Democrats Fight over Party Direction for 2016
The rise of Democrat elizabeth Warren and a disastrous mid-term election have left Democrats struggling to define their party, with different factions pulling it different ways.
The rise of Democrat elizabeth Warren and a disastrous mid-term election have left Democrats struggling to define their party, with different factions pulling it different ways.
Five years ago it was already obvious that the Obama administration and congressional Democrats were engaged in an elaborate deception, a series of them really. But back then most of the media and much of the public didn’t seem to
Democratic National Committeeman Robert Zimmerman argued that voters in some of the red states holding Senate elections “hunt Democrats with dogs” on Saturday’s “Huckabee” on the Fox News Channel. Zimmerman said, “what’s really stunning about this election is these states are
MSNBC’s Craig Melvin pressed DNC Communications Director Mo Elleithee about race-baiting ads put out in support of Democratic candidates on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Daily Rundown” on MSNBC. After Melvin asked if the ads were appropriate, Elleithee tried to discuss
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is certain that Barack Obama is campaigning to help Democrats retain control of teh Senate … she’s just not clear on where that may be happening. Reports Bloomberg, the Chairwoman insisted Obama “is campaigning
Thursday on Bloomberg News’ “With All Due Respect,” Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) claimed President Barack Obama was indeed campaigning in competitive senate races but when pressed by hosts John Heilemann and Mark Halperin the DNC Chairwoman
BRENTWOOD, Los Angeles — A protester from the Occupy group 99Rise took to a busy Los Angeles intersection on Thursday in opposition to big money in politics. He “occupied” a spot just a few blocks away from Gwyneth Paltrow’s home,
Remember that classic Motley Crue song “Girls! Girls! Girls!?” Well, that song, which is arguably the official national anthem for all strip clubs around the U.S. and probably the world, could now become the theme song for Democrat Charlie Crist’s
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) refused to deny allegations that she had mismanaged the DNC on Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown.” Host Peter Alexander asked, “There [has] been some criticism of your management of the
Alleged heartland beheader Alton Nolen has an “assalamu alaikum” tattoo, reports the Huffington Post. “According to Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections online records, Nolen has a tattoo that says ‘assalamu alaikum,’ an Arabic greeting that translates to ‘peace be with you.’”
As news of the beheading of an Oklahoma woman swept the nation Friday afternoon, all eyes turned to the White House to see whether President Barack Obama would cancel his 4:30 p.m. Democratic National Committee roundtable fundraiser at a private
As John Sexton related on Friday, the Justice Department hasn’t been able to find anything liking New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the “Bridgegate” scandal (and you know Eric Holder’s people were very, very keen to find such a linkage.)
The Hill’s Associate Editor, A.B. Stoddard, argued that recent reports of divisions between the White House and DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) showed the “centralized” and “insular” nature of the Obama White House on Friday’s “Special Report” on
Top Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett continued the public push back against a recent report citing Democrats’ criticisms of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Friday. Jarrett told American Urban Radio Network’s April Ryan that Obama supports Wasserman Schultz and that she
Vice President Joe Biden believes in Wendy Davis; during the DNC Women’s Leadership Forum on Friday, Biden insisted that Wendy Davis would win her longshot race for governor in Texas. Davis is challenging Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican
WASHINGTON, D.C.–House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave a strong statement of support for Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thursday, reacting to a recent report highlighting harsh Democratic criticism of her tenure as DNC head. “Yes, of course I
The White House Press Secretary praised DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz after a Politico article detailed a history of Democrats bristling at her behavior as the leader of the Democratic party. Earnest admitted that he had read the article which
Politico reports that “long-simmering doubts” and a renewed lack of confidence in Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz from the White House, congressional Dems and other Washington Democrats has Schultz struggling to try and hold onto her job. They’ve lost faith in
One month prior to the midterm elections, Gwyneth Paltrow will host a fundraiser for President Obama at her Los Angeles home to benefit the Democratic National Committee. The actress, who is a longtime supporter of President Obama, held a fundraiser
It’s a core tenet of authoritarian “liberalism” that political positions completely override personal character. If you have the “wrong,” non-liberal politics, it doesn’t matter how good and decent you are. Loving and gentle husbands become “abusive to women” by opposing the
