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Midterm Ad Watch: Where Dems Are On Offense

The news in the New York Times is "Democrats’ Hopes to Gain in House Fade." This is a bit misleading, since Democrats were never expected to make gains this year. Republicans are expected to pick up some seats, but not many. They're reaching for 12 seats. Between five...

Progressive Breakfast

Mayor De Blasio: Progressive Champion Mayor Bill de Blasio honored by Campaign for America's Future in Washington. NYT: "...Mr. de Blasio attended a gala here thrown by a prominent liberal group, the Campaign for America’s Future, which deemed the mayor one of its two...

Progressive Breakfast

Progressives Gather Tonight For Celebrating America's Future 2014 Awards Gala Bill de Blasio, Lee Saunders and Saru Jayaraman to be honored tonight, with Sally Kohn as MC: click here for details on purchasing tickets. AFSCME President and Award Gala honoree Saunders...

Progressive Breakfast

Warren Dings Obama Sen. Warren praises, criticizes Obama's Wall Street record in Salon interview: "When I think about the president, for me, it’s about both halves. If Barack Obama had not been president of the United States we would not have a Consumer Financial...

Progressive Breakfast

White House vs. Washington Post on Deficits WH aide John Podesta takes on deficit hysteric Fred Hiatt in W. Post oped: "The problem with Hiatt’s fixation on what’s going to happen to the budget in 2039 isn’t that high debt-to-GDP ratios don’t have consequences — it’s...

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