Justin DeWitt is running for Congress in LA 6th District. Sulphur, LA native, Justin DeWitt is new to politics. Like millions of Americans in an age of unprecedented corruption in the halls of power in Washington, DC, he is frustrated. The regular tax-paying Americans around him are being ignored while Republican members of Congress like…
Category: 2018 Elections
Front Line Series: Senator Aaron Ford AG candidate in Nevada
Aaron Ford is running for State Attorney General for Nevada As the State Senate Majority Leader, Aaron Ford has said of his rough and tumble background, “It’s my history, it’s my story, it’s what makes me who I am…an example of being able to persevere, to continue to fight and strive and never let things…
Front Line Series: January Contreras AG candidate in Arizona
January Contreras is the Democratic candidate for Attorney General of Arizona The state of Arizona is being actively contested as Democrats try to take advantage of backlash from Republican overreach and changing demographics. One incredibly important race that can’t be forgotten is the race for the top prosecutor in the state—the Attorney General. In 2018 Democrats…
Front Line Series: Dana Nessel AG candidate in Michigan
Dana Nessel is the Democratic candidate for Attorney General of Michigan Democrats in the state of Michigan have been long suffering. The Republican Party controls the governorship, the state House and state Senate. A Democratic leaning group, Priorities USA, studied effects of strict voter ID laws passed in several states including Michigan and argue the…
The End of Roe?
On June 27th Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement and the possibility that his replacement could be the majority vote in a decision that could overturn the landmark case of Roe Vs. Wade became a near certainty. June 27, 2018 will always be one of those days I will always remember; that day you can…
Running Toward History – Alexandra Chandler MA03
Alexandra Chandler is competing for the Democratic nomination for the 3rd congressional district in Massachusetts with candidates with greater name recognition locally than she has. But in troubled times like these, Chandler represents a new wave of aspiring policy makers. She’s got an impressive resume—her 13 years analyzing intelligence for the Navy will be incredibly valuable…
Defining the Putin Doctrine: Michael Isikoff talks about RUSSIAN ROULETTE
In reading Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America by David Corn and Michael Isikoff (authors of Hubris: The Inside Story of the Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War), we find hiding between the prose — The Putin Doctrine. The Putin Doctrine is: use information warfare against enemy states to divide…
Standing on Common Ground: The One Thing Parkland Survivors and the NRA Agree On
“He did not shoot students he did like so he could have his story told.” The above quote is an excerpt from a Probable Cause statement released by authorities after the 17 year-old Santa Fe, Texas shooter surrendered to police and confessed to murdering 10 and injuring 10 others. It was the 235th school shooting…
On the Road With Sean Carrigan – Democrat For SC-02
The Democrats in 2018, contrary to popular belief, are running on what they are for. Democrats across the United States are running on various versions of fairer wages, funding for education and infrastructure, and universal access to health care. However, there is one race where I am pleasantly invested in someone running against something: the…
Georgia Democrats are Ready For a Blue Wave -Christine Triebsch discusses her race for State Senate
The first big special election was a bit of a disappointment: Jon Ossoff was vying for a deep red victory as a sign that the Democratic blue wave was real. But with plenty of voting irregularities and a last minute Republican advertising blitz, Republican Karen Handel squeaked out the W. But that was a lifetime…