During the “Inside Politics” segment of CNN’s “New Day,” The Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson said comments from Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), in which she suggested Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) “has given women the back of
CNN’s “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper and chief congressional correspondent Dana Bash discussed Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s (D-FL) remarks, in which she said, “Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand. I know that is stark.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that during a round-table event focusing on women in Milwaukee Wednesday, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, accused Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker of giving “women the back of his hand” and “grabbing
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the city’s crime statistics at a presser in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon telling Breitbart New Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his team “are literally the most advanced in the nation on crime
Politico reports that Barack Obama will take time out from golfing to join Hillary Clinton and Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz at the DNC’s Women’s Leadership Forum in Washington on Sept. 18-19. The welcome reception will be hosted
National Democrats are attacking Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for criticizing President Barack Obama’s immigration policies in a meeting with Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina. Paul visited Guatemala on an aid mission in which he performed–with a team of doctors from
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) believes that “too many” House Republicans are “appalling” bigots. In a Wednesday interview with Fusion’s Jorge Ramos, Wasserman Schultz argued for a pathway to citizenship for all of the country’s illegal immigrants. Echoing Maryland
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) is making a valiant effort to raise campaign dinero for her political party’s liberal causes, all at the expense of those mean and nasty Koch brothers. Wasserman Schultz and her colleague over on the Senate
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI)–Comedian, radio host and Saturday Night Live alum Joe Piscopo is leaving the Democratic party to become an Independent, citing increasing disenfranchisement and frustration with lack of progress in America’s inner cities. In an op-ed penned
The push to grant amnesty for millions of illegal aliens living in the U.S. has officially kicked off, as DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has now said that Presidente Obama should use his executive powers to give work permits to
Oh boy, Debbie really stepped in it this time. While appearing on Nevada’s political talk show, Ralston Reports, Congresswoman and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz forgot to do her homework on Obamacare, and was called out on it. Most Americans
The Los Angeles Police Department has put out a strong warning for residents that there will be severe traffic congestion in several Los Angeles neighborhoods as a result of a two-day fundraising jaunt by President Obama. The LAPD warning includes
Nevada newsman John Ralston called out Florida Congresswoman and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz for getting her facts wrong during an interview, Tuesday, on his Nevada-based show Ralston Reports. Shultz appeared on the show to discuss yesterday’s two federal appeals
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz did not seem fazed by the Democratic Party’s lack of an official party-backed candidate for the governor of Nevada. KSNV News 3 in Nevada reports that Democratic voters selected “none of the above” more than an
The upside of hosting a Obama fundraiser is that you are assured that no matter what happens he’ll show up. Passenger plane shot down over Ukraine that same day — he shows up. U.S. Ambassador murdered in a Libyan terrorist
Like the author of the attached article I hate to completely give up the term “liberal.” Liberal used to be such a good word. It stood for limited government and human freedom and thought unbridled. Then FDR had to come
The Democratic National Committee wished America a “Happy Flag Day!” by tweeting out a picture of a child holding a flag over the weekend. The problem, however, is that the child is not holding the American flag, but rather another
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) argued Republican positions are too extreme to win elections on the merits so they must rely on distractions like Benghazi investigations and voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizing for Action, the advocacy group supporting President Barack Obama’s agenda, is scaling back its fundraising efforts and cutting its paid staff in half as focus shifts to the approaching midterm elections, three Democratic officials said. Formed
WFSU’s Sascha Cordner reported on DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) speaking out against abortion related legislation that is waiting for Gov. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) signature. One bill prohibits abortion past the 20th week of pregnancy if it’s found