Category Archives: Democrats

A Concern About Platner

Posted on March 27, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Again, I do not like either candidate, Mills or Platner, and I find it galling that Maine, with twice the population of D.C. and far more elected officials, which serves as a farm league system, cannot find a couple of … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Multiple (Markwayne) Mullins

Posted on March 24, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, one senate Democrat* explained his vote to advance the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to head DHS (boldface mine): “This is going to surprise some people, but I consider Markwayne Mullin a friend. We have a very honest … Continue reading →

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Abolish ICE Is Now the Mainstream Position

Posted on March 5, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

From YouGov polling: They also have very little confidence in ICE: In other good news, in North Carolina’s Democratic primaries (for state offices), a pro-ICE candidate was annihilated. Now, if only Democratic voters would embrace D.C. statehood…

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Some Context About Maine’s Senate Race

Posted on March 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Just to be clear, this is the Mad Biologist’s Official Take on the Maine Democratic primary senate race, which, unfortunately, has become a contest between Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner: There is some important context for Maine: it’s a … Continue reading →

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Democrats Need to Be Better on the Issue of D.C. Statehood

Posted on March 2, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

And I’m not talking about professional Democrats, but people like you and me. By way of G. Elliot Morris: Democrats are only +15 for D.C. statehood. We need to be better than that. And it’s not just about the two … Continue reading →

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Two Things I Learned from Last Night’s State of the Union Address

Posted on February 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

While there’s much that could be said about Trump’s Nuremburg Rally last night, life is too short to waste time on a speech that won’t do much (like most State of the Union addresses). But there are two things that … Continue reading →

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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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