Papantonio: Republicans Clinton Democrats Still Don #39;t Understand How Capitalism Works
America #39;s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, and Thom Hartmann discuss the problems that the GOP faces when it comes to understanding why keeping safety net programs f...
By: Ring of Fire Radio
Read more:
Papantonio: Republicans & Clinton Democrats Still Don't Understand How Capitalism Works - Video
DHS Funding - Boehner Screams for Democrats to "Get Off Their Ass" on DHS Funding
http://www.ezkool.com.
By: Ezra Grant
Read the original:
DHS Funding - Boehner Screams for Democrats to "Get Off Their Ass" on DHS Funding - Video
Chris Matthew slams Democrats for going back to losers to win 2016
Chris Matthews points out a very important issue with the Democratic Party. In effect there is no bench.
By: Egberto Willies
Originally posted here:
Chris Matthew slams Democrats for going back to losers to win 2016 - Video
If Marylands race for governor had been decided by those who stayed home on Election Day, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D) would have been the runaway winner, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll has found.
The poll, along with newly released state voting data, offers a fuller picture of how Republican Larry Hogan became the governor in such a heavily Democratic state. While GOP turnout was down slightly from four years earlier, Democratic participation fell considerably more. Hogan successfully wooed independents and disaffected white Democrats, while Brown struggled to get voters from his party to the polls and performed less well than hoped among African Americans, a core constituency.
The findings suggest lessons for both parties as they look to the future in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2 to 1.
To reclaim the governorship in 2018, Democrats will need a candidate with a crisper message who is more capable of motivating the partys base, analysts and strategists say.
For Hogan to win reelection, he must not alienate the Democrats who voted for him a large chunk of whom share his concern about high taxes and spending but disagree with him on other issues.
Hogan has to govern from the center, said Donald F. Norris, director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Maybe center-right is okay. But he cant govern from the right. ... Hogan can get all the Republican turnout he wants next time and still not win in Maryland. He needs [votes from] Democrats.
In November, 59percent of eligible Republicans voted in the governors race. That was down from 62percent four years earlier, when incumbent Gov. Martin OMalley (D) soundly defeated former governor Robert L Ehrlich Jr. (R).
Democratic turnout, meanwhile, dropped from 55percent to 47percent.
And those who did not vote in November, the poll found, preferred Brown over Hogan 46percent to 35percent.
Thirty-seven percent of white Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents voted for Hogan a key part of his winning constituency. Only 11percent of this group supported Ehrlich for governor in a 2010 pre-election poll.
Original post:
Hogans victory, political future hinge on disaffected Democrats, poll finds
By Frank Thorp V
If congressional Republicans were hoping that a Texas judge's injunction on President Obama's immigration actions was going to change Democrats' tune when it comes to the House-passed DHS funding bill, they shouldn't hold their breath.
"Nothing changes," a Senate Democratic Leadership aide told NBC News.
At issue are the three failed attempts by Senate Republicans to bring up the House-passed legislation that not only funds DHS until the end of the fiscal year, but also curtails Obama's executive actions related to immigration.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled yet another vote on the motion for next Monday, when Congress gets back from their Presidents Day recess. The motion is set to fail again because Democrats are expected to unanimously oppose the measure, a move called a filibuster.
"This procedural ruling, in our opinion, is very unlikely to be upheld," Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement. "But regardless of the outcome Democrats remain united in our belief that funding for the Department of Homeland Security should not be used as a ransom by Republicans, period."
Even moderate Democrats, whom Republicans have been targeting as possible 'Yes' votes on the motion to move forward with the House-passed bill, are saying the court ruling doesn't change anything. An aide for Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV) told NBC News that Manchin still believes funding for the DHS should be separate than the riders attached by the House.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has repeatedly said it's up to Senate Democrats to allow for consideration of the House-passed bill in the Senate, or they will be responsible for the DHS shutting down at the end of the month. McConnell has said the House-passed bill is "stuck" in the Senate, and told reporters last week it's time for the House to pass another bill that can achieve the 60 votes needed to move forward in the Senate.
Funding for DHS is set to expire at midnight on February 27th if Congress fails to act.
First published February 17 2015, 10:47 AM
Follow this link:
'Nothing Changes' : Democrats Aren't Budging in DHS Funding Fight