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I was once a Democrat. In those days, I thought I was on the team of truth, justice, and the American way. It was fun to be a Democrat then. But...Bye, bye Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. I woke up.

I'm no longer a Democrat (it's been many years now), and though ontherarest ofoccasions IworriedI'd made a mistake, Tuesday night watching the shell-shocked faces of the Democrats on the floor of Congress while Donald Trump delivered his magnificent speech, I knew I had made no error. I even wondered what was going on in my head in those isolatedmoments I doubted myself.

The Democratic Party members watching that speech looked like a partyof the living dead. They didn't know how to react. They didn't know if they were Americans. They didn't know who they were.

Every time Trump called for bipartisanship for the good of our country, they winced. They couldn't stand it and didn't know how to react because they are the least bipartisan people in the world and they scarcely know what cooperatingis. Working together is not in their natures. Yes, they talk about it endlessly but they never do it. (See: the history of the Soviet Union) Maybe it's not in their DNA. (I should check mine.)

When the speech was over -- after there was no longer a dry eye in the house from the introduction of the widow of the Navy SEAL -- they left the room faster than fans of the losing team after the Super Bowl, only in this case they left so stunned you had to wonder if they would ever win the game again or even compete.

The Democrats -- the silly ladies dressed in white and all the others -- betthe house that Trumpwould make a fool of himself and Donald cut the legs out from under them. And when you bet the house and lose, you go home bankrupt. And without a home to go to.

Hecut the Democrats' legs outinthe worst way, exposing them for theempty party they are with nothing going for thembut identity politics. Yet, it is becoming increasingly obvious that if anyone does anything for the inner cities, it will be Trump the builder, not the Democrats who had a chancefor fiftyor sixty years and did nothing. Bye, bye, identity politics. No wonder Maxine Waters is so apoplectic.

Yes, Trump delivered a speech for the ages. Tucker Carlson, who is solidifying his position asthe most perceptivepundit on television, again got it right, saying the president had "set the template" for future presidentialaddresses. He had. Bravo to him and to speechwriter Stephen Miller, who is rapidly becoming the most distinguished graduate ever of Santa Monica High, where he was supposedly persona non grata while he attended.

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The Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC with ties to House Republican leadership, is launching a million-dollar ad campaign targeting Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff in the 6th Districts special election.

Ossoff is the leading Democrat in a crowded April jungle primary for a traditionally Republican seat that Democrats are making an effort to contest this year. His campaign says it hasraised nearly $2 million in the two months hes been in the race.

The fundsad mostly ignores politics and instead tries to paint Ossoff as too young and inexperienced for the job. The TV ad opens with footage of the Democratdescribing his national security experience, then cuts to footage of Ossoff during his Georgetown University days, dressedup as the Star Wars character Han Solo.

It is sad that the hope of the Democratic Party rests on a 30-year-old frat boy who has spent his adult life living outside of Georgias 6th district playing dress-up with his drinking buddies, Corry Bliss, executive director of the Congressional Leadership Fund, said in statement.

Bliss suggested thered be more to come.The truth is Jon Ossoff simply isnt being honest with Georgia voters and if you like Jon Ossoff playing Han Solo, just wait until you see what we release next, he said.

Ossoff, aformer Hill aide, is one of five Democrats in the race. He has attracted national attention from liberalgroups hoping to score a victory in what couldbe the first competitive congressional election of Donald Trumpspresidency.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price won re-election tothis suburban Atlanta seatby 23 points last fall. But Trump carried itby less than two points over Hillary Clinton asign, Democrats think, that this may be the kind of affluent, well-educateddistrict thats ripe for the picking. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is sending field staff to the district, and Ossoff has the backing of Georgia Reps. John Lewis and Hank Johnson.

Johnson criticized the ad and defended Ossoffs experience in statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday.

Jon spent five years working on national security issues for me, and he worked on such sensitive programs that he received a top secret security clearance from the Department of Defense, he said.Washington political operatives are coming into Georgia to spread false personal attacks its what the American people are sick and tired of.

The Congressional Leadership Fundspot is the groups first independent expenditure of the 2018 cycle. Debuting March 2, the ad will run on TV in theAtlanta media market and online through theApril 18 election.

Republicans are hoping they wont have to spend on this race after that. Since its unlikely that any of the 18 candidates will receive more than 50 percent of the votein the jungle primary, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 20 runoff.

