There are currently 15 people running for president with the hope of being chosen as the leader of the Democratic Party. They include Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Gov. Jay Inslee, former Representative Beto O’Rourke, Gov. John Hickenlooper, Mayor Pete […]
Blue Wave
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The GOP is brushing off losses from the 2018 election, according to the New York Times. The House GOP is treating their losses in 2018 as a big fat nothingburger. The Dems locked in 40 formerly Republican seats to win a House victory that has not been seen since Richard […]
When the history books are written it will be said that in response to the clear and present danger of Donald Trump’s presidency, many women, scientists, and minorities dropped what they were doing in life and stepped up to run for the House to save our democracy. And they did […]
Last week something important happened to us. It was one of the most telling moments in our country’s history. A huge cry for empathy and action for the victims of sexual assault roared out from behind closed doors. C-Span was inundated with callers telling their stories of sexual abuse. Women […]
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s willingness to testify before Congress creates an exceptionally high threat level for the GOP and for Trump personally. Why? Because this is going to be the high noon moment for a number of sociological/political forces set to have a showdown. First, there is the showdown between […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! John McCain carefully planned his own funeral. He chose speakers to eulogize him who would send […]
Andrew Gillum just won the Florida Democratic primary for Governor. Formerly the mayor of Tallahassee, Gillum, a Bernie Sanders styled progressive, was a surprise win. No one saw it coming. Polling did not put him in the lead. He hardly had any ads on TV. But he had what we […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Some people are worried about whether the Dems are doing the right stuff to win in […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! The Catholic Church has, for years, kept a dark secret- that pedophile priests are abusing hundreds […]