Category Archives: Democrats

Two Litmus Tests for Democratic Primary Voters: The Filibuster and Court Reform

Posted on January 26, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And this is not about America’s fascist internal security forces. We will prevail, and then we will have to rebuild. One problem with the Democratic Party–and I write this as a Democratic primary voter myself–is, well, Democratic primary voters. We … Continue reading →

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Democrats and a Spiral of Distrust

Posted on January 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, I wrote this about Democrats and their voters: Rank-and-file Democrats have good reason to not trust professional Democrats, so they insist on what are called “purity tests”, rather than being willing to trust professional Democrats to do the … Continue reading →

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Democrats, Their Base, and Trust: “Knowing the Real Score”

Posted on January 14, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Brian Beutler, in discussing how Democrats should approach ICE abolition politically, makes an observation about professional Democrats and their supporters that has been rattling around in my brain for a while (boldface mine): But post-Trump, all federal police forces should … Continue reading →

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Performative Politics Matters

Posted on January 8, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

No, this post isn’t about Venezuela, though, given the title, it could have been! No, this post is about this initiative by shiny, new Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, who yesterday announced the following (boldface mine): New York … Continue reading →

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The Left, Construed Broadly, Must Find a Way to Support Its Own

Posted on January 2, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Brian Beutler gets at something important here, if depressing, about recent rightwing celebrity Riley Gaines (boldface mine): [Republicans are] in the market, day and night, for people they can cast as heroes or victims or martyrs in the culture war. … Continue reading →

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Impeach HHS Secretary and Plaguelord Kennedy. Impeach Him Now.

Posted on December 11, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Calls for a Kennedy impeachment: it’s not just for bloggers anymore! Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens* (MI) is pushing filed articles of impeachment against HHS Secretary and Plaguelord Kennedy. Is she doing this to help her Senate bid (she’s running for … Continue reading →

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Panicked by a Close Election in Tennessee, Trump Attempts to Bribe Democratic Rep. Cuellar

Posted on December 4, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you missed it, Tuesday night, the Democratic congressional candidate, Aftyn Benn, for TN-7 lost, but, importantly, she overperformed in a heavily Republican district, in what appears to be a thirteen point swing from the 2024 Trump margin of … Continue reading →

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Can Democrats Control Their Own Internal Security Forces?

Posted on November 26, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In a very good piece about the problems NYC Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani will face regarding policing, this stuck out (boldface mine): Referring to Tisch as the “mother of the DAS,” Fox Cahn questioned why Mamdani would choose to retain … Continue reading →

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Democratic Support, At Least in Virginia, Has a Huge Gender Gap

Posted on November 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

One exit poll result from Virginia’s gubernatorial race–and early exit polling data should always be taken with a grain of salt–was the massive support for the Democratic candidate (and victor) Spanberger among women aged 18-29: (it’s worth noting that very … Continue reading →

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House Republicans to Protect Reputation of Dead Pedophile and Possible Live One

Posted on November 13, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

In light of yesterday’s Epstein file release , which suggests at the very least Adjudicated Rapist Trump knew about the child rapes and at worst he participated in them*, it appears the Republican-controlled and Trump-subservient House will only vote on … Continue reading →

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