Parties Are Remarkably Consistent
So there’s this new Republican plan in Pennsylvania under which the state would assign its electoral votes to presidential candidates based on which congressional district is won by each (which, of course, is what...