On Thursday, a progressive non-profit called Better Georgia responded to the CLF ad with their ownvideo. Using similar footage of Ossoff dressed as Han Solo, the narrator concludes the one-minute video by saying, "Sorry, Trump Republicans, but District 6 has a new hope."

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Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-Boardman, announced Wednesday that he is running for governor.(Photo: Provided)

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Senate's top Democrat, Joe Schiavoni, became the first in his party officially to announce a bid for governor Wednesday.

The announcement from the Youngstown-area Democrat comes one day after a higher-profile Mahoning Valley Democrat, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, said he wouldn't run. Schiavoni likely will have company in the race; Democrats have a wide field of possible contenders.

Here's what Schiavoni brings to the governor's race and what he would have to overcome to win.

1. Schiavoniwho?

The 37-year-old lawmaker and attorney was first appointed to the Ohio Senate in 2008 and has led Democrats there since 2013. Currently, that means overseeing nine members, including himself, in a 33-member chamber. Democrats have little power in the Ohio Senate, so Schiavoni (pronounced shuh-VOHN'-ee) has little opportunity to improve his poor name recognition.

Schiavoni is well-known in the Youngstown area, where he was the chief opponent of Gov. John Kasich's plan to take control of failing area schools. He also championed speedier notification of residents when their water has high lead levels a problem in Sebring. While those causes gained him support close to home, they did little to garner statewide attention.

2. All about the Benjamins

While GOP hopefuls like Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted stash millions in their campaign accounts, Schiavoni has a measly$39,400 on hand.

That figure is low, in part, because he donated $180,000 last year to Senate Democrats and thousands more to the campaigns of Democrats up and down the 2016 ticket. And donors know that Democrats don't control the Ohio Senate, so they're less likely to give Schiavoni money.In contrast, Senate President Larry Obhof,a Republican, has$131,200 on hand.

A key for any Democratic candidate will be proving you can raise money, but Schiavoni's fundraising prowess, or lack thereof, is untested.

3. He's not the party's top pick

Many Democratic faithful would prefer someone else top the party's ticket, rather than Schiavoni, who has never run a statewide race. Take former Congresswoman Betty Sutton, of Summit County, who said she'll make a decision on the governor's race next week. Or former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, who is directing the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

"I am not a career politician, and I'm not going to be the anointed candidate. But I am a fighter, the fighter that Ohio needs," Schiavoni said in a statement Wednesday morning.

1. Do the hustle

Schiavoni has been hustling across Ohio to meet with Democrats from Cleveland to Columbus.

"I will work harder than anyone, visit every part of the stateand meet with every Ohioan I can until I win," he said. That should help with his name recognition and his fundraising.

2. Popular in Trump Country

President Donald Trump won parts of Ohio that Democrats considered safe for years. Trump nearly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Youngstown's Mahoning County and did beat her in all surrounding Ohio counties. As a candidate, Trump visited Youngstown multiple times to appeal to the white, working-class votersthere.

Democrats need to reclaim that area to win the governor's race in 2018, and Schiavoni knows those voters well. He won the Mahoning Valley district with56.7 percent of the vote in 2010 and ran uncontestedin 2014.

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President Donald Trump deliveredhis first address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night, and during the address he discussed various policy issues such as defense spending, his promisedwall on the United States border with Mexico, and the repeal of Obamacare. But the standout moment of his speech was his tribute to one of his guests in attendance, the widow of U.S. Navy SEAL, Senior Chief William Ryan Owens, who was killed in January during a U.S. raid conducted in Yemen.

We are blessed to be joined tonight by Carryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy special operator, Senior Chief William Ryan Owens. Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero battling against terrorism and securing our nation, Trump said. Ryans legacy is etched into eternity. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle rose to their feet, giving Owens a standing ovation for several minutes.

But cameras captured top Democrat Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.),Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) staying firmly seated, seemingly emotionless, and refusing to clap for Owens.

Though it cannot be concluded from the short clip if they clapped at any point during the tribute, those who werein attendance, including Independent Journal Reviews Chief Content Officer Benny Johnson, alleged that the while the trio clapped during Owens intro, they did not clap at all during the 2 minute standing ovation.

The offices of the three Democrats did not immediately return a request for comment.

